MSC Cruise Line

Like supermodels sporting the latest on the runways of the world’s oceans, each year a group of new cruise ships debuts. Here are some noteworthy ones being launched in 2013: ·              MSC Cruises – The MSC Preziosa, a 139,400-ton, 3,502-...

The 1,751-cabin MSC Divina will begin sailing year round from PortMiami in November, operator MSC Cruises announced Tuesday. The move marks the cruise ship’s first departure from a North American port after launching last May, and MSC Cruises&...

MSC Cruises, the only privately owned Italian cruise line, has announced a new partnership with Eataly, the rapidly growing Turin-based food emporium and restaurateur, to launch the first two Eataly restaurants at sea. When the line's newest ship, MSC...

If you are flying with kids, you may be able to get a discount, depending on the children's ages and your destination. You can often find discounts on international routes of 10% to 25% off for kids ages 2 to 11. Note that the discount is on the base...

Here's a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year also are listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. AIDA Cruises, (011) 49-...

MILAN (Reuters) - The spectacular cruise liner accident off the coast of Italy is not just a disaster for the ship's owners, but could inflict wider damage on an industry already facing stiff headwinds. The Costa Concordia, with more than 4,000 people on...

Here is a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year are also listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. AIDA Cruises, (011) 49-...

Like migratory birds, cruise ships regularly shift from one part of the world to another as the seasons shift -- from the Caribbean to Europe or South America or from Alaska or the West Coast to Asia or the South Pacific, for example. These usually...

Watch out, Carnival and Royal Caribbean; there's a new kid on the block making waves in the cruise business: the Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s MSC Cruise line, which is aggressively targeting the North America market with a relatively new fleet of ships,...

Vacationers who hit the high seas in 2009 will find a treasure-trove of bargains - and that's not all. At least 14 new ships, including the world's biggest behemoth and two intimate luxury vessels, plus innovative facilities and more U.S. departures,...

American Canadian Caribbean Line (800) 556-7450 www.accl-smallships.com Ships: Grande Caribe, Grande Mariner, Niagara Prince American Cruise Lines (800) 814-6880 www.americancruiselines.com American Eagle, American Glory, American Spirit,...

As Gen. Douglas MacArthur famously put it: "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." Apparently so it is, too, for old baseball players. Only the boys of summer turn into temporary sailors. They turn up on cruise ships galore, where they show...