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MSC Cruises news, fares and analysis for UK cruisers: the Southampton season, Mediterranean and Caribbean sailings, fly-cruise packages from UK airports, and an honest read on what each offer is worth.
MSC is in talks to buy Meyer Werft, the German yard that built P&O’s Iona and Arvia
MSC has never collected a ship from Papenburg. If talks with Berlin succeed, it would own the yard building its…
MSC Sends Its New Flagship to the Caribbean With Manchester Flights, and Drops a Middle East Season
Three ships change places for winter 2027/28. British cruisers get a direct route to the newest ship in the fleet,…
Explora III Arrives in Southampton for Her UK Debut. Catching Her Won’t Be Easy
MSC's luxury flagship made her first UK call on Monday and sails from Southampton just twice. The second departure is…
No-Fly or Fly-Cruise? The Real Cost of a Week in the Sun for UK Cruisers
Sail from Southampton or fly out and join the ship in the Med? We did the maths, and the honest…
MSC Turns Its Whole Fleet Over to Halloween This October, Including a Half-Term Sailing From Southampton
Costume competitions, a teens-only party and a haunted kids' club, fleet-wide from 1 to 31 October and included in the…
NCL Told Its Investors What Its Passengers Already Knew — Something’s Gone Wrong
Norwegian's own earnings call admits demand is soft, bookings are behind and autumn prices are falling. Regulars who've watched the…
Explora III: MSC’s Lux Offshoot Has Taken the Keys to Its Latest Ship — and It’s Headed to Southampton
Fincantieri handed over Explora Journeys' biggest ship yet in Genoa yesterday. She's in Southampton next month, and one sailing works…