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After two very different, yet sort of similar sailings this year, I wanted to compare and contrast an MSC Yacht Club cruise versus a cruise on Explora Journeys. TLDR; I find that I preferred the trip on Explora II for…
Introduction I recently returned from a cruise aboard MSC Meraviglia that began with one of the more memorable sailaways I have experienced in recent years. Departing from Brooklyn in the depths of winter meant enduring frigid temperatures on deck, but…
My next sailing takes me aboard MSC Meraviglia, departing from Brooklyn and heading south on a classic warm-weather itinerary: Port Canaveral, Nassau, and the private island paradise of Ocean Cay. It’s a familiar loop for many cruisers, but this trip…
MSC Cruises has grown from a regional European operator into one of the largest cruise lines in the world, combining Mediterranean heritage with an expanding global footprint. Founded in 1988 as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the line…
MSC Cruises is about to receive the MSC Meraviglia. This is the first in the new Meraviglia class of vessels. The first photos have started leaking out from the shipyard. Check these out. This ship looks amazing.
MSC Cruises and STX France celebrated the floating out of their newest vessel the MSC Meraviglia. The 167,600gt vessel is scheduled to come into service in June 2017. STX France will also be delivering two enlarged Meraviglia ships referred to as…
UPDATE: We knew that there were options for a 3rd and 4th Meraviglia vessel. What this deal does is allow vessels 3 and 4 to be slightly larger versions of those vessels. I’m guessing an additional deck of cabins. The…
MSC Cruises celebrated the steel cutting of the first of two new designs to debut in the coming years. Taking place at STX France yards in St Nazaire, lasers cut the first plate of steel that will compose the ships…
MSC Meraviglia, built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, entered service in 2017 as the first ship of MSC Cruises’ Meraviglia Class. The vessel measures 1,034 feet in length, 141 feet in beam, with a gross tonnage of 171,598…