MSC Grandiosa Floats Out

Chantiers de l'Atlantique floated out MSC Grandiosa today at their Saint-Nazaire yard.

MSC Grandiosa will be the third ship of the Meraviglia design and the first of the Meraviglia-plus class. (If you are marking your score cards, the first two Meraviglia-class were MSC Meraviglia and MSC Bellissima.)

The complete story appeared in the January 7 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - October 9, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• AIDAnova has completed its journey down the Ems River and is ready for sea trials.
• MSC Grandiosa has opened for sale
• AIDA's second world cruise set of for its 117-day journey from Hamburg on Monday

Details appeared in the October 9 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 3, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Windstar has liberalized rules on their beverage packages which can result in significant savings for some customers. 
• MSC announced MSC Grandiosa will be named in Hamburg on November 2, 2019

Details appeared in the May 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 5, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Cruise lines canceling ship-sponsored tours that use ferries between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen due to a security alert by the US embassy in Mexico
• MSC opening the books for sale on MSC Graniosa, the first of the Meriviglia Plus-class
• Carnival's AIDA brand promoting their first female navigational officer to the rank of captain. The 34-year-old woman is currently captaining AIDAsol.  

Details appeared in the March 5 edition of Cruise News Daily.

MSC Celebrates Two Building Milestones at STX France

There was lots happening in France today, as two major events were coming down for MSC Cruises at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire. Then MSC threw in another piece of news just for good measure.

The complete story appeared in the November 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.