MSC CRUISES AND STX FRANCE: A PARTNERSHIP TO RECORD.
21 maggio 2012 - A Saint-Nazaire, France, the shipyard STX France have officially handed over the flagship MSC Divine the company MSC Cruises. Long 333 m, wide 38 meters and with a tonnage of 140.000 t, Divine MSC is able to accommodate up to 4.345 and guests can surf at speeds up to 23 nodes.
The ceremony began with the traditional "changing of the flag"During which the standard of construction and the French flag were ammainati while the French national anthem was played. At the same time the General Manager of STX France Laurent Castaing The new ship was officially delivered to the owner of MSC Cruises, Gianluigi Aponte.
The owner then gave, your back, the ship to commander Giuliano Bossi while the Italian flag and that of MSC Cruises were raised to the sky to the sound of the Italian national anthem.
MSC Sinfonia, STAR A PORTOFINO
Maiden Call of the traditional ceremony for the first port of call cruise ship in the exclusive village of Liguria.In 2012 the ship will stop 26 times in Portofino, bringing total 57.000 Passengers will spend 4,3 million on land.
Portofino, 18 May 2012 – It will take place this evening in the harbor in Portofino the traditional ceremony "Maiden Call"To celebrate the first airport in the Tigullio MSC Sinfonia, elegant and modern cruise ship can accommodate up to 2.200 passengers.
The ceremony will be sealed by the usual exchange of crests between the Commander of the MSC Sinfonia Ciro Pinto, President of MSC Cruises Franco Zuccarino, the North West Area Manager of MSC Cruises Luca Valentini and maritime and civil authorities of Genoa and Portofino.
THE SUMMER OF MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES MSC
The units located in the Mediterranean Sea fleet leave for some of the most beautiful places in the western part: Spain, Tunisia, Malta, France and Tunisia, on board the flagship MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, but also on MSC Orchestra and MSC Sinfonia.
MSC Splendida
Itinerary: Spain, Tunisia, Malta
DURATION:8 days, 7 nights
Departures from GENOA: 26 May; 2-9-16-23-30 June; 7-14-21-28 July; 4-11-18-25 August; 1-8-15-22-29 September; 6-13-20-27 October; 3-10-17 November
the cruise MSC Splendida bound for Spain, Tunisia and Malta departing from the port of choice Messina, GENOA the Civitavecchia. Leaving the Italian territory at the first stop will be made Barcelona, actually able to combine, like few other, culture and entertainment. , will be the turn of Tunis, capital of Tunisia. Next step Valletta the island of Malta. , Messina, Genoa or Civitavecchia.
Costs from 611 euro per person with the rate PrimaPremia excluding registration fee, and compulsory insurance.
MSC Yacht Club suites in shares from 1.912 euro per person with the rate PrimaPremia, excluding registration fee and mandatory insurance.
MSC Cruises has the fifth “Cruise Musica Napoletana” on MSC Fantasia
E 'was presented this morning on board MSC Fantasia in the port of Naples, The Cruise of the Neapolitan Music. The major cultural events are increasingly a preferred instrument of regional marketing for Naples and the Campania region and the project, designed by Scoop Travel and arrived This is the fifth edition, it is a valuable record.
It is, Indeed, initiative became A missed opportunity for Neapolitan culture, as evidenced by its inclusion in the official calendar of cultural events sponsored by the citizens of the City of Naples.
To embellish this edition, an artistic cast of absolute level, led by Sal da Vinci, son and ambassador of the Neapolitan art in the world, born and bred in the environment of Neapolitan songs.
HARMONY MSC takes on the color BIANCAZZURRI: SAIL CRUISE OF THE LONDON STOCK
The Pescara Calcio and MSC Cruises have finalized the details of the first "blue-white cruise", dedicated to all fans and supporters of the dolphin.
The event is scheduled to Ancona 23 June for a journey to discover charming villages of the Eastern Mediterranean aboard the ship MSC Armonia. The cruise – with stops in Corfu, Santorini, Athens, Argostoli, Kotor, Venice and back to Ancon The 30 June - Combines the unique style, The sophisticated design and the traditional hospitality that distinguish the company with a passion for football and the team Zeman. The cruise, Indeed, in addition to fun and relaxation that you breathe normally on board, also provides a program of meetings, testimonials and appointments arranged with the blue-white team.
Fans who choose to live this, After the welcome cocktail, can participate in many activities together with the staff team: training sessions, soccer tournaments, athletic training with a focus on technical and tactical soccer, seminars on the discovery of new talents, vision of the most memorable matches in the history of the club biancazzurro. In addition, is expected On board a meeting with the players of first team Pescara Calcio, unique opportunity for fans eager to meet their favorite live. In addition, all participants will receive a blue-white to Cruise tribute kits dedicated to cruising, to bring home a further remember the exciting holiday.
COUNT DOWN: A MONTH AT THE LAUNCHING OF DIVINE MSC
It 'started the countdown for MSC Divine, which will be christened next 26 May Located in the beautiful city of Marseille in France. To delight the palates of the guests invited to the ceremony will be the French chef Christian Constant that will create two menus ad hoc For the occasion. Michelin-starred, Constant manages three trendy restaurants in Paris, known for the style, the atmosphere and menus, and is the most popular character of the jury of the popular program Top Chef.
A peek at the menu prepared by our chef for the launch has revealed that the first will be the Medallion aragostacon Nicoise diced vegetables with horseradish while the second will be the Supreme Mediterranean Sea Bass with almonds and caper sauce and salad ravigote spinach sprouts. To accompany the menu was made a careful selection of the best French wines, and for dessert, guests will be delighted with the Christian Constant milfoil Divina Sauteed with butter melted in half.
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MSC DIVINE COMPLETE SUCCESS WITH THE FIRST SEA TRIALS
Saint-Nazaire (France),April 2012 – MSC Divine, new flagship of MSC Crociere, which will be christened next 26 May, has completed its first sea trials, Louis Joubert returning to the dock at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, after 3 days of open sea off the French coast of Brittany.
Successfully completed a performance getting the full satisfaction of all the teams of MSC Cruises. During the rigorous sea trials, involving about 360 people, were carried out more than 60 test to examine the navigation, the speed, maneuverability, management, acoustics and vibration.
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT PRESENTS LET'S ADOPT A SHIP – ADOPT A SHIP
GENOA, 18 April 2012 – This morning on board the cruise ship MSC Poesia moored in Ponte Andrea Doria was presented the educational program "Let's adopt a ship - Adopt a Ship”, developed under the initiatives of the Genoa Port Center, educational center / exhibition of the port of Genoa wanted by Province of Genoa.
the project, first and only in Italy, allows a 500 high school students to "adopt" some cargo ships and cruise – all belonging to the group MSC who wished to make their own initiative – following them during their travels in order to enrich the school learning and training calendar.
MSC Cruises and safety: material event “Ship Open”
Naples, 2 April 2012 – This morning, the top management and the officers on board of MSC Cruises have shown all the safety aspects of a cruise ship.
They did it on board the flagship MSC Fantasia, considered one of the most beautiful ships in the world, underpinning interested in any area of the ship, also and especially those dedicated to the crew only, such as kitchens, the Cambusa, the medical rooms, the control room and the bridge.
Doing the honors were Domenico Pellegrino, Managing Director of the Company, Emilio La Scala, General Manager of Technical, Henry Borniotto, CEO of MSC Italcatering (the MSC group company that manages the supply of food & beverage for the entire fleet).
“To ensure our guests a holiday in comfort and maximum safety, on board each ship and in our offices in the land there is an organization that constantly works 'behind the scenes' to define every detail through accurate and reliable procedures"He underlined Domenico Pellegrino. “in fact, security on board cruise ships is a very broad subject and articulate that covers every aspect of life on board, from the findings for access by boat to the verification of environmental and hygiene conditions, from medical care provided 24 hours 24 the correct storage of the food chain. These are the priorities that allow us to ensure that quality to passengers, that authentic hospitality and the professionalism that has always distinguished us in the landscape world cruise ".
K.Lit, the first festival of literary blogs in Europe, LITERARY CRUISE presents in collaboration with MSC Cruises and Travel Pachamama
An event dedicated to all, not only to fans or to insiders. So from the beginning has k.Lit, the first festival of literary blogs in Europe, which combines the pleasure of literature to share it than to literary criticism. In this part the new project of Literary Cruise, a real cruise organized in collaboration with MSC Cruises and Travel Pachamama which will provide alternative 'literary' from the usual programs on board.
Guido Maculan, Pachamama Travel, così l'notion introduced: “If every journey is a story and every story is a journey between the lines, Cruise Group for literary bloggers is one of the spearheads of the offer of our agency. MSC Fantasia will be host to the wonderful tour that will visit Naples, Tunis, Palermo, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa. Everything from 22 the 28 October when the temperature is mild, The heady scents autumn, Colors are the best tones to be imprinted on notebooks (digital) of our bloggers. On the other hand, The web is a vital resource for communications and policy Pachamama Travel is to converse with all forms of expression, figurative or narrative that the Web offers. For this we have right now enthusiastically joined k.Lit putting away a MSC cruise for the competition of the choice of the official logo of the event.”
The passengers of the flagship MSC Fantasia who have booked the package "Literary Cruise" will take part in a writing course, a meeting with a writer who will present his book, a diverse roundtable discussion and an ad fun theme night where to impersonate a famous artist, writer, poet of the past.
