Launched in 2003, MSC Lirica carries 2,548 passengers (at double occupancy) and 721 crew members. Past cruisers were pleased with their accommodations, which range from Interior and Ocean View ...

MSC Cruises will spend $273 million to upgrade its four Lirica-class ships over the next two years, adding nearly 200 cabins, a water park, new entertainment options and boutiques to each vessel. The ...

MSC Cruises has become the latest line to launch a modernization of an older ship class, pledging $273 million to upgrade its four Lirica-class ships built between 2003 and 2005. The four ships will ...

“If you build it, they will come” is a line that works just as well for the ambitious MSC Cruises as it did for Kevin Costner’s character in Field of Dreams. The Italian-owned line – whose fleet of ...

Welcome to Country (Australia and World Cup edition)On a recent trip to Australia, I found that a ubiquitous local practice increased my engagement significantly. The U.S. can do... How five advisors ...

MSC Cruises says that its multi-million euro 'renaissance programme' will involve all four of its Lirica class ships over the next two years in major upgrades, lengthening, at Fincantieri shipyards in ...

MSC Cruises plans to invest a quarter billion dollars to upgrade a third of its fleet in the coming two years. The $273-million program will add nearly 200 cabins to each of its four Lirica-class ...

The MSC Lirica cruise ship arrived in Abu Dhabi from Genoa, Italy at Mina Zayed’s new temporary cruise terminal for the start of its first cruise season on the Gulf. The ship is the first to homeport ...

WHY IT RATES: A second ship in the United Arab Emirates region demonstrates MSC Cruises' confidence in its continued growth potential. -Jason Leppert, Cruise Senior Writer Featuring new extended ...

Everything you need to know about MSC Cruises, the line with Swarovski crystal staircases and Sophia Loren as godmother I was born and bred in Watford, a town labelled by Lonely Planet as “the kind of ...