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MSC Sets 2026 Opening for Catalina Sugar Beach in Dominican Republic
MSC Opera is due to call weekly from La Romana as MSC Cruises begins what it said will be its first year-round Southern Caribbean program.
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MSC Opera Launches Portugal Interporting Season in Lisbon
The summer schedule includes Olbia in Sardinia, Mahon in Minorca, Malaga and Cadiz, followed by a repositioning voyage to Genoa.
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MSC Cruises Plans Seven-Ship North America Deployment in 2028
The 2028 itineraries include overnight calls at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Sandy Cay’s debut nearby, with five beaches and tender access from ships docked at Ocean Cay.
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MSC Cruises, Eni Validate Pure HVO Fuel in Ship Engine Trial
Enilive says its marine hydrogenated vegetable oil diesel is available in Genoa, Ravenna and Venice, with delivery from terminal to vessel by barge.
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MSC Group and Casa de Campo form venture to upgrade Catalina Island
As cruise brands race to control the shore experience, Catalina’s makeover signals the Dominican Republic’s bid to compete with purpose-built island stops. It stays open to rivals.
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MSC Meraviglia Makes Final Brooklyn Sailing Before New York Hiatus
MSC's pause in New York underscores how Florida and private-island itineraries are pulling capacity south, reshaping East Coast cruise competition and port economics.
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MSC Cruises Unveils Sandy Cay Private Island for 2028 Debut
MSC’s Sandy Cay plan underscores the private-island arms race, as cruise brands seek to own the signature beach day that can set Caribbean itineraries apart.
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Princess Cruises Adds Bridgetown as Seasonal Homeport From 2027
Princess’s move underscores Barbados’s rise as a winter cruise gateway for the United Kingdom, as lines compete for Caribbean homeport space linked to airlift.