MSC Cruises, the Geneva base cruise operator, said that following the latest Italian ministerial decree and related updated health measures, the company’s flagship will resume its planned weekly cruises leaving every Sunday from Genoa, Italy and calling the other Italian ports of Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo as well as Valetta in Malta.

Embarkation will be available from each port in Italy.

“The latest ministerial decree authorised the resumption of cruise operations under the protection of the unique health and safety protocol that had been developed with and authorised by the Italian health, transport and safety authorities last summer. Since then, MSC Cruises has safely welcomed over 30,000 guests on board its two ships based out of Italy,” the company said.

During Christmas and New Year, cruise operations in Italy had to be suspended due to restrictions imposed by the government in its efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Photo: Detail of the interior of MSC Grandiosa