Continuing our adventure on board MSC Bellissima, this next blog talks about subjects close to my heart; food, drink, wellness and the service/feel on board. The beauty of food There are four main dining rooms on board, the Lighthouse, Posidonia, Il Ciliegio and Le Cerisier. All these venues have a distinctly Mediterranean and European look […]
Having seen MSC Bellissima up close and personal under construction I was so excited to be able to compare the bare bones I saw in June against the finished product, and she really did not disappoint. MSC Bellissima is the second in the Meraviglia Class of ships for MSC. I was also fortunate to spend […]
Read my blog series exploring everything about MSC Bellissima. From my visit to see her under construction in the shipyard in 2018, to her prestigious naming in Southampton, and of course my thoughts on her as a ship. Over the coming days and weeks new posts will be published here exploring everything she has to […]
I’ve been following the construction of MSC Cruises’ MSC Bellissima for a long time. I visited her in the shipyard where she, and her sisters, are under construction last year. So, I was so excited to be able to come see her during her maiden call to Southampton. During this I was lucky enough to […]
ZOE – the world’s first virtual personal cruise assistant – is poised to take MSC Cruises’ Guest Services to an exciting new level with guest-centric technology that will further enrich their cruise holiday. Developed in partnership with HARMAN and Samsung Electronics, ZOE is a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) found in every cabin that can speak seven […]
With just over one month until MSC Bellissima is named in Southampton, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line has revealed more details about the three days of celebrations that will launch the Company’s new flagship. I’ve been closely following the construction of this ship over the past year, and even visited the shipyard last summer. […]
So many new and exciting ships have been delivered in 2018, from MSC’s Seaview, to Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas and Norwegian Bliss (see more here on Bliss). The year has come to a close with the delivery of arguably the most anticipated ship in a while, Celebrity Edge. The next year will be […]
100 days until MSC Bellissima is named! The countdown is on! Today marks marks 100 days to the MSC Bellissima naming ceremony which will take place on the 2nd March 2019 in Southampton. She will be the biggest ship to be named in Southampton and the event promises to be spectacular. The ship is the […]
I recently had the opportunity to spend the day on board MSC Meraviglia. I’ve been wanting to experience this ship since she debuted in 2017. It has received excellent reviews across the board from journalists, to bloggers and the public – she’s something not to be ignored! I spent some of the summer with her […]
Welcome to my first post in a series that will span the next year looking at the construction, development, delivery and christening of MSC Bellissima in Southampton in 2019. I recently had the amazing opportunity to visit Chantiers de L’Atlantique shipyard in France to witness not one, but three key milestones in the construction of […]