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Positioning trips cancelled due to safety situation

After the trips had no longer been bookable for a few weeks, MSC Cruises has now finally canceled the positioning trips from Kiel to Dubai with the 'MSC Euribia'. Due to the security situation on the Red Sea, where ships are being attacked by the Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen, MSC Cruises has now reacted early to ensure security for booked guests. The 2024 summer season ends on October 19, 2024 in Kiel. The last guests of a one-week fjord cruise from/to Kiel and the guests of a six-day cruise from Copenhagen to Kiel will disembark there. MSC Cruises currently seems to be planning a trip around Africa for the 'MSC Euribia' without guests in order to safely move the ship from the summer sailing area in Northern Europe to the winter sailing area on the Persian Gulf. The first cruise in the Orient is scheduled to begin in Dubai on Nov 16, 2024. All sailings with the 'MSC Euribia' from Oct 19 to Nov 15 have therefore been cancelled. This applies to the Grand Voyage from Northern Europe to the Orient, which could also be booked in shorter sections. The period from Oct 19 to Nov 16 should be enough to take the 'MSC Euribia' from Kiel to Dubai without guests. New cruises to destinations in Africa are unlikely to be possible given the relatively short cancellation period. In addition to the 'MSC Euribia', according to the original schedule, the 'MSC Musica' is also scheduled to sail through the Red Sea in autumn 2024 to get to South Africa from the Mediterranean. Trips in the period from Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 22 cannot currently be booked. An alternative for the journey from Genoa to Durban is still unknown. Here, too, there could be travel cancellations or a new itinerary along the coast of West Africa.

Medevac on the Northsea

In the night of April 6, 2024, a passenger on the 'MSC Euribia' had to be medevaced between Southampton and Hamburg by helicopter. After the medical assessment showed that the patient required further treatment in a hospital on land, the disembarkation was carried out shortly before 3 a.m. On April 7, the 'MSC Euribia' arrived at the Cruise Center Steinwerder in Hamburg for a partial passenger change.

Passenger went missing on the Northsea

Liam Jones, a resident of Dundee was presumed missing after falling overboard from the 'MSC Euribia'. The 23-year-old Scot disappeared during the voyage from Hamburg to Rotterdam on March 17, 2024. He was on vacation with his family at the time of the incident. Security camera footage showed Jones falling overboard. Short time before, he had sent a text message to his wife that he was feeling seasick. His relatives expressed uncertainty about his whereabouts and have received minimal information from authorities. Police Scotland officers notified them about the occurrence on March 21. MSC Cruise believed that he had gone overboard on March 17. The authorities have been informed and have been on board the vessel.