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Cruise cancelled due to engine trouble

The 'MSC Bellissima' was unable to set sail at 7 p.m. on Dec 6, 2024, for a scheduuled 4-night cruise due to navigation and engine problems which prevented its departure from the oort of Naha. Initially the call at Ishigaki was cancelled. Then the passengers were informed the vessel would remain in the Okinawa port until Dec 10, when the voyage was expected to end, and that its calls to Keelung, Taiwan, and Miyakojima, Japan, had also been scrapped. The cruise line has sent a team of professional engineers from Europe to carry out the maintenance work. While Japanese passengers have been able to disembark, approximately 1,880 Taiwanese guests remained aboard the ship. MSC Cruises is working with Japanese authorities to allow guests to go ashore on Dec 9. Passengers who disembark on Dec 9 will be able to make return travel arrangements. The cruise line indicated it may arrange a flight to Keelung for affected Taiwanese passengers. It was unclear if repairs will be completed in time for the 'MSC Bellissima'’s subsequent cruise scheduled to depart on Dec 10 with the same itinerary. While passengers stuck on the 'MSC Bellissima' have been able to spend their time on the ship enjoying its amenities, MSC Cruises has offered 100 % refunds to all guests for the unforeseen cancellation. This includes refunds for all missed excursions booked through the cruise line.

Search for possible person in the water

Salvament Maritimo suspended the search for a passenger who allegedly fell into the water in the port of Barcelona on Oct 30, 2022. The decision was taken due to the lack of evidence that there was really any person missing. The search had started in the morning when the 'MSC Bellissima' issued a warning at 6:30 that there was a person in the water. The ship made the alert just as it was entering the port of Barcelona through the south entrance. Although the Civil Guard reported that it was a passenger, the cameras and sensors of 'MSC Bellissima' did not detect anyone falling into the water. On the cruise, they had not found any passengers/crew members missing. For the search, the Barcelona Maritime Rescue service which activated a speedboat and a helicopter, had been mobilized, as well as a boat from the city's Fire Department, a patrol boat from the Civil Guard, and four boats from practical staff from the port of Barcelona. Members of the Red Cross and Fiscal and Borders Company of the port's Civil Guard also were involved. The operation was coordinated by Salvament Maritimo from Madrid. The Civil Protection confirmed that the self-protection plan of the port of Barcelona had been activated in the alert phase due to the search that had been carried out in the estuary area. The accident did not affect the rest of the operations of the infrastructure. In the search area, the patrol boat of the Provincial Maritime Service of Barcelona's Civil Guard found a life preserver with a light signal that was launched by the 'MSC Bellissima's crew, but not the person who had been being searched for. The alleged victim was seen at ~7:30 a.m. by a crew member of the ship.

Medevac off Sardinia

On Aug 20, 2022, a helicopter of the Itailan Coast Guard in Decimomannu was depöoyed to medevac a 5-year-old child who was injured on board the 'MSC Bellissima". The ship was sailing 40 miles southwest of Sardinia at that time. The child was hoited and transported to the Cagliari hospital for medical care. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1560931557308866560