As the world continues to face the challenges of the pandemic and with significant travel restrictions still in place in many regions, today MSC Cruises announced that it will further extend the temporary fleet-wide halt of its cruise operation through to 31 July 2020. At the same time, the Swiss-based cruise line reconfirmed its full summer programme for 2021, which will include two new ships currently under construction and a series of new or enriched itineraries and homeports.