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MSC CRUISES FIRST NEXT GENERATION SHIP NAMED MSC MERAVIGLIA

MSC CRUISES’ FIRST NEXT GENERATION SHIP NAMED “MSC MERAVIGLIA” AS FIRST STEEL IS CUT IN FRANCE
21/04/2015
SAINT-NAZAIRE, 20 April 2015 – MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company and the leading line in the Mediterranean, South America and South Africa, marked a key milestone in its €5.1 billion growth plan today as the first steel for its new Vista generation of megaships was cut at STX France, during a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire.

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RENEWED AND ENHANCED MSC SINFONIA RETURNS TO SERVICE

RENEWED AND ENHANCED MSC SINFONIA RETURNS TO SERVICE
31/03/2015
Geneva, 30 March 2015 – MSC Cruises, the world’s fourth largest cruise line and largest privately-owned cruise company, and market leader in the Mediterranean, South America and South Africa, announces that MSC Sinfonia has left Genoa, Italy, on Friday 27 March, to resume service following ground-breaking enlargement and enhancement work at Fincantieri’s shipyard, in Palermo, Italy.

MSC Sinfonia entered drydock in January, and returns to duty ten weeks later with renewed amenities and enriched onboard spaces for cruise guests. She now has even more balcony cabins, more spacious public areas, a greater choice of restaurants and new clubs dedicated to Continue reading “RENEWED AND ENHANCED MSC SINFONIA RETURNS TO SERVICE”

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MSC CRUISES NEW ULTRAMODERN SEASIDE CLASS SHIP

MSC CRUISES’ NEW, ULTRAMODERN “SEASIDE” CLASS SHIP TO SAIL YEAR-ROUND FROM MIAMI TO THE CARIBBEAN
18/03/2015
Geneva, 18 March 2015 – MSC Cruises, the largest privately-owned cruise company in the world, announced today that the first of its next generation “Seaside” class of ships — set to debut in November 2017 — will be named MSC Seaside. The ship will sail year-round from Miami to the Caribbean.

In addition, MSC Cruises announced that its Miami-based cruise operations will benefit from a newly renovated and expanded dedicated berth and terminal at PortMiami, a testament to the comp Continue reading “MSC CRUISES NEW ULTRAMODERN SEASIDE CLASS SHIP”

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SYDNEY TO CELEBRATE MSC ORCHESTRA’S MAIDEN CALL

SYDNEY TO CELEBRATE MSC ORCHESTRA’S MAIDEN CALL
17/03/2015
Geneva, 17 March 2015 – Following her Asian maiden calls on her 33-night maiden voyage from Dubai to Fremantle, MSC Orchestra today reached the shores of New South Wales, receiving a warm welcome from Sydney-siders.

MSC Orchestra made her first Australian debut in Brisbane on 15 March before sailing into Sydney’s iconic harbour, cruising by the world famous Opera House and passed the Harbour Bridge, docking at the Overseas Passenger Terminal. MSC Continue reading “SYDNEY TO CELEBRATE MSC ORCHESTRA’S MAIDEN CALL”

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RENAISSANCE PROGRAMME MOVES INTO PHASE TWO AS MSC SINFONIA ENTERS DRY DOCK

RENAISSANCE PROGRAMME MOVES INTO PHASE TWO AS MSC SINFONIA ENTERS DRY DOCK
13/01/2015
Geneva, 13 January 2015 – MSC Cruises’ €200m Renaissance Programme to renew and enlarge four ships of its 12-strong fleet entered its second phase after the arrival of MSC Sinfonia at Fincantieri’s shipyard, in Sicily.
Over the next 10 weeks, MSC Sinfonia will undergo the same intensive work schedule as her sister ship, MSC Armonia, which resumed service on 17 November 2014.
Fincantieri’s world-class marine engineers will carefully bisect MSC Sinfonia’s hull, after which the two halves of the ships will be slowly drawn apart.

On 20 and 21 January they will insert a prebuilt 2,200GT, 24-metre midsection containing 193 extra cabins. Then they will refit and renew much of the shi Continue reading “RENAISSANCE PROGRAMME MOVES INTO PHASE TWO AS MSC SINFONIA ENTERS DRY DOCK”