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Geneva-based MSC Cruises have announced that they will stretch the MSC Magnifica by 75 feet. Stretching, is the process whereby a ship is cut into two pieces and a mid-section is inserted in between them. They then weld it all…
Tucked away onboard the MSC Bellissima is a model of the MSC’s groundbreaking new World Class. These ships will be massive, however, like Genting’s Global Class, we don’t have a whole lot of info about them. View this post on…
The quickly expanding MSC Cruies have just taken delivery of the MSC Bellissima. This ship belongs to the Meraviglia-class and shes an identical sister to her. She comes in at 171,598gt and has an LOA of 1,036ft and beam of…
MSC Cruises held a steelcutting ceremony for their next vessel at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. This new ship will be the first in their larger Seaside-class. Called Seaside Evo-class, the first in the two ship order will be called…
MSC Cruises has just announced that they will be building four ‘ultra-luxury cruise ships.’ Each vessel will be built in Italy at one of Fincantieri’s yards. These ships will be 64,000gt and carry only 500 pax. The first of these…
MSC Cruises and PortMiami have agreed to build a new terminal on Miami’s Dodge Island. The island is where the currently cruise terminals and pretty much all of the port is located. This new terminal will be able to process…
MSC Cruises has just announced that they ordered a fifth Meraviglia Plus-class ship. The announcement was made at a ceremony at STX France (what it’s still being called for the time being). During the event, MSC Cruises and yard executives celebrated three major milestones:…
MSC Cruises have just taken delivery of the MSC Seaview. The Seaview, an identical sister to the Seaside, just finished being constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. After the inaugural ceremony in Italy on June 9th, she will commence…
MSC Cruises announced that the MSC Armonia will sail 7-night western Caribbean itineraries featuring an overnight in Cuba. She will reposition to Miami and start the itineraries this December. She will sail on Mondays and overnight in Havana on Saturday and…
Here’s an interesting rumor that I wanted to share. MSC may be placing an order for 4 ultra luxary ships soon. These won’t be nearly the same size of their mega ships that they’re currently building. All the yards in…