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The MSC Seaside was just delivered from Fincantieri to MSC so I thought this would be a good moment to take a first look at this prototype ship. The Italian shipyard has long been pushing their Project Mille design and…
MSC Cruises have just taken delivery of the MSC Seaside. This is the first in the highly anticipated Seaside class of vessels. She will sail direct from Trieste, Italy to Miami where she will be home-ported. This will be the…
MSC Cruises announced that they have agreed with Fincantieri to construct two additional Seaside class vessels. Hulls 3&4 will come with a slightly altered design. In the rendering above, it looks like they added an additional deck in the forward…
During the MSC Meraviglia events in France, MSC showed the audience a render of their new World Class vessels. The first 200,000gt ship will be delivered from STX France in 2022. We have a long ways to go before we…
MSC Cruises is about to receive the MSC Meraviglia. This is the first in the new Meraviglia class of vessels. The first photos have started leaking out from the shipyard. Check these out. This ship looks amazing.
The most hotly anticipated vessel to launch this year, MSC Cruises MSC Seaside, is nearing completion. A drone enthusiast used his vehicle to capture the MSC Seaside from some pretty neat angles. You can view the 4k video below. The…
Easily one of, if not the, most anticipated newbuild to come out next year is the MSC Seaside. It’s a completely new design that I think we will see a lot of in the next few decades of new ships.…
MSC Cruises and STX France celebrated the floating out of their newest vessel the MSC Meraviglia. The 167,600gt vessel is scheduled to come into service in June 2017. STX France will also be delivering two enlarged Meraviglia ships referred to as…
The sistership to the highly anticipated MSC Seaside will be called MSC Seaview, the line announced today. The 154,000gt ship will be able to carry 4,140pax at double occupancy. Both ships feature a rather unique design with her fore and…
MSC just announced they have agreed to build 4 ships as part of a new 200,000gt ‘next-generation prototype’. Called ‘World Class’, they will carry 5,600pax each. They will also take advantage of LNG propulsion, a new entrant into the cruise…