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UPDATE: We knew that there were options for a 3rd and 4th Meraviglia vessel. What this deal does is allow vessels 3 and 4 to be slightly larger versions of those vessels. I’m guessing an additional deck of cabins. The…
MSC Cruises has just announced plans to purchase and create a private island in the Bahamas for their guests. Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie and MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago signed a 100-year lease yesterday. The island will be called…
MSC Cruises celebrated the steel cutting of the first of two new designs to debut in the coming years. Taking place at STX France yards in St Nazaire, lasers cut the first plate of steel that will compose the ships…
MSC Just announced at Cruise Shipping Miami, that their Project Seaside newbuild will be stationed yearound in Miami. MSC and the Port of Miami will invest in building a new terminal for her. No word yet on where on Dodge…
MSC just released this new video teasing their two ambitious newbuild projects.
This one is all but confirmed but here it goes. MSC recently released a press release (which has since been redacted) when their latest ship to enter drydock for the Renaissance stretching program. Contained in there, and saved by CruiseIndustryNews, was…
Here’s one of the first views that we have of what the newly Stretched MSC vessel’s will look like.
MSC Armonia is currently in two pieces as the new center piece is floated into place. The process is called Stretching a ship. She is split into two and then a new [usually 75-150ft long] midsection is welded together. NCL…
MSC has announced a series of new building initiatives that are nothing short of incredible. The first deal was announced back in March and the most recent one, just last week. STX France Newbuilds High-res Sealevel view: Closeup of lido…
MSC Cruises have just announced that they orders two prototype ships from Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard. CIN, once again, was spot on calling this. The ships appear to be the rumored Project Mille that Fincantieri talked about at Cruise Shipping Miami…