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MSC Cruises has grown from a regional European operator into one of the largest cruise lines in the world, combining Mediterranean heritage with an expanding global footprint. Founded in 1988 as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the line…
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…
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.…
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…
click for larger Click here to Download the Deck Plans High Res Of Each Deck Deck 05 Deck 06 Deck 07 Deck 08 Deck 09 Deck 10 Deck 11 Deck 12 Deck 13 Deck 14 Deck 15 Deck 16 Deck…
Background Italy’s Fincantieri revealed a new concept ship at Cruise Shipping Miami 2013. Not too much information was made available. However since then, some information was able to leak out. Dubbed Project Mille, she encapsulates the wave of the future…