MSC Cruises has formally taken supply of the road’s latest, most technologically progressive vessel, MSC Seascape, from the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
This supply comes simply three days after MSC World Europa was christened in Doha, Qatar, and brings the cruise line’s fleet to a complete of 21 lively vessels.
New Ship Delivered to MSC Cruises
MSC Seascape, the second Seaside-EVO class of vessels, has formally joined the MSC Cruises fleet. The supply came about on the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone in northeastern Italy, the place the ship has been beneath development since its keel was laid in June 2021.
The handover ceremony was attended by a big group of dignitaries and officers, together with native authorities and authorities representatives, cruise line and shipyard management group members, shipyard staff, and the ship’s godmother Zoe Africa Vago.
The ship is the newest in a robust relationship between the shipyard and MSC Cruises, and is the biggest cruise ship ever constructed in Italy.
“The development of MSC Seascape demonstrates, as soon as once more, the robust and lasting dedication of the MSC Group in direction of Italy and its manufacturing and underlines our confidence within the restoration of a rustic wherein now we have by no means stopped investing and believing in,” stated Pierfrancesco Vago, Govt Chairman of MSC Cruises.
“MSC Seascape has required an funding of over 1 billion euros which has generated an impression on the Italian financial system of just about 5 billion. Our Group – between cruises, cargo, ferries, terminals and different actions – employs round 15,000 direct staff in Italy, producing an employment impression of an extra 40,000 individuals.”
Connecting to the Sea
Along with the ship offering assist to Italy and the regional financial system, the vessel was intentionally designed to signify an intimate connection to the ocean.
“We’re proud to welcome her to our fleet as she is the second Seaside EVO ship and completes the progressive Seaside class. MSC Seascape goals to attach friends with the ocean, she provides a wealth of outside areas permitting friends to benefit from the lovely surroundings of The Caribbean, the place she is going to spend her inaugural season,” stated Gianni Onorato, CEO of MSC Cruises.
“The ship’s distinctive design with almost 140,000 sq. toes of outside house and an expansive waterfront promenade, invitations friends to take pleasure in their escape to The Caribbean and disconnect.”
Key sea-connected options of the brand new 170,400-gross-ton vessel embody a 1,772-foot-long waterfront promenade, the spectacular glass-floored Bridge of Sighs on deck 16 with a singular sea view, and 6 swimming pools, together with an aft infinity pool with unimaginable vistas.
Along with bringing friends to the ocean, the ship has additionally been designed to guard the ocean.
MSC Seascape options the newest environmental applied sciences, together with superior engines that scale back nitrogen oxide emissions by as much as 90%, in addition to a hybrid exhaust fuel cleansing system that can take away 98% of sulphur oxide from its emissions.
Extremely upgraded wastewater remedy techniques, ballast water remedy techniques, and numerous energy-saving options are additionally a part of the ship’s design, in addition to an underwater radiated noise administration system to scale back the potential results on marine mammals.
Traditions and Management Honored
The handover of a brand new vessel is at all times a momentous event, full of ritual and symbolism.
In paying tribute to historical maritime traditions, Monfalcone shipyard director Cristiano Bazzara offered MSC Seascape’s captain, Roberto Leotta, with an ampoule containing the primary water that touched the hull when the ship was floated out a yr in the past.
Honor was additionally paid to a key member of Fincantieri’s management group, as poignant remembrance was paid to Dr. Giuseppe Bono. Bono served as CEO of Fincantieri for 20 years till stepping down in Could 2022, and handed away on November 8.
MSC Seascape was the final main venture undertaken by Bono with MSC Cruises, and in his honor, Vago introduced {that a} plaque can be positioned within the ship.
Subsequent up for the brand new ship is her official naming ceremony, which can happen with a star-studded gala in New York Metropolis on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, after a number of brief shakedown sailings within the Mediterranean.
New Ship to Sail Caribbean Itineraries
From New York, MSC Seascape will homeport from Miami, providing two totally different Caribbean itineraries. The 7-night sailings will all go to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the cruise line’s non-public vacation spot in The Bahamas.
The Jap Caribbean voyages will even name on Nassau, The Bahamas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, whereas the Western Caribbean itineraries will embody visits to Cozumel, Mexico; George City, Cayman Islands; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
The brand new ship can welcome as many as 5,632 friends on every crusing, with 1,648 crew members offering exception service for every voyage.
