MSC Cruises today officially took delivery of its new flagship MSC Seashore – the largest cruise ship to be built in Italy – at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone.
During the ceremony, which paid tribute to centuries-old maritime traditions, Roberto Olivari, Fincantieri’s shipyard director, presented Giuseppe Galano, the ship’s master, with an ampoule containing the water that first touched the hull when MSC Seashore was floated out earlier this year.
Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, said: “Our new flagship is further testament to our leadership in sustainability, with each new ship featuring the latest and most advanced environmental technology and solutions.
“MSC Seashore also demonstrates our commitment to continuous innovation in terms of guest experience. She takes to a whole new level the already successful Seaside platform, with public spaces completely reimagined, a new secondary lounge and a broader offering both in terms of restaurants and retail options among many other new and much improved features.
“This will create a unique onboard experience for our guests this Summer in the Mediterranean and during the Winter season when she will move to Miami.”
Seashore’s inaugural season in the Med offers a Six Pearls itinerary calling the Italian ports of Genoa, Naples, for visits also to Pompeii, and Messina in Sicily; Valletta, Malta; Barcelona and Marseille.
On 31 October the ship will depart Genoa for an 18-night repositioning cruise to Miami and from 20 November she will then offer 7-night cruises in the Caribbean calling San Juan in Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie in St Thomas, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas.
Sister ship MSC Seascape is currently under construction at the Monfalcone shipyard and is due to come into service in winter 2022.