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| MSC Bellissima || style="text-align:Center;" | March 2019 || style="text-align:Center;"| [[STX Europe]] ([[St. Nazaire]]) || style="text-align:Center;"| 167,600 tons || style="text-align:Center;"| ||Meraviglia Class<ref name="cruiseindustrynews.com"/><br>Keel laid on 15 November 2017<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruisebe.com/msc-bellissima-gets-her-coin-while-the-cruise-line-reveals-msc-grandiosa|title=MSC Bellissima Gets Her Coin While The Cruise Line Reveals MSC Grandiosa {{!}} CruiseBe|work=CruiseBe|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}</ref> |
| MSC Bellissima || style="text-align:Center;" | March 2019 || style="text-align:Center;"| [[STX Europe]] ([[St. Nazaire]]) || style="text-align:Center;"| 167,600 tons || style="text-align:Center;"| ||Meraviglia Class<ref name="cruiseindustrynews.com"/>Steel cutting ceremony - December 1, 2016 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruisebe.com/msc-cruises-announces-the-official-start-of-the-msc-bellissima-construction|title=MSC Cruises Announces the Official Start of the MSC Bellissima Construction {{!}} CruiseBe|work=CruiseBe|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref><br>Keel laid on 15 November 2017<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruisebe.com/msc-bellissima-gets-her-coin-while-the-cruise-line-reveals-msc-grandiosa|title=MSC Bellissima Gets Her Coin While The Cruise Line Reveals MSC Grandiosa {{!}} CruiseBe|work=CruiseBe|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}</ref> |
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| MSC Grandiosa || style="text-align:Center;" | November 2019 || style="text-align:Center;"| [[STX Europe]] ([[St. Nazaire]]) || style="text-align:Center;"| 181,000 tons || style="text-align:Center;"| ||Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.<ref name="cruisecritic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-5/news/news.cfm?ID=6792|title=MSC Cruises to Build Two More Mega Ships|work=Cruise Critic|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="ttgmedia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/msc-cruises-confirms-return-to-uk--and-two-new-builds-2899|title=TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs - News - MSC Cruises confirms return to UK – and two new builds|work=TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref><br>construction started on 15 November 2017<ref name=":0" /> || |
| MSC Grandiosa || style="text-align:Center;" | November 2019 || style="text-align:Center;"| [[STX Europe]] ([[St. Nazaire]]) || style="text-align:Center;"| 181,000 tons || style="text-align:Center;"| ||Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.<ref name="cruisecritic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/v-5/news/news.cfm?ID=6792|title=MSC Cruises to Build Two More Mega Ships|work=Cruise Critic|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="ttgmedia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/msc-cruises-confirms-return-to-uk--and-two-new-builds-2899|title=TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs - News - MSC Cruises confirms return to UK – and two new builds|work=TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs|accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref><br>construction started on 15 November 2017<ref name=":0" /> || |
Revision as of 00:24, 20 January 2018
File:Msc cruises logo.svg | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transportation |
Founded | Naples, Italy 1960 |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Products | Cruises |
Number of employees | 16,500 |
Parent | Mediterranean Shipping Company |
Website | www.msccruises.com |
MSC Cruises is a global cruise line that was founded in Italy, is registered in Switzerland, and has its headquarters in Geneva. MSC Cruises is the world's largest privately owned cruise company, employing 16,300 people worldwide and having offices in 45 countries as of July 2014.[1] MSC Cruises (Italian: MSC Crociere S.p.A.) is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), the world's second biggest container shipping operator.
It was founded in Naples, Italy as Lauro Lines (also known as Flotta Lauro) by Achille Lauro. The company entered the cruise business in the 1960s, operating two ships, the Angelina Lauro and MS Achille Lauro. The Angelina Lauro burnt in the port of St. Thomas in 1979 and the Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985. In 1989, Mediterranean Shipping Company bought Flotta Lauro and renamed it StarLauro Cruises.[2] In 1994, the Achille Lauro caught fire and sank. In 1995, the company name was changed to MSC Cruises.[2]
MSC Cruises is the fourth largest cruise company in the world, after Carnival Corporation & plc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line with a 5.2% share of all passengers carried in 2015.[3]
In 2014 MSC Cruises announced that the four Lirica class ships will undergo renovation under the "Renaissance Programme".[4]
In 2015, MSC Cruises had four new ships on order from STX France and Fincantieri, with options for three more. The first two ships are due to be delivered in May 2017 (MSC Meraviglia) and November 2017 (MSC Seaside). There are four more diesel-powered ships on order for delivery in 2020s. [citation needed]
In September 2016, MSC Cruises announced children-oriented attractions and activities together with LEGO, Chicco, DOREBRO sports program, and with Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco. [5]
Ships
Lirica class
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Armonia | 2001 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) | May 2004 | 65,542 tons | Panama | Previously European Vision for the failed Festival Cruises. | |
MSC Sinfonia | 2002 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) | March 2005 | 65,542 tons | Panama | Previously European Stars for the failed Festival Cruises. | |
MSC Lirica | 2003 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) | March 2003 | 65,591 tons | Panama | Modified ex Festival's European-class. | |
MSC Opera | 2004 | Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) | March 2004 | 65,591 tons | Panama | Modified ex Festival's European-class. |
Musica class
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Musica | 2006 | Aker Yards(St. Nazaire) | July 2006 | 92,409 tons | Panama | ||
MSC Orchestra | 2007 | Aker Yards(St. Nazaire) | May 2007 | 92,409 tons | Panama | ||
MSC Poesia | 2008 | Aker Yards/STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | Oct. 2008 | 92,627 tons | Panama | ||
MSC Magnifica | 2010 | STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | March 2010 | 95,128 tons | Panama | Modified Musica-class. |
Fantasia class
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Fantasia | 2008 | Aker Yards/STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | Dec. 2008 | 137,936 tons | Panama | ||
MSC Splendida | 2009 | Aker Yards/STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | July 2009 | 137,936 tons | Panama | Ordered as MSC Serenata and renamed MSC Splendida in 2008. | |
MSC Divina | 2012 | STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | June 2012 | 139,400 tons | Panama | Modified Fantasia-class. Ordered as MSC Meraviglia and renamed MSC Divina in 2010. | |
MSC Preziosa | 2013 | STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | March 2013 | 139,400 tons | Panama | Modified Fantasia-class.Originally ordered for Libyan-based General National Maritime Transport.[6] |
Meraviglia class
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Meraviglia | 2017 | STX Europe(St. Nazaire) | May 2017 | 171,598 tons | Malta | Largest ship currently built for MSC Cruises.[7] |
Seaside class
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Seaside | 2017 | Fincantieri | Nov 2017 | 153,516 tons | Malta | MSC Cruises' first purpose ship for the North-American market. |
Future ships
Ship | Will enter service for MSC |
Builder | Gross Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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MSC Seaview | June 2018 | Fincantieri | 154,000 tons | [7]MSC Seaview will cruise in the Mediterranean. [8] | ||
MSC Bellissima | March 2019 | STX Europe (St. Nazaire) | 167,600 tons | Meraviglia Class[7]Steel cutting ceremony - December 1, 2016 [9] Keel laid on 15 November 2017[10] |
File:MSC Meraviglia-630x357.jpg | |
MSC Grandiosa | November 2019 | STX Europe (St. Nazaire) | 181,000 tons | Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.[11][12] construction started on 15 November 2017[10] |
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Project Meraviglia Plus II |
September 2020 | STX Europe (St. Nazaire) | 181,000 tons | Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.[11][12] | ||
Project Seaside Evo | May 2021 | Fincantieri | 169,380 tons | [13] | ||
World-class | 2022 | STX France Cruise SA | 200,000 tons | LNG-fueled cruise ship [14] | ||
Project Seaside Evo II | 2023 | Fincantieri | 169,380 tons | [15] | ||
World-class | 2024 | STX France Cruise SA | 200,000 tons | LNG-fueled cruise ship [16] | ||
World-class | 2025 | STX France Cruise SA | 200,000 tons | LNG-fueled cruise ship [17] | ||
World-class | 2026 | STX France Cruise SA | 200,000 tons | LNG-fueled cruise ship [18] |
Former ships
Ship | Built | Builder | Entered service for MSC |
Gross Tonnage | Year Retired | Image |
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Symphony | 1951 | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson | 1994 | 16,000 tons | 2000 | |
Monterey | 1952 | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. | 1994 | 20,000 tons | 2006 | |
Rhapsody | 1977 | Burmeister & Wain | 1995 | 17,095 tons | 2009 | |
MSC Melody | 1982 | CNIM (La Seyne-sur-Mer) | 1997 | 35,143 tons | 2013 | |
Angelina Lauro | 1938 | Koninklijke Maatschappi | N/A | 24,377 tons | 1979 | |
Achille Lauro | 1947 | Koninklijke Maatschappi | N/A | 23,629 tons | 1994 |
Main working area
- Western Mediterranean: MSC Preziosa, MSC Fantasia, MSC Armonia, MSC Meraviglia
- Eastern Mediterranean: MSC Magnifica, MSC Poesia, MSC Musica, MSC Opera
- Northern Europe: MSC Splendida, MSC Orchestra, MSC Sinfonia
- Caribbean: MSC Divina, MSC Seaside, MSC Opera, MSC Armonia (winter season)
- Southern Africa: MSC Sinfonia, MSC Musica (summer season beginning in 2018)
- Northern Asia: MSC Lirica, MSC Splendida (summer season beginning in 2018)
References
- ^ "Company Profile" (PDF) (Press release). MSC Cruises. July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b "The history of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA". Swiss Deep-sea Shipping. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Curise Market Watch - Market Share". Cruise Market Watch. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "MSC Renaissance Program Begins with Laying Out of Armonia's New Section". cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "MSC Cruises Became More Children Oriented | CruiseBe". CruiseBe. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "MSC Cruises-UK News: MSC Cruises Welcomes MSC Preziosa". Msccruises.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ a b c "MSC Confirms Fincantieri Order for two Seaside-Class Ships". cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "MSC Seaview: New Cruise Ship That Follows the Sun | CruiseBe". CruiseBe. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "MSC Cruises Announces the Official Start of the MSC Bellissima Construction | CruiseBe". CruiseBe. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b "MSC Bellissima Gets Her Coin While The Cruise Line Reveals MSC Grandiosa | CruiseBe". CruiseBe. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b "MSC Cruises to Build Two More Mega Ships". Cruise Critic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b "TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs - News - MSC Cruises confirms return to UK – and two new builds". TTG Media - Travel industry, travel agent and tourism news, events and jobs. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "MSC Releases Video Detailing New Ship Features". cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
- ^ "MSC Releases Video Detailing New Ship Features". cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
- ^ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
- ^ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
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