MSC Cruises

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MSC Cruises
Privately held company
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 held cruise company, employing 16,500 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. 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 7.2% share of all passengers carried in 2017.[2]

History

MSC Cruises 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, the Mediterranean Shipping Company bought Flotta Lauro and renamed it StarLauro Cruises.[3] In 1994, the Achille Lauro caught fire and sank. In 1995, the company name was changed to MSC Cruises.[3]

In 2014 MSC Cruises announced that the four Lirica class ships underwent 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 three ships were delivered in May 2017 (MSC Meraviglia), November 2017 (MSC Seaside) and June 2018 (MSC Seaview). There are four more diesel-powered ships on order for delivery in 2020s.

In July 2018, the company announced that it would build the second cruise terminal in PortMiami for its World-class cruise ships.[5]

Ships

Lirica class

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Main article: Lirica class
Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Armonia 2001 Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) May 2004 65,542 tons  Panama Previously European Vision for the failed Festival Cruises. 200px
MSC Sinfonia 2002 Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) March 2005 65,542 tons  Panama Previously European Stars for the failed Festival Cruises. 200px
MSC Lirica 2003 Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) March 2003 65,591 tons  Panama Modified ex Festival's European-class. 200px
MSC Opera 2004 Chantiers de l'Atlantique(St. Nazaire) March 2004 65,591 tons  Panama Modified ex Festival's European-class. 200px

Musica class

Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Musica 2006 Aker Yards(St. Nazaire) July 2006 92,409 tons  Panama 200px
MSC Orchestra 2007 Aker Yards(St. Nazaire) May 2007 92,409 tons  Panama 200px
MSC Poesia 2008 Aker Yards/STX Europe(St. Nazaire) Oct. 2008 92,627 tons  Panama 200px
MSC Magnifica 2010 STX Europe(St. Nazaire) March 2010 95,128 tons  Panama Modified Musica-class. 200px

Fantasia class

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Main article: Fantasia class
Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Fantasia 2008 Aker Yards/STX Europe(St. Nazaire) Dec. 2008 137,936 tons  Panama 200px
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. 200px
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. 200px
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] 200px

Meraviglia class

Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Meraviglia 2017 STX Europe(St. Nazaire) May 2017 171,598 tons  Malta Largest ship currently built for MSC Cruises.[7] 200px

Seaside class

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Main article: Seaside class cruise ship
Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Seaside 2017 Fincantieri Nov 2017 153,516 tons  Malta MSC Cruises' first purpose-built ship for the North-American market. 200px
MSC Seaview 2018 Fincantieri June 2018 153,516 tons  Malta MSC Seaside's sister ship 200px

Future ships

Ship Will enter service
for MSC		 Builder Gross Tonnage Flag Notes Image
MSC Bellissima March 2019 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 171,598 tons Meraviglia Class[7] 200px
MSC Grandiosa November 2019 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 181,000 tons Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.[8][9]
construction started on 15 November 2017
Christening is planned for 2 November 2019 in Hamburg
MSC Virtuosa September 2020 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 181,000 tons Slightly larger than the Meraviglia Class.[8][9]
MSC Seashore May 2021 Fincantieri 169,380 tons [10]
World-class I 2022 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 200,000 tons LNG-fueled cruise ship [11]
Project Seaside Evo II autumn 2022 Fincantieri 169,380 tons [12]
Luxury-class I Spring 2023 Fincantieri 64.000 tons
Meraviglia-plus-class III 2023 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 181.000 tons
Luxury-class II 2024 Fincantieri 64.000 tons
World-class II 2024 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 200,000 tons LNG-fueled cruise ship [13]
Luxury-class III 2025 Fincantieri 64.000 tons
World-class III 2025 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 200,000 tons LNG-fueled cruise ship [14]
Luxury-class IV 2026 Fincantieri 64.000 tons
World-class IV 2026 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 200,000 tons LNG-fueled cruise ship [15]

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Former ships

Ship Built Builder Entered service
for MSC		 Gross Tonnage Year Retired Image
Symphony 1951 Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson 1994 16,000 tons 2000
Monterey 1952 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. 1994 20,000 tons 2006 200px
Rhapsody 1977 Burmeister & Wain 1995 17,095 tons 2009 200px
MSC Melody 1982 CNIM (La Seyne-sur-Mer) 1997 35,143 tons 2013 200px
Angelina Lauro 1938 Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij N/A 24,377 tons 1979 200px
Achille Lauro 1947 Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij N/A 23,629 tons 1994 Achille39.jpg

Summer 2019 Deployment

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Western Mediterranean

Eastern Mediterranean

Northern Europe

  • MSC Meraviglia
  • MSC Preziosa
  • MSC Poesia
  • MSC Orchestra

Caribbean

  • MSC Seaside

Cuba

  • MSC Armonia

Asia

  • MSC Splendida

References

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  11. ↑ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
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  13. ↑ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
  14. ↑ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
  15. ↑ https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx
  16. ↑ Template:Cite-FORBESGANJ, AMHARA news

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