Started in the Fincantieri yard of Monfalcone the construction of cruise ship MSC Seaside of MSC Cruises



Yesterday in the ship yard of Monfalcone of the Fincantieri group the ceremony of the cut of the first sheet of new cruise ship MSC Seaside of group MSC Cruises has been carried out. With a tonnage of 154.000 tons and an ability to 4.140 passengers, the unit will be the greatest cruise ship never constructed from Fincantieri. The debut of the ship is previewed to November 2017 and will be inaugurated to December 2017 to Miami, port in which will be placed all the year in order to carry out cruises in the Caribbean.

"Draft - it has found Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of the crocieristica company - of a ship that revolutionizes the standards of field, with an audacious design and innovative that more carries the hosts to contact with the sea. It is the testimony of the constant attention of MSC Cruises to the innovation, as is the fifth prototype of ship that we have up to now planned". "MSC Seaside - it has added - represents a new fundamental pillar of the slowly industrial one from 5,1 billion euros that with the realization of seven new ships will afford us, within 2022, to double the ability to the fleet"

Moreover Vague it has evidenced that this store clerk intensifies the investment of the company in Italy and - has ricorcato - "marks our return to the partnership with Fincantieri, that - has continued - it returns me very proud. In fact the construction of the new Seaside prototypes, together with the Program Renaissance - other current project with Fincantieri from the value of 200 million euros - is only an example of as a total organization as MSC, of which MSC Cruises it takes part, plays a role key in the Italian economy".

"For our group and not only for the yard of Monfalcone - it has emphasized the managing director of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono - this ceremony is not similar the others. MSC Seaside in fact will be the up to now produced greater unit in our plants, before we realize for this shipowner that, as we, has its force in the being a true total operator of the industry in which work. For MSC Seaside we have set up a completely new project and much ambitious and we do not see the hour that it takes form in order to celebrate between two years with MSC a splendid ship of which being all extremely proud".

MSC Seaside is before two twin ships commissioned to Fincantieri (inforMARE on May 22, 2014). The second ship will to make one's debut in 2018. It is in program also the construction of a third unit of Seaside class that for the time being is as an option and would have to be delivered within 2021.

The managing director of MSC Cruises, Gianni Onorato, has explained that for MSC Seaside the company has chosen a name "that picks our idea of cruises in seas and warm climates, vicinity with the sea, joy to travel to the discovery of wonderful tropical atmospheres in an only context. We have defined also - it has specified - "the ship that follows the sun", a ship that will be able to offer extraordinary experiences indeed to the families, to the lovers of the sun and the adventure. Moreover MSC Seaside will guide the campaign of expansion of the company in America North. MSC Cruises will have so an only opportunity in order to offer to its North American hosts the experience of a cruise in "Mediterranean Style" and, to the coming hosts from the remainder of the world, a memorable vacation since the ship will sail more towards the which aimed at destinations of the Caribbean".