Sisters: MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of a story originally published on November 13, 2017.
MSC Cruises has announced a 13th ship to be built in its ambitious ten-year expansion plan.
The new Meraviglia-Plus vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2023.
It will become the ninth ship to be built between 2017 and 2026.
Meraviglia, Seaside and Seaview have already been launched. Bellissima, Grandiosa and Virtuosa are under construction and there are seven more in the pipeline.
Confused? Here’s a ship-by-ship rundown.
2017
MSC Meraviglia
Name: MSC Meraviglia
Christened: June 3, 2017, in Le Havre
Tonnage: 171,598
Passengers: 4,490 (based on two per cabin)
MSC Seaside
Name: MSC Seaside
Christened: December 21, 2017, in Miami
Tonnage: 154,000
Passengers: 4,130 (based on two per cabin)
2018
Name: MSC Seaview (second Seaside-class ship)
Christened: June 9, 2018, in Genoa
Tonnage: 154,000
Passengers: 4,130 (based on two per cabin)
2019
MSC Bellissima
Name: MSC Bellissima (second Meraviglia-class ship)
Christening: March 2, 2019, in Southampton
Tonnage: 171,398
Passengers: 4,490 (based on two per cabin)
MSC Grandiosa
Name: MSC Grandiosa (first Meraviglia-Plus ship)
Tonnage: 177,000
Passengers: 4,888 (based on two per cabin)
2020
MSC Virtuosa
Name: MSC Virtuosa (second Meraviglia Plus ship)
Tonnage: 177,000
Passengers: 4,888 (based on two per cabin)
2021
MSC Seaside EVO
Name: MSC Seaside EVO
Tonnage: 169,380
Passengers: 5,646 (maximum capacity – figure based on two per cabin not yet released)
2022
MSC World
Name: MSC World
Tonnage: 200,000
Passengers: 5,520 (based on two per cabin)
2023
Name: Third Meraviglia-Plus ship
Tonnage: 177,000
Passengers: 4,888 (based on two per cabin)
MSC Seaside EVO 2
Name: MSC Seaside EVO 2
Tonnage: 169,380
Passengers: 5,646 (maximum capacity – figure based on two per cabin not yet released)
2024
MSC World 2
Name: MSC World 2
Tonnage: 200,000
Passengers: 5,520 (based on two per cabin)
2025
MSC World 3
Name: MSC World 3
Tonnage: 200,000
Passengers: 5,520 (based on two per cabin)
2026
MSC World 4
Name: MSC World 4
Tonnage: 200,000
Passengers: 5,520 (based on two per cabin)
Wow they are thinking in advance!
Those futuristic ‘Worlds’ are a different kind of animal. When it comes to cruise ships, more is more!
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