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MSC Cruises continues its era of expansion with the announcement that the company is exercising its option to build a fourth Musica-class Panamax ship: the MSC Magnifica, thus increasing the company's fleet to 12 ships within the next three years.
Since 2003, MSC Cruises has been taking delivery of one vessel per year. This makes MSC Cruises today the company with the newest fleet and the highest balcony ratio in the world.
The announcement was made today by MSC Cruises CEO Pierfrancesco Vago and by Aker Yards France CEO Jacques Hardelay. "Since launching our expansion program in 2003, MSC Cruises has become the leading European cruise company and the fastest-growing cruise line in the world. This announcement demonstrates the company's commitment to being a dominant force in the international cruise market. The best of Italian design, innovative technology and engineering, the spacious public areas and the large number of staterooms with balconies make the MSC Musica-class ships ideally suited for the requirements of the worldwide cruise market while reconfirming the uniqueness of the MSC Cruises' product," says Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises. He added: "In only three years MSC Cruises has successfully designed three prototype vessels together with Aker Yards. This is unique in the industry, proving the professionalism of our young MSC Cruises team."
A fourth Musica-class ship: first photo of MSC Orchestra
MSC Cruises has exercised its option with Aker Yards in France to build a fourth Musica-class ship. The 89,600-ton vessel will join sister ships MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra(which debuts in May 2007) and MSC Poesia(scheduled to arrive in 2008). The company will also take delivery of the largest two post-Panamax new vessels ever built by a European shipowner: MSC Fantasia and MSC Serenata are to be delivered in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Like its sister ships, the new vessel will feature cutting-edge technology and innovative design. The ship will carry 2,500 passengers and have more than 242,000 square feet of public area; 85% of the staterooms will be ocean-view accommodations and 65% of the total number of staterooms will have balconies.
MSC Cruises has a long-standing relationship with Aker Yards: the shipyard has produced five vessels in the line's current fleet - MSC Lirica, MSC Armonia, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Operaand MSC Musica - and MSC Cruises is in the process of taking delivery of four other ships from Aker Yards - MSC Orchestra, MSC Poesia, MSC Fantasia and MSC Serenata.
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MSC Cruises continues its era of expansion with the announcement that the company is exercising its option to build a fourth Musica-class Panamax ship: the MSC Magnifica, thus increasing the company's fleet to 12 ships within the next three years.
Since 2003, MSC Cruises has been taking delivery of one vessel per year. This makes MSC Cruises today the company with the newest fleet and the highest balcony ratio in the world.
The announcement was made today by MSC Cruises CEO Pierfrancesco Vago and by Aker Yards France CEO Jacques Hardelay. "Since launching our expansion program in 2003, MSC Cruises has become the leading European cruise company and the fastest-growing cruise line in the world. This announcement demonstrates the company's commitment to being a dominant force in the international cruise market. The best of Italian design, innovative technology and engineering, the spacious public areas and the large number of staterooms with balconies make the MSC Musica-class ships ideally suited for the requirements of the worldwide cruise market while reconfirming the uniqueness of the MSC Cruises' product," says Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises. He added: "In only three years MSC Cruises has successfully designed three prototype vessels together with Aker Yards. This is unique in the industry, proving the professionalism of our young MSC Cruises team."
A fourth Musica-class ship: first photo of MSC Orchestra
MSC Cruises has exercised its option with Aker Yards in France to build a fourth Musica-class ship. The 89,600-ton vessel will join sister ships MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra(which debuts in May 2007) and MSC Poesia(scheduled to arrive in 2008). The company will also take delivery of the largest two post-Panamax new vessels ever built by a European shipowner: MSC Fantasia and MSC Serenata are to be delivered in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Like its sister ships, the new vessel will feature cutting-edge technology and innovative design. The ship will carry 2,500 passengers and have more than 242,000 square feet of public area; 85% of the staterooms will be ocean-view accommodations and 65% of the total number of staterooms will have balconies.
MSC Cruises has a long-standing relationship with Aker Yards: the shipyard has produced five vessels in the line's current fleet - MSC Lirica, MSC Armonia, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Operaand MSC Musica - and MSC Cruises is in the process of taking delivery of four other ships from Aker Yards - MSC Orchestra, MSC Poesia, MSC Fantasia and MSC Serenata.
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