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On Sunday afternoon May 24th, MSC Splendida - the second in MSC Cruises' luxurious "Fantasia" class of cruise ships - successfully completed its sea trials.
The company's new flagship left the Forme Joubert dock at 3.00 pm last Thursday, May 21st, and headed out to the Ile d'Yeu and Belle-Ile for 72 hours' sailing in the open sea.
These trials made it possible to check numerous aspects of the ship's performance, from comfort (noise and vibrations) to manoeuvrability, hydrodynamics and propulsion. 4 tugboats were used to secure MSC Splendida's transfer from the Forme Joubert dock, before she became acquainted with the Atlantic unaccompanied for the first time, returning to the STX Europe shipyard, dock C, on Sunday afternoon. Approximately 400 people were mobilized during the sea trials. Once ultimate trials and interior fitting are completed, the flagship will be delivered to the ship owner on Saturday, July 4th, when the flag changing ceremony will be performed. MSC Splendida will leave St. Nazaire shipyard on the same day and set out on her pre-christening voyage towards Barcelona, Spain. En route the ship will call at Vigo (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Malaga (Spain), Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands/Spain), Marseille (France), and Barcelona (Spain). There she will be christened by no less a celebrity than Sophia Loren - the company's godmother - during the grand celebration scheduled for Sunday, July 12th.
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On Sunday afternoon May 24th, MSC Splendida - the second in MSC Cruises' luxurious "Fantasia" class of cruise ships - successfully completed its sea trials.
The company's new flagship left the Forme Joubert dock at 3.00 pm last Thursday, May 21st, and headed out to the Ile d'Yeu and Belle-Ile for 72 hours' sailing in the open sea.
These trials made it possible to check numerous aspects of the ship's performance, from comfort (noise and vibrations) to manoeuvrability, hydrodynamics and propulsion. 4 tugboats were used to secure MSC Splendida's transfer from the Forme Joubert dock, before she became acquainted with the Atlantic unaccompanied for the first time, returning to the STX Europe shipyard, dock C, on Sunday afternoon. Approximately 400 people were mobilized during the sea trials. Once ultimate trials and interior fitting are completed, the flagship will be delivered to the ship owner on Saturday, July 4th, when the flag changing ceremony will be performed. MSC Splendida will leave St. Nazaire shipyard on the same day and set out on her pre-christening voyage towards Barcelona, Spain. En route the ship will call at Vigo (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Malaga (Spain), Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands/Spain), Marseille (France), and Barcelona (Spain). There she will be christened by no less a celebrity than Sophia Loren - the company's godmother - during the grand celebration scheduled for Sunday, July 12th.
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