MSC takes delivery of largest ship in fleet

Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 0

 

MSC Cruises received its flagship MSC Fantasia at a hand-over ceremony at the STX France shipyard in St Nazaire.

The largest ship in the fleet with a capacity of 3,959 passengers, MSC Fantasia introduces a new class of cruising to the Italian line with MSC Yacht Club, a luxury area with 24-hour butler and concierge service.

The vessel is the sixth new build for MSC Cruises from STX France. A sister ship MSC Splendida will join the fleet in July 2009, to be followed by three further ships – MSC Magnifica, MSC Meraviglia and MSC Favolosa – by 2012.

MSC Fantasia will sail to Naples for its naming ceremony on December 18 via Lisbon, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona and Marseilles.

After an inaugural cruise, the ship will be based in Genoa sailing the Mediterranean year-round.

by Phil Davies 

  



 

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