MSC Seashore

MSC Seashore is a Seaside EVO-class cruise ship under construction for MSC Cruises at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. Set to commence operations on 1 August 2021, she will become the lead ship of MSC's Seaside EVO class, a sub-class of the Seaside-class of ships built with larger dimensions. She will be joined by a sister ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.

MSC Seashore
History
Name: MSC Seashore
Owner: MSC Cruises
Operator: MSC Cruises
Ordered: 29 November 2017
Builder:
Cost: €900 million[1] (US$1.02 billion)
Laid down: 19 September 2019
Launched: 20 August 2020
Acquired: 2021 (scheduled)
In service: 1 August 2021 (scheduled)
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type: Seaside EVO-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 169,500 GT
Length: 339 metres (1,112 ft)
Beam: 41 metres (135 ft)
Height: 74 metres (243 ft)
Speed: 21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph)[2]
Capacity:
  • 4,540 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 5,877 passengers (total)

History

Planning and construction

On 29 November 2017, at the delivery ceremony of MSC Seaside, MSC announced it had signed an order with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri worth €1.8 billion for two new cruise ships, scheduled for delivery in 2021 and 2023, respectively.[1] The two ships will make up the Seaside EVO-class, described as a "further evolution of the Seaside-class prototype" established by MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview.[1] The order for the first Seaside EVO ship replaced an order originally placed for a third Seaside-class vessel.[1] Once delivered in summer 2021, the first Seaside EVO ship will become the largest ship to have been built in Italy.[3]

On 26 November 2018, MSC revealed the name of the first Seaside EVO ship as MSC Seashore, the same day it held the steel-cutting ceremony for the ship at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone.[4] On 19 September 2019, the keel laying ceremony was performed for the ship, in which two coins were placed under the ship's keel for good fortune.[3] She was floated out on 20 August 2020 and moved to a wet dock to complete her outfitting work.[5] MSC Seashore is scheduled to be delivered in July 2021.[5]

Operational career

Originally set to begin operations with her maiden voyage on 13 June 2021, MSC Seashore was scheduled to sail weekly Western Mediterranean cruises, visiting Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Naples, Messina, and Valletta.[6] However, after the COVID-19 pandemic caused construction delays at the shipyard, her debut was postponed to 1 August 2021, forcing MSC to deploy MSC Fantasia on her route until her debut.[7]

Design and specifications

MSC claims MSC Seashore's changes in her overall design from her older Seaside-class sister ships make up more than 65 percent of the vessel.[5] She will be larger than her sister ships: her height will measure 74 metres (243 ft), her beam will measure 41 metres (135 ft), and her length will measure 339 metres (1,112 ft),[2] an addition of 16 metres (52 ft).[3] She will also measure 169,500 GT, an increase from 153,500 GT,[6] and will include 10,000 square metres of additional deck space,[3] giving her the highest ratio of outdoor space per guest of any MSC ship upon her debut.[7] Onboard, she will have an expanded guest capacity resulting from 200 additional passenger cabins,[2] with 4,540 passengers at double occupancy or 5,877 passengers at maximum capacity, 758 more than that on Seaside-class ships.[6] The larger deck plan will include space for additional restaurants, lounge space, and whirlpools.[4] The ship will have features designed to enhance the efficiency, such as a selective catalytic reduction system to control the ship's emissions and anti-fouling paint to reduce wave resistance on the ship's hull.[1] The MSC Seashore will be the first new cruise ship to feature advanced air sanitation technology. According to MSC, the 'Safe Air' system will reduce the risk of catching viruses.[8]

References

Footnotes
  1. Leposa 2017.
  2. Cruise Industry News 2018.
  3. Cruise Industry News 2019.
  4. Travel Agent Central 2018.
  5. Cruise Industry News 2020b.
  6. Kalosh 2019.
  7. Cruise Industry News 2020a.
  8. Staff, C. I. N. (21 October 2020). "MSC To Implement New Onboard Air Cleaning System". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

Citations
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