MSC Bellissima

MSC Bellissima

MSC Bellissima , Saint-Nazaire, France

Ship data flag  Malta Ship type Cruise ship class Meraviglia class Callsign 9HA4902 home port Valletta Shipping company MSC Cruises Shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire Build number F34 building-costs $ 900 million Order March 20, 2014 Keel laying October 2017 baptism 2nd March 2019 Launch June 14, 2018 takeover February 27, 2019 Commissioning 2019

Ship dimensions and crew length 315 m ( Lüa ) width 43 m measurement 171,598 GT   crew 1,536

Machine system machine Diesel-electric drive Top speed 22.7 kn (42 km / h)

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 5,714 Pax cabins 2,244

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO 9760524

The MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship operated by the Swiss shipping company MSC Cruises . It is the second ship in the Meraviglia class .

history

As of March 20, 2014, MSC Cruises and STX France (now Chantiers de l'Atlantique ) agreed a letter of intent for the construction of second cruise ships for the "Vista" project with delivery in 2017 and 2019. These included the MSC Meraviglia and the MSC Bellissima , their delivery was agreed for 2019. The name MSC Bellissima was announced on the occasion of the floating of the MSC Meraviglia on September 2, 2016. Construction began on November 28, 2016 with the first steel cut. The ship was laid down in October 2017. The coin ceremony followed on November 15, 2017. At the same time, the name of the first ship in the Meraviglia Plus class was announced - MSC Grandiosa - and construction of this ship began. The construction dock was flooded on June 14, 2018, the ship undocked on June 15, 2018 and relocated to Basin C for final equipment. On December 19, 2018, the ship left for a test drive. The MSC Bellissima was delivered on February 27, 2019.

The ship was christened on March 2, 2019 by Sophia Loren in Southampton .

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

Commons : MSC Bellissima  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. Retrieved November 4, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Saint-Nazaire a commencé l'assemblage du MSC Bellissima. October 27, 2017, accessed December 3, 2017 (French). 
3. ↑ http://www.schiffsjournal.de/msc-cruises-erhoeht-die-zahl-der-neubauten-bis-2026-auf-13-schiffe/
4. ↑ Chantiers de l'Atlantique Delivers MSC Bellissima. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} MSC CRUISES AND STX FRANCE SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT FOR TWO PROTOTYPE CRUISE SHIPS. March 20, 2014, accessed October 29, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Our cruise ships. MSC Cruises, accessed December 10, 2017 . 
7. ↑ MSC Bellissima: MSC's new ship will be a real beauty / MSC Meraviglia: Float in St. Nazaire. September 25, 2016, accessed December 3, 2017 . 
8. ↑ MSC Cruises and STX France celebrate steel cutting for MSC Bellissima in St. Nazaire. December 2, 2016, accessed December 3, 2017 . 
9. ↑ MSC Cruises and STX France cut first steel of MSC Bellissima | Cruise News UK. Accessed December 10, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Saint-Nazaire a commencé l'assemblage du MSC Bellissima. October 27, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017 . 
11. ↑ MSC Cruises celebrates the minting ceremony of the MSC Bellissima and announces the name of the first Meraviglia Plus ship at its steel cut. November 15, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017 . 
12. ↑ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/msc-le-bellissima-leau-le-grandiosa-en-assemblage-et-le-virtuosa-en-construction
13. ↑ Saint-Nazaire: Le MSC Bellissima a pris la mer. December 20, 2018, accessed December 21, 2018 (French). 
14. ↑ MSC Bellissima: Christening on March 2, 2019 in Southampton. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018 . 
15. ↑ MSC Bellissima is Officially Named. March 2, 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 .