MSC Cruises

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MSC Cruises SA

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legal form Aktiengesellschaft (Switzerland)
founding 1970
Seat Geneva , SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
management Gianni Onorato ( CEO )
Branch Cruises
Website www.msckreuzfahrten.ch

The MSC Cruises SA is the cruise company in the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC short), based in Geneva .

The German market is looked after by the subsidiary MSC Kreuzfahrten GmbH in Munich as the organizer, which according to MSC's 2009 GTC is a branch of MSC Cruises SA based in Geneva, which organizes and carries out the cruises itself. The American branch is based in Fort Lauderdale .

history

The shipping company was originally founded as Lauro Linien by Achille Lauro in the late 1960s. The shipping company operated two ships: the Angelina Lauro and the Achille Lauro , both of which were later lost in fire. In 1987 Flotta Lauro was bought by Mediterranean Shipping Company and renamed StarLauro Cruises . In 1995 the name was changed to Mediterranean Shipping Cruises and later to MSC Cruises .

MSC was founded in 1970 by the Italian captain Gianluigi Aponte , who now owns the company. Gianni Onorato has been the new CEO of MSC Cruises since September 2013. Prior to that, Pierfrancesco Vago held this position, who now leads the company alongside Gianni Onorato as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The company initially operated older ships that were bought second-hand. In 2003, MSC Cruises began expanding the cruise fleet : the first new ship to be put into service was the MSC Lirica (59,058 GT). In 2004 the sister ship MSC Opera followed , as did the ships European Vision and European Stars (each 58,625 GT) of the bankrupt Festival Crociere SpA, which were taken over as MSC Armonia and MSC Sinfonia .

MSC recorded high growth in the cruise market and ordered more newbuildings. In 2006 the MSC Musica (90,409 GT) was put into service, followed by the sister ships MSC Orchestra (2007) and MSC Poesia (2008). The largest cruise ship built up to then for a European shipping company, the MSC Fantasia (137,936 GT), was put into service in December 2008, the almost identical MSC Splendida followed in July 2009. In May 2012 the MSC Divina followed . For the first time, all three ships of the Fantasia class each have 28 Aurea Spa Suites. Since March 1, 2010, the Musica class ship MSC Magnifica has been traveling. All ships were built by the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique in St. Nazaire. In May 2012 the new MSC Divina was put into service.

In March 2013, another new build for MSC Cruises, the MSC Preziosa, was delivered . Originally the Libyan state shipping company GNMTC wanted to use the ship as Phenicia , but for financial reasons the newbuilding was taken over by MSC Cruises.

In March 2014, two ships of the “Vista” project with delivery in 2017 and 2019 were ordered from STX France and two more ships were optioned. The first ship was put into service as MSC Meraviglia in 2017. The MSC Bellissima followed in 2019.

The four ships of the Lirica class were extended and modernized at Fincantieri in Italy from 2014 to the end of 2015.

In February 2016, two more ships were ordered from STX France. They are referred to as the Meraviglia Plus class, a revised version of the Meraviglia class. The delivery of these new buildings should take place by September 2020. The first ship, the MSC Grandiosa , was handed over to the shipping company on October 31, 2019. The name of the fourth ship was announced as MSC Virtuosa . In addition, a fifth ship was ordered with delivery in 2023, which is to have an LNG drive.

In May 2014, two ships with the project name “Seaside” were ordered from Fincantieri in Italy and an option was agreed. The ships will each be measured at around 154,000 GT. The delivery of the type ship MSC Seaside took place in November 2017, the sister ship MSC Seaview was delivered in June 2018. In addition, an option for a third ship with delivery in 2021 was agreed. When the MSC Seaside was delivered , this and another ship were finally Template: future / in 3 yearsordered for delivery in 2021 and 2023 . However, with around 169,000 GT and 339 meters in length, these ships are larger than the type ship and are referred to as the Seaside EVO class.

In 2015, MSC announced that it wanted to convert an island between Miami and Nassau, which was previously used for sand mining, into a resort. The island is 35 hectares in size and is scheduled to open in November 2019, following originally planned completion in early 2018. [outdated]

In April 2016, the shipping company also announced the order for two more ships from STX France and the agreement of two options. The delivery of the first World Class ship is Template: future / in 2 yearsplanned for 2022 . The second newbuilding is to be Template: future / in 4 yearsdelivered in 2024 , the optioned ships in 2025 and 2026. The ships will be measured at 200,000 GT and powered by LNG . On October 31, 2019, the name of the first ship with MSC Europe was announced. At the beginning of 2020, two more ships were ordered for delivery in 2025 Template: future / in 5 yearsand 2027 Template: future / in 5 years.

In May 2016 it was announced that MSC had entered into a partnership with CAISSA Touristic Group . As a result, the MSC Lirica will run for a two-year test run in China. The design of the MSC Lirica has been adapted to the Chinese market.

In June 2018 it was announced that a third ship in the Meraviglia Plus class Template: future / in 3 yearshad been ordered from STX France with delivery in 2023 . Like the World Class ships, the as yet unnamed ship will be powered by LNG.

In October 2018 it was announced that Fincantieri had ordered four more ships. These are named with the title “Luxury Class”. They will each have 64,000 GT and 481 cabins. The ships are to be delivered between 2023 Template: future / in 3 yearsand 2026 Template: future / in 5 years.

On November 26, 2018, construction began on the MSC Seashore , the first ship in the Seaside EVO class.

The MSC Magnifica is to be extended, modernized and equipped with important environmental technologies in 2020/21 at Fincantieri in Italy.

Current fleet

Surname Construction year Shipyard GT Cabins Passengers image
Lirica class
MSC Armonia 2001 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
( Saint-Nazaire )
65,542 976 2,579 MSCARMONIABHV.JPG
MSC Sinfonia 2002 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
( Saint-Nazaire )
65,542 980 2,679 MSC Sinfonia turning to Starboard Side Tallinn 27 May 2015.JPG
MSC Lirica 2003 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
( Saint-Nazaire )
65,591 922 1,984 MSC Lirica Kiel.jpg
MSC Opera 2004 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
( Saint-Nazaire )
65,591 1,075 2,679 MSC Opera.jpg
Musica class
MSC Musica 2006 Aker Yards
( Saint-Nazaire )
92,409 1,275 2,550 MSC Musica.jpg
MSC Orchestra 2007 Aker Yards
( Saint-Nazaire )
92,409 1,275 2,550 MSC Orchestra in Tallinn 2009 0022.JPG
MSC Poesia 2008 Aker Yards
( Saint-Nazaire )
92,627 1,275 2,550 MSC Poesia in Ajaccio.JPG
MSC Magnifica 2010 STX France Cruise SA
( Saint-Nazaire )
95.128 1,259 2,518 Maiden Voyage - MSC Magnifica.jpg
Fantasia class
MSC Fantasia 2008 Aker Yards
( Saint-Nazaire )
137.936 1,637 3,274 MSC Fantasia 2012 2.jpg
MSC Splendida 2009 Aker Yards
( Saint-Nazaire )
137.936 1,637 3,274 MaurizioPsplendida.jpg
MSC Divina 2012 STX France Cruise SA
( Saint-Nazaire )
139,072 1,751 3,502 MSC Divina a Istanbul.JPG
MSC Preziosa 2013 STX France Cruise SA
( Saint-Nazaire )
139,072 1,751 3,502 MSC Preziosa in a cold winter day at Lisbon, Portugal.jpg
Meraviglia class
MSC Meraviglia 2017 STX France Cruise SA
( Saint-Nazaire )
171,598 2,244 4,478 MSC Meraviglia Grand Harbor Malta 20180307 03 (cropped) .jpg
MSC Bellissima 2019 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 171,598 2,244 4,478 MSC Bellissima 20190226 190550.jpg
Meraviglia -Plus class
MSC Grandiosa 2019 Chantiers de l'Atlantique
( Saint-Nazaire )
181,541 2,440 6.334 Vertrek MSC GRANDIOSA (49018550362) .jpg
Seaside class
MSC Seaside 2017 Fincantieri
( Monfalcone )
154,000 2.017 4.034 MSC Seaside 01.jpg
MSC Seaview 2018 Fincantieri
( Monfalcone )
154,000 2.017 4.034 MSC Seaview Genova.jpg

Future ships

With previously known information, the following ships have been commissioned:

Surname delivery Shipyard GT Cabins Passengers Ship class
MSC Virtuosa 2020 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 181,000 2,450 6.334 Meraviglia -Plus class
MSC Seashore 2021 Fincantieri ( Monfalcone ) 169,400 2,270 5,646 Seaside Evo class
MSC World Europe Template: future / in 2 years2022 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 205,700 2,760 6,850 World class
Template: future / in 3 years2023 Fincantieri ( Monfalcone ) 169,400 2,270 5,646 Seaside Evo class
Template: future / in 3 years2023 Fincantieri ( Monfalcone ) 64,000 481 Yacht club class
Template: future / in 3 years2023 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 181,000 2,450 4,900 Meraviglia -Plus class
Template: future / in 4 years2024 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 205,700 2,760 6,850 World class
Template: future / in 4 years2024 Fincantieri ( Monfalcone ) 64,000 481 Yacht club class
Template: future / in 5 years2025 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 205,700 2,760 6,850 World class
Template: future / in 5 years2027 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 205,700 2,760 6,850 World class

Former ships

Surname image measurement Cabins Passengers Construction year shipyard Launch Shipping company Whereabouts
Monterey
MSC Montery.jpg
20,046 GRT 661 1952 Bethlehem Shipbuilding , Sparrow's Point May 29, 1952 1995-2006 Wrecked in Alang in 2006
Melody
Melody.jpg
35,143 GT 532 1076 1982 CNIM , La Seyne-sur-Mer April 2, 1982 1997-2013 Wrecked in Alang in 2019
Rhapsody
Rhapsody en el Puerto de la Bahía de Cádiz.jpg
17,496 GT 383 959 1975 Burmeister & Wain , Copenhagen December 1974 1995-2009 built as Cunard Conquest, in service as Golden Iris at Mano Maritime
Symphony 15,889 GT 845 1951 Swan, Hunter & Wigham, Richardson , Newcastle 15th August 1950 1995-2000 Broken down in Alang in 2001
Achille Lauro
Achille39.jpg
23,112 GRT 900 1939 Koninklijke Maatschappij "De Schelde" , Vlissingen July 1, 1946 1965-1994 Sank on December 2, 1994 after a fire in the engine room
Angelina Lauro
Oranje (AWM 302809) .jpg
24,377 GRT 740 1939 Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij , Amsterdam September 8, 1938 1964-1979 Burned out on March 30, 1979, sunk on September 24, 1979 on the way to the Taiwanese dropout
Surriento
Athena.JPG
11,700 GRT 395 1948 Götaverken , Gothenburg September 9, 1946 1989-1999 in motion

Web links

Commons : MSC Cruises  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. MSC's US headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale
  2. MSC Fantasia, MSC Spendida and MSC Divina with “Aurea Spa Suites” - wellness on the high seas ( Memento from May 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), ships and cruises, August 23, 2011.
  3. Two huge new cruise ships for MSC Cruises from STX France. (No longer available online.) Ships and Cruises, March 19, 2014, archived from the original on February 3, 2016 ; accessed on February 2, 2016 .
  4. MSC Cruises: Further development of the Fantasia class. (No longer available online.) Kreuzfahrt-Magazin.de, archived from the original on June 21, 2013 ; Retrieved July 14, 2013 .
  5. ^ Coin Ceremony Held for MSC Virtuosa. February 27, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019 .
  6. MSC Cruises increases the number of newbuildings to 13 ships by 2026 , Schiffsjournal.de, June 14, 2018.
  7. Fincantieri, maxi-commessa da Msc Crociere: fino a tre navi per 2.1 miliardi. La Repubblica , May 22, 2014.
  8. MSC Cruises and Fincantieri announce agreement for two Seaside Evo ships, as MSC Cruises takes dilvery of second new ship in six month. Fincantieri, November 29, 2017, accessed November 29, 2017 .
  9. This is what awaits the guests of the first MSC private island in the Caribbean. MSC Cruises, January 16, 2019, accessed May 3, 2019 .
  10. MSC Cruises: Groundbreaking for the new private island ( Memento from September 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Travel4News.
  11. MSC orders four innovative new buildings powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). MSC Cruises, April 7, 2016, accessed October 26, 2016 .
  12. MSC is building four LNG ships of the new World Class. Cruisetricks.de, April 6, 2016, accessed October 26, 2016 .
  13. MSC CRUISES EXTENDS FLEET EXPANSION PLAN UP TO 2030, WITH FOCUS ON NEXT-GENERATION ENVIROMENTAL TECHNOLOGY. January 20, 2020, accessed January 20, 2020 .
  14. MSC Orders Four LNG Megaships from STX France. Cruise Industry News, April 6, 2016, accessed April 7, 2016 .
  15. MSC Cruises increases the number of newbuildings to 13 ships by 2026. MSC Cruises, June 4, 2018, accessed November 26, 2018 .
  16. MSC Cruises opens up the luxury segment and orders four new ships from Fincantieri. MSC Cruises, October 18, 2018, accessed November 2, 2018 .
  17. MSC Cruises enters ultra-luxury segment by placing order for four new ships from Fincantieri. In: Fincantieri shipyard. Fincantieri, October 18, 2018, accessed on November 2, 2018 .
  18. Fincantieri | MSC CONFIRMS LUXURY SHIPS ORDER WITH FINCANTIERI. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
  19. MSC Cruises names first Seaside Evo ship 'MSC Seahorse' as first steel is cut at Fincantieri shipyard. Press release. MSC Cruises, November 16, 2018, accessed November 27, 2018 .
  20. 130 million euros modernization: Sales start for cruises with the MSC Magnifica for summer 2021. MSC Cruises, September 12, 2019, accessed on September 27, 2019 .