MSC Cruises signature the contract with STX France for the new originally destined cruise ship to GNMTC



He has been undersigned from MSC Cruises and STX France the contract with which the crocieristica company it under construction finds the cruise ship of 140.000 tons of tonnage near the French ship yard that originally was destined to the Maritime General National Transport Company (GNMTC), Libyan company with which to half last year it has been but rescisso the contract ( on 22 June 2011). Today it is constructed to 45% of the structure of the ship and 70% of the mechanical part.

"The new ship - it has announced the MSC managing director Cruises, Pierfrancesco Vago, taking part to the Seatrade in development to Miami - represents an investment from 550 million euros and will be delivered in the end of March 2013. It negotiate with STX France have lasted beyond nine months, a period of meaningful but comprehensible time, considering the importance of the investment and the unexpected nature of the acquisition".

The ship will be christened Precious MSC and will become the thirteenth unit of the fleet, the fourth pertaining to the Class Fantasy, gives beyond 4.000 passengers, together with MSC Fantasy, Splendid MSC and MSC Divina, ship - this last one - than in the French yard of Saint Nazaire is subordinate to the last retouchings before the launch previewed for next 26 May to Marseilles.

"When also Precious MSC joins to the fleet - it has found Vague - has four ships of every class, in a position to giving to us to an ability total of beyond 40.000 places read and the possibility to navigate in all the seas. Precious MSC will be placed in the Mediterranean and will carry its hosts to the discovery of the beauties of the Greek islands, that they represent the tip of diamond of the European cruises".

MSC Precious, long 333 meters and wide 38 meters, will have 1,751 cabins, 26 lifts and 18 bridges, 14 of which classified to the passengers. On board there will be six restaurants, 21 bars, a casino, four swimming pools, of which infinity a pool, 12 bathtubs hydromassage, a track from bowling, sports grounds, a center fitness, an area for children and an authentic center well-being Balinese.

Precious MSC will have also characteristic "greens" that they will contribute to reduce lessened the carbon emissions in the atmosphere graces to an advanced system of treatment of the dirty waters (AWT) and a system of energy saving to the vanguard.

Satisfaction for the subscription of the contract is expressed by the general manager of the French shipbuilding society: "STX France - it has emphasized Laurent Castaing - is happy that the conclusion of this negotiation, after months of negotiates, has gone successfully. The duration of the agreement represents a photography of the moment that the crocieristico field is facing in terms of financings, than of glare affects also our field directly. For this reason the Precious insertion of MSC in the prestigious fleet of MSC Cruises is for our yards a great satisfaction".