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Saturday to Genoa has held baptism of new Precious cruise ship MSC
Vague: this year very nine ships MSC will leave from the port of the capital of Liguria
March 25, 2013
Saturday slid to Genoa has held the ceremony of baptism of Precious new MSC, the twelfth cruise ship of the MSC fleet Cruises and fourth flagship of the class ships Fantasy. In occasion of the event the managing director of the crocieristica company, Pierfrancesco Vago, has remembered that Precious Genoa will be homeport of MSC and has emphasized that the port of the capital of Liguria is a strategic port of call for the company, until from the beginning of its program of expansion started in 2003: "this year - it has explained Vague - very nine ships MSC will leave from this port and will enliven beyond 800.000 crocieristi, having carried out a total of 211 ports of call".
"They are much satisfying of the relationship of collaboration between Municipality of Genoa and MSC, one of the greater world-wide crocieristici groups", the mayor of Genoa, Marco Doria has declared. "Baptism of a new great ship - it has added - confirmation the international importance of the port of Genoa and contributes to the marine traffics that have resistito to the hard economic crisis of these years. The Precious launch of MSC consolidates moreover the image of our city in the world and its new stimulated tourist vocation from a very rich cultural offer. At last there is an ulterior reason of satisfaction: many companies that have worked in order to return this born new of MSC "truly precious" are genoese. They are the tangible example of the ability and the abilities to ours woven productive and our work force".
Precious MSC, that it is long 333 meters and wide 38 meters, can accommodate 4,345 passengers and 1,390 members of the crew. The ship is constructed in the French ship yard of Saint-Nazaire of the STX France.
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Saturday slid to Genoa has held the ceremony of baptism of Precious new MSC, the twelfth cruise ship of the MSC fleet Cruises and fourth flagship of the class ships Fantasy. In occasion of the event the managing director of the crocieristica company, Pierfrancesco Vago, has remembered that Precious Genoa will be homeport of MSC and has emphasized that the port of the capital of Liguria is a strategic port of call for the company, until from the beginning of its program of expansion started in 2003: "this year - it has explained Vague - very nine ships MSC will leave from this port and will enliven beyond 800.000 crocieristi, having carried out a total of 211 ports of call".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
