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In vigor contract MSC Cruises - STX France for the construction of the two cruise ships of class "Plus Wonder"
the deliveries are previewed to October 2019 and september 2020
December 21, 2016
Today MSC Cruises has announced that "Plus Wonder" has taken effect the contract for the construction of the two cruise ships of class, contractual agreement that was agreed with shipbuilding society French STX France at the beginning of this year ( on 1° February 2016). Now the two societies have defined all the detailed lists of the ships and the construction will be able to begin the previewed times second, with deliveries to October 2019 and september 2020.
"Extremely they are satisfied - Pierfrancesco Vago has asserted, MSC executive chairman Cruises - to see that our industrial plan continues with the effectiveness of the contract for the two ships "Wonder". I consider this an ulterior strengthening of the relationship that they give always is between MSC Cruises and STX France. It is for that, beyond having constructed with they 12 of our current ships, within the 2026 we preview to construct of with STX in France others eight".
Altogether the industrial plan of MSC Cruises, of the value of nine billions of euro, previews the construction of 11 ships of last generation that will enter in service within 2026. The ships class "Plus Wonder", been born from the evolution of the prototype of "Wonder", they will have a tonnage of 177 thousand tons and 2,450 cabins for the passengers. MSC Wonder, before the two twin ships of class "Wonder", today under construction, will have a tonnage of 167 thousand tons and 2,250 cabins and will enter in June in service 2017; the delivery of the Beautifulst MSC will follow to March 2019. The ships of the class "Wonder", with a length of 331 meters and the addition of others 200 cabins, will have the maximum ability to 6.300 passengers.
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Today MSC Cruises has announced that "Plus Wonder" has taken effect the contract for the construction of the two cruise ships of class, contractual agreement that was agreed with shipbuilding society French STX France at the beginning of this year 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
