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MSC Cruises celebrates two ceremonies in contemporary near the yard of Saint Nazaire of the STX France
Coin ceremony of "MSC Beautifulst" and cut of the first sheet of "Huge MSC"
November 15, 2017
Today in the ship yard of Saint Nazaire of the STX France the ceremony of the cut of the first sheet for the first unit of Wonder class, two of the four new cruise ships of MSC is carried out coin ceremony of the Beautifulst MSC and in contemporary Cruises currently both under construction in France, while the others two ships, MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview, are under construction in Italy near Fincantieri.
In occasion of the two ceremonies executive president of MSC Crociere, Pierfrancesco Vago, has announced that before the two ships Wonder class Huge MSC will be called. Moreover, referring to the units, under construction Vague he has evidenced that "these ships of MSC Croriere will be once again to the vanguard for the environmental technology. In fact - it has explained - between the other innovations, systems will be characterized by the presence of systems EGCS (hybrids) and SCR-Catalysts for the cleansing of drainage gases, systems to elevated ability for the management of the refusals and recycling, systems of reduction of the emissions and heat recovery as well as an advanced system for the treatment of sewage water".
Huge MSC Beautifulst and MSC, that they will have a tonnage of 181.000 tons, a length of 331 meters and the maximum ability to 6.334 passengers, will enter respective in service in March 2019 and in November 2019.
Huge MSC Beautifulst and MSC are part of the plan of MSC investments Cruises that the development of new prototypes for each previews currently under construction of the three classes of ships: Wonder, Seaside and World Class. In June MSC Cruises has launched to the Havre in France before these new ships, MSC Wonder, to December 2017 MSC Seaside will enter in service to Miami and in June 2018 will follow MSC Seaview.
"Today, while we celebrate in the same day the cut of the first sheet and a new keel - the managing director of STX France has declared, Laurent Castaing - we are living a moment unprecedented that it marks the beginning of a new era, is for our customer who for our yard. For MSC Cruises, draft of the realization of an extraordinary plan of investments that will upgrade the company until to make it to become one of the three greater players of the crocieristico field to total level; for us, it is the confirmation of a plan of orders in health, than it will carry to per year deliver two ships to us until 2022. We are partner in the same vituous circle, where the audacity and the performances of everyone can carry mutual benefits".
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