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Coin ceremony for Explora I
It is the first of four luxury cruise ships ordered by MSC Crociere at Fincantieri
February 24, 2022
Today at the shipyard of Fincantieri in Monfalcone, the "currency ceremony" took place in Explora I , the first of the four luxury cruise ships ordered by the MSC group's cruises division for the new luxury brand Explora Journeys ( of the October 18 2018, March 14 and September 11 2019). The construction of the ship began last June is the unit will enter into service in May 2023. In parallel it continues the construction of Explora II , the second ship of the new brand that started to take shape, in October 2021, at the Castellammare shipyard in Stabia and will be delivered in the fall of 2024 by the Ponente Sestri yard. The last two units are expected to enter service in 2025 and 2026.
At the ceremony, Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruciere, stressed that " only for the construction of the eight Seaside and Explora ships of the group's cruises division, the overall investment amounts to almost six billion euros, generating an overall economic impact for Italy of 27 billion euros. The group's activities in Italy are not only concerned with the construction of the vessels, but are concerned with numerous other sectors of the industry and they generate spillovers for the benefit of the whole "country system". group MSC currently employs about 15,000 employees in Italy. "
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Today at the shipyard of Fincantieri in Monfalcone, the "currency ceremony" took place in Explora I , the first of the four luxury cruise ships ordered by the MSC group's cruises division for the new luxury brand Explora Journeys 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
