Today in the Saint-Nazaire shipyard of Chantiers de l'Atlantique three ceremonies were celebrated for as many ships of MSC Cruises: the delivery of the new flagship MSC World America, the laying of the MSC World Asia coin and the cutting of the first sheet metal of MSC World Atlantic.

MSC World America, which is the twenty-third unit of the company's fleet, will be officially christened on April 9 in the United States at the new MSC Cruise Port of Miami Terminal. The new ship has a gross tonnage of 216,638 tons, measures 333.3 meters in length and 47 meters in length width, and has a capacity of 6,762 passengers and 2,138 crew members with 2,614 cabins and more 38,400 square meters of public spaces.

In addition to the traditional coin ceremony, during which some commemorative coins - as a sign of blessing and good luck luck - they are inserted inside the ship, in this case MSC World Asia to enter service this winter 2026-27 carrying out cruises in the Mediterranean to France, Italy, Spain and Malta, MSC Cruises also celebrated the ceremony of the cutting of the first sheet metal of the MSC World Atlantic, the fourth "World Class" class unit of the company that will operate in the Caribbean with departures from Port Canaveral, starting in winter 2027-2028.