Seascape delivered to MSC

MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its new flagship MSC Seascape, just a week after the naming ceremony of MSC World Europa.

Seascape is the second new cruise ship to join MSC this year, bringing the fleet to 21 ships.

The ship is the second Seaside EVO class ship to enter MSC’s fleet, and the fourth in the cruise line’s Seaside-class, which is specifically designed for the Caribbean.

The new flagship will feature extensive outdoor spaces and some of the latest environmental technologies currently available at sea.

Seascape is the largest cruise ship to be built in Italy, with the delivery taking place in the presence of MSC Group founder and Executive Chair Gianluigi Aponte.

Also present at the ceremony were MSC Cruises Executive Chair Pierfrancesco Vago, Fincantieri Chief Executive Officer Pierroberto Folgiero, as well as other regional and local authorities, dignitaries, travel advisor partners and media.

During the ceremony, Shipyard Director Cristiano Bazzara presented to Captain Roberto Leotta an ampoule containing the water that first touched the hull when Seascape was floated out earlier this year.

Following her naming ceremony in NYC on 07 Dec, Seascape will sail to Miami for her inaugural season in the Caribbean.

Seascape will offer two different seven-night itineraries from Miami: an Eastern Caribbean cruise, calling at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Nassau, San Juan, and Puerto Plata; and a Western Caribbean sailing, calling at Ocean Cay, Cozumel, George Town, and Ocho Rios.