MSC
Cruises said the opening of its private island near Bimini, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, will be pushed back
10 months from December 2017 to October 2018.
“As we set out to
finalize construction plans for this one-of-a-kind destination, we realized
that to ensure the level of quality and attention to details in both
infrastructure and services that our guests have rightfully come to expect from
MSC Cruises, it was only appropriate to allot a longer time frame,” said
Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises.
MSC guests that had been scheduled to visit on calls
starting late next year will visit Nassau instead, Vago said.
A
groundbreaking ceremony for Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve has been
scheduled for Oct. 6, 2016, with the Prime Minister of the Bahamas expected to
attend.