MSC Cruises floated out its upcoming vessel, the MSC Seashore, this week at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
The 4,540-passenger MSC Seashore is slated for delivery in July 2021. The 169,500-ton vessel will be the largest ever built in Italy, the line said.
The ship will be the third in MSC's Seaside class, and the first of two Seaside Evo ships that have newly designed public spaces, more cabins and the highest ratio of outdoor space per guest of any ship in the MSC fleet.
Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC, affirmed that the line is "committed to our newbuilds program" and said that the Seashore will be one of two new ships MSC will take delivery of in 2021, "thus underlying our belief in the long-term growth prospects of the sector as also demonstrated by the return to service of our first ship earlier this week as well as the investments made in our new health and safety operating protocol, which is already setting a new standard for the industry."
Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri, added that "the uncertain situation that we are experiencing worldwide adds even more important value to this day, which bodes well not only for MSC Cruises and for our company but for the entire cruise industry."