MSC Cruises changed the name of one of its
two post-Panamax ships under construction, from the MSC Serenata to
the MSC Splendida, the Italian cruise line said.
According to MSC,
Raphaela Aponte, who is responsible for every ship's interior
design details and is the wife of Gianluigi Aponte, MSC's owner,
was so enthusiastic about the designs prepared by the ship's
architectural plan, the cruise line decided to change the vessel's
name.
"This unique ship
has many wonderful attributes, including the attention to detail,
the choice of colors and perfect harmony of the spaces," said
Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO for MSC Cruises, in a statement. "There
will also be displays of elegant works of art on board. This ship
had to be named MSC Splendida, a ship that has been created to
amaze and inspire its guests."
The 133,000-ton
MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia, the largest ships commissioned by
MSC, are slated to join the fleet in the autumn of 2008 and the
spring of 2009, respectively. MSC said that the length of each of
the two ships will be six times that of the Tower of Pisa and will
be almost 33 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower.
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