| MSC Bellissima cut

CONSTRUCTION has officially begun on MSC Cruises’ MSC Belissima, marked by a traditional steel cutting ceremony in Saint Nazaire, France last week.

The second of the Meraviglia generation of ships, MSC Bellissima is due to commence service in 2019 and is part of a 9 billion investment which will see the line’s capacity treble over the next ten years.

Another new ship from the line, MSC Seaside, was floated out of a shipyard in Italy late last month.