THE final contract between STX France and MSC Cruises for two Meraviglia-Plus cruise ships (CW 04 Feb) has come into effect.
Construction will begin “in due time”, with the first scheduled for delivery in Oct 2019 and the other in Sep 2020.
The vessels will be the largest ever built for a European cruise line and the second largest globally, at 177,000GRT, 331m long and with a maximum capacity of 6,300 passengers.
MSC Cruises is executing a 9 billion investment plan for eleven new cruise ships that will come into service by 2026.
Meanwhile, yesterday marked one year until MSC Seaside arrives in Miami.