MSC CRUISES
With the second of the four World Class of ships, MSC World America, delivered in March, MSC Cruises has ordered a further pair of these 216,000gt vessels from Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The next in the series, MSC World Asia, is scheduled for her maiden voyage in December 2026, with MSC World Atlantic following in 2027.
The two ships recently added to the order will arrive in 2029 and 2030, and are, as yet, unnamed. The MSC Cruises fleet currently includes the four 65,000gt MSC Lirica class (including the pair acquired from the demise of Festival Cruises), all of which have been lengthened.
There are four ships in the 92,000gt Musica class, four in the 138,000gt Fantasia class, and four in the Seaside class, made up from the initial…