MSC Seaside
| File:MSC Seaside-592x236.jpg MSC rendering of MSC Seaside
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| Name | MSC Seaside |
| Operator | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry |  Malta, Valletta |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Monfalcone |
| Laid down | 4 March 2016 |
| Launched | 26 November 2016[1][2][3] |
| In service | December 2017 (scheduled) |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Seaside-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 154,000 GT |
| Capacity | 4,140 passengers |
MSC Seaside is a cruise ship currently under construction for MSC Cruises. The first of MSC's next-generation Seaside class vessels, it will be the largest cruise ship ever to be constructed by its builder, Fincantieri of Italy, and will feature a custom-designed multi-storey aqua park built by WhiteWater West of Canada.[4] The first steel cut took place on 22 June 2015 in Monfalcone. The keel was laid in Monfalcone on 4 March 2016,[5][6] and the vessel was floated out of the shipyard on 26 November.[7]
Seaside is due to enter service in December 2017. It will operate year-round to the Caribbean, from a renovated and expanded dedicated berth and terminal at PortMiami, Florida, USA.[4] The naming ceremony is planned for 22 December 2017 in Miami.[8]
References
- ^ "Monfalcone, Fincantieri prepara il varo della colossale MSC Seaside". 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "MSC Croisières : mise à flot du MSC Seaside aux chantiers Fincantieri". 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "MSC Seaside Aufschwimmen bei Fincantieri" (in German). 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ a b Cox, Martin (17 March 2015). "MSC reveals SEASIDE class". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Seaside Construction Begins". 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ "All Cruise News". 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ "MSC Seaside Floated Out at Fincantieri". Cruise Industry News. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "MSC Seaside Taufe am 22. Dezember 2017 in Miami" (in German). 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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