- Western Mediterranean: MSC Preziosa, MSC Fantasia, MSC Armonia, MSC Meraviglia
- Eastern Mediterranean: MSC Magnifica, MSC Poesia, MSC Musica, MSC Lirica, MSC Opera
- Northern Europe: MSC Splendida, MSC Orchestra, MSC Sinfonia
- Caribbean: MSC Divina, MSC Seaside, MSC Opera (winter season)
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MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is a Swiss-registered, global cruise line with headquarters in Geneva. MSC Cruises is the world's largest privately owned cruise company, employing 16,300 people worldwide and having offices in 45 countries as of July 2014. MSC Cruises (Italian: MSC Crociere S.p.A.) is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), the world's second biggest container shipping operator.
Originally founded in Naples, Italy as Lauro Lines (also known as Flotta Lauro) by Achille Lauro, the company entered the cruise business in the 1960s, operating two ships, the Angelina Lauro and MS Achille Lauro. The Angelina Lauro burnt in the port of St. Thomas in 1979 and in 1985, the Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front. In 1989, Mediterranean Shipping Company bought Flotta Lauro and renamed it StarLauro Cruises. In 1994, the Achille Lauro caught fire and sank. In 1995, the company name was changed to MSC Cruises.
MSC Cruises is the fourth largest cruise company in the world, after Carnival Corporation & plc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Lines with a 5.2% share of all passengers carried in 2015.
In 2014 MSC Cruises announced that the four Lirica class ships will undergo renovation under the "Renaissance Programme".
In 2015, MSC Cruises had four new ships on order from STX France and Fincantieri, with options for three more. The first two ships are due to be delivered in May 2017 (MSC Meraviglia) and November 2017 (MSC Seaside). There are 4 more diesel-powered ships on order for delivery in 2020s.
Ships
Lirica class:
MSC Armonia, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Lirica, MSC OperaMusica class:
MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra, MSC Poesia, MSC MagnificaFantasia class:
MSC Fantasia, MSC Splendida, MSC Divina, MSC PreziosaFuture Ships:
MSC Meraviglia (May 2017), Project Vista II (2019), Project Meraviglia Plus I (November 2019), Project Meraviglia Plus II (April 2020), MSC Seaside (Nov 2017), MSC Seaside (Nov 2017), MSC Seaview (May 2018), Project Seaside III (2021), World-class (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)Main working area
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Welcome aboard MSC Opera ! Today we’d like to take a virtual tour of this beautiful MSC Cruises ship and her fantastic onboard amenities. Are you ready? Let’s begin our adventure! MSC Opera joined the MSC fleet in 2004 and served as its flagship until 2006 when MSC Musica was built.... |
 She’s the first representative of the
MSC Cruises
’ Musica-class. She’s a fabulous cruise ship serving the company since 2006. She’s a sweet melody of the ocean. She’s
MSC Musica
!
MSC Musica in Dubrovnik
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 We are all fond of
modern cruise liners
. But we often forget either about the ships that belonged to the fleet just a few years ago or about the ships that got the glory of one or another cruise company.
Today we want to talk about the former ships of the company
MSC
.
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 Dear friends! We would like to tell you about several facts you probably did not know about the beautiful cruise liner –
MSC Divina
!
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MSC Poesia
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MSC Poesia
.
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 In the morning, we took a water taxi from our hotel to the port; it wasn't far. Getting there by boat was expensive, but we had a lot of baggage.
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