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MSC Cruises hosted the first-ever naming of a cruise ship on a private island last week. Alex Spencer was on board new flagship MSC Seashore in the Bahamas
SC Cruises championed the sustainability and technology credentials
of new flagship MSC Seashore when the line’s first Evo-class vessel was named at its Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas. The 5,632-passenger ship, MSC’s
biggest – and the largest built at Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard – was also dubbed the fleet’s “greenest” by executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago. It is the world’s first cruise ship to
showcase Fincantieri’s ‘Safe Air’ air sanitation system, which uses UV-C lamp technology to eliminate 99% of viruses and bacteria and provide “100% fresh air” around the ship with no recirculation. MSC says advanced cleaning systems reduce emissions, that
wastewater treatment systems have been improved and shore-to-ship power connectivity allows the ship to connect to local power grids in ports. At the ship’s naming ceremony,
at which Italian actress Sophia Loren christened her 16th MSC Cruises vessel, an LED light show replaced fireworks amid concern the latter could have disturbed the island’s wildlife. Vago said Seashore was paving the
way for sustainable cruising and helping MSC move towards its ultimate goal of zero emissions by 2050. He said MSC World Europa, due
to launch in winter 2022, would be the first MSC ship powered by liquefied natural gas, but added that while LNG is seen as one of the cleanest marine fuels currently, it was not a panacea for the industry. “We see it as a transitional fuel
and we will carry on investing in new ships, new technology and our environmental commitment,” Vago said. Following its christening, MSC
Seashore embarked on a maiden season of seven to 16-night cruises out of PortMiami, becoming the third MSC ship based in the US alongside MSC Meraviglia and MSC Divina. A second Evo-class [short for
evolution-class] ship was floated out at Fincantieri last week. MSC Seascape is scheduled to launch in November 2022
Godmother
Sophia Loren with Captain Galano
MSC Seashore in Miami
MSC Seashore’s infinity pool
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