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MSC World Europa is a World-class cruise ship of MSC Cruises. [5] LNG-powered, she was built by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, [1] and as of June 2024 is the world's eighth largest passenger ship and the largest cruise ship in the world that is not owned by Royal Caribbean International currently.
On 31 October 2019, MSC announced the name of the first World-class ship as MSC Europa and held the ship's steel-cutting ceremony at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, inaugurating the construction for the ship. [5] The ship was later revealed to be renamed MSC World Europa, announced during her keel-laying ceremony on 29 June 2020. [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Cruise line registered in Switzerland MSC Cruises Company type Privately held company Industry Transportation Founded 1988 ; 37 years ago (1988) Naples, Italy Founder Gianluigi Aponte Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Area served Worldwide Products Cruises Number of employees 23,500 Parent ...
The largest may carry thousands of passengers in a single trip, and are some of the largest ships in the world by gross tonnage (GT), bigger than many large cargo ships. Cruise ships started to exceed ocean liners in size and capacity in the mid-1990s; [ 2 ] before then, few were more than 50,000 GT. [ 3 ]
In October 2018, MSC Group announced an order with Fincantieri for four luxury cruise ships. This was later increased to six, with deliveries running through to 2028. [2] The line's first ship, Explora I completed its sea trials in April 2023. Delivery was delayed due to faulty fire panels.
MS Europa is a cruise ship owned and operated by the German company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. It is the 6th ship to be named Europa in the company's history. For twelve years in a row, the MS Europa was awarded the title "best cruise ship in the world" by Ward-Ranking and Berlitz .
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Mediterranean Shipping Company was founded in Naples in 1970 as a private company by seafaring captain Gianluigi Aponte when he bought his first ship, Patricia, followed by Rafaela, with which Aponte began a shipping line operating between the Mediterranean and Somalia. The line subsequently expanded through the purchase of second-hand cargo ships.