MSC Bellissima

History
Name: MSC Bellissima
Owner: MSC Cruises
Operator: MSC Cruises
Builder: STX Europe (St. Nazaire)
Laid down: 15 November 2017
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type: Meraviglia class
Tonnage: 171,598 GT
Capacity: 4,500

MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship currently under construction for MSC Cruises at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France.[1]

The ship will join MSC Meraviglia in the company’s Meraviglia-class of cruise ships. She will have a tonnage of 171,598 GT and a capacity of 4,500 passengers.[2] The ship is expected to debut in March 2019.

Construction timeline

MSC Cruises and STX France cut the first steel of Bellissima on November 28, 2016.[3][4]

The ship will be floated out in June/July 2018. Her delivery ceremony is scheduled for February 28, 2019. Bellissima will be officially named on March 2, 2019.

Features

Bellissima will feature an 80-meter LED ceiling, Cirque du Soleil at Sea,[5] full-size bowling lanes, and other onboard amenities.[6]

The ship’s stateroom categories will include Interior, Interior Studio, Ocean View, Balcony cabins, as well as Staterooms for Families, Suites with angled balcony, Duplex Suite, MSC Yacht Club Interior, MSC Yacht Club Deluxe Suite, and MSC Yacht Club Royal suites.

Route

The ship will depart on her maiden sailing on March 24, 2019.[7][5] It will be a 7 Night Mediterranean voyage leaving from Genoa, Italy. MSC Bellissima will call at several ports in Italy, Malta, Spain, and France.[8] She will spend her maiden cruise season in the Mediterranean, before re-positioning to the Persian Gulf, cruising roundtrip from Dubai for the 2019/2020 winter cruise season.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "MSC Bellissima Cruise Ship: Review & Photos on Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  2. ↑ "MSC Bellissima Ship Stats & Information- MSC Cruises MSC Bellissima Cruises: Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Cruise ship launch timeline | MSC Bellissima| MSC Cruises". MSC Cruises Australia Website. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  4. ↑ "MSC Cruises Finalizes Contract for Two New Meraviglia-Plus Ships". TravelPulse. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  5. 1 2 "MSC Cruises Opens Sales For Its Much-Awaited Second Meraviglia-Generation Mega-Ship, MSC Bellissima". Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  6. ↑ STONE, DEBORAH (2016-09-05). "Bellissima: second new MSC Cruises ship named". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Our guide to the hottest new cruise ships on order". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  8. ↑ "MSC Bellissima - Itinerary Schedule, Current Position | CruiseMapper". www.cruisemapper.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ↑ "MSC Cruises' newest mega cruise ship MSC Bellissima will cruise roundtrip from Dubai in 2020 -". 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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