MSC Seaside

MSC Seaside in port
History
Name: MSC Seaside
Operator: MSC Cruises
Port of registry:  Malta, Valletta
Builder: Fincantieri, Monfalcone
Yard number: 6256
Laid down: 4 March 2016
Completed: 29 November 2017[1]
In service: 1 December 2017
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 153,516 GT
Length: 323 m (1,060 ft)
Beam: 41 m (135 ft)
Draft: 8.5 m (28 ft)
Depth: 12.1 m (40 ft)
Decks: 18
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 14,400 kW (19,300 hp) Wärtsilä 12V46F
  • 2 × 16,800 kW (22,500 hp) Wärtsilä 14V46F total power 62,400 kW (83,700 hp)
Speed: 21.3 knots (24.5 mph)
Capacity: 5,119 passengers

MSC Seaside is a cruise ship built for MSC Cruises. The first of MSC's next-generation Seaside class vessels, it is the largest cruise ship ever to be constructed by its builder, Fincantieri of Italy, and features a custom-designed multi-story aqua park built by WhiteWater West of Canada.[2] The first steel cut took place on 22 June 2015 in Monfalcone. The keel was laid in Monfalcone on 4 March 2016,[3][4] and the vessel was floated out of the shipyard on 26 November.[5] When it debuted, it was the 14th largest cruise ship in the world, behind Freedom of the Seas and Independence of the Seas.

Seaside entered into service in December 2017. It is operating year-round to the Caribbean, from a renovated and expanded dedicated berth and terminal at PortMiami, Florida, USA.[2] The naming ceremony was on 22 December 2017 in Miami.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "MSC Seaside (9745366)". Leonardo Info. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. 1 2 Cox, Martin (17 March 2015). "MSC reveals SEASIDE class". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Seaside Construction Begins". 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. ↑ "All Cruise News". 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ "MSC Seaside Floated Out at Fincantieri". Cruise Industry News. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "MSC Seaside Taufe am 22. Dezember 2017 in Miami" (in German). 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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