GENEVA — MSC Cruises’ latest flagship, MSC World America, has successfully completed its deep-water intensive systems tests during a final sea trial in the Atlantic Ocean.
MSC World America is MSC Cruises’ 23rd ship and, according to the cruise line, “represents an evolution for the cruise line’s successful World Class platform with re-imagined venues and concepts tailored specifically to the U.S. market, combining European style with American comfort.”
The new ship will also be the first in MSC’s fleet to feature seven onboard districts, combining bars, restaurants, entertainment and leisure facilities.
The ship will now receive its final finishing touches at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France before being officially delivered to the cruise line on March 27.
MSC World America will then be officially named on April 9 at the new MSC Cruise Terminal in PortMiami.
The ship’s maiden voyage will be a celebratory sailing to the company’s private island Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas ahead of the vessel’s deployment in the Caribbean Sea.
The 22-deck ship, weighing in at 216,638 tonnes, measures 1,094 feet in length, with a capacity for 6,762 passengers and 2,138 crew. There are 2,614 cabins plus more than 413,000 square feet of public space.
MSC World America will have 18 bars and lounges and 19 dining venues, including four main restaurants, two buffets, two venues in the MSC Yacht Club exclusively for its guests, plus six separate specialty restaurants.
Dining concepts include Greek restaurant Paxos and the only Eataly restaurant at sea. The new flagship will also debut two brand-new lounge concepts: All-Stars Sports Bar, and The Loft, a multi-purpose venue for comedy, karaoke and more.
The ship’s inaugural season from Miami starts on April 12, offering alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries with stops in Puerto Plata, San Juan, Costa Maya and Cozumel, Isla de Roatan and Ocean Cay.
MSC World America’s use of LNG enables a direct transition towards drop-in bio and synthetic renewable LNG fuels. The ship is fitted with shore power connectivity, which allows the ship’s engines to be switched off while in port, eliminating local emissions and improving local air quality and the new MSC Cruise Terminal is equipped with shore power capability. The ship also has an advanced wastewater treatment plant and a comprehensive on-board recycling management plant to minimize waste.
MSC Cruises’ current orderbook includes MSC World Asia to be delivered in 2026 and a yet unnamed fourth World Class vessel in 2027.
