On 29 November 2017 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, MSC Cruises officially took delivery of its new flagship MSC Seaside. The delivery ceremony took place in the presence of Sergio Matarella, President of the Italian Republic, Graziano Delrio, Italy’s Minister of Infrastructures and Transports, as well as other authorities and dignitaries.
At the delivery ceremony of MSC Seaside, the Company’s second newly-built ship to come into service in 2017, MSC Cruises and Fincantieri also signed orders for the construction of two Seaside EVO ships, a further evolution of the Seaside Class prototype, for a total investment of €1.8 billion.