MSC Cruises on Thursday revealed it will certainly be getting in the ultra-luxury cruise ship field with an order for 4 even more cruise liner from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.

MSC Cruises claims it has actually authorized a Memorandum of Agreement for the newbuilds valued over of 2 billion euros.

The ultra-luxury ships, the initial of which will certainly be supplied in 2023, will certainly have a gross tonnage of roughly 64,000 GT and also attribute 500 cabins each. The following 3 ships are prepared for distribution over the adhering to 3 on a routine of one ship annually.

“It is off the back of the great success of our ship-within-a-ship luxury concept that our guests asked us to enter into the ultra-luxury segment, as a natural evolution of the MSC Yacht Club,” claimed Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’Executive Chairman “These ships will be able to offer unique itineraries, thanks to their size, and the guest services will be taken to another level, including our personalised MSC Yacht Club butler service, available 24/7.”

Giuseppe Bono, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Fincantieri, specified: “It is with pride that two great brands – an Italian one and one with a strong Italian DNA -, well-known all over the world, today announce an important construction program. We are extremely satisfied that, to launch a new class of ships in the luxury segment, MSC Cruises has recognized that our design will help them create a new generation of ships that will be cutting edge both in terms of safety and technological content, and with particular attention paid to passenger comfort. With this project Fincantieri can count on 53 cruise ships in its order book, confirming its position as absolute market leader”.