MSC Cruises has announced that construction has begun on its World Class 3 ship, which has officially been named MSC World Asia.
It follows on from MSC World Europa and MSC World America.
MSC World Asia will be delivered in 2026.
The company recently celebrated the steel-cutting ceremony with its building partner Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
Meanwhile, sister ship MSC World America completed another important milestone with the float out that took place on Sunday 7th April at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
The ultramodern flagship enters her final phase of construction ready to be officially named on the 9th April 2025 at MSC Cruises’ new state-of-the-art, landmark terminal in PortMiami, with a celebratory sailing to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, in the Bahamas.
Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises commented: “MSC World America is another example of the incredible professional partnership between us and the Chantiers de l’Atlantique with whom we have designed five distinct and innovative prototypes – the most recent being the ground-breaking World Class platform. With each and every ship we strive to improve and enhance not only the environmental technology but also new features that enrich the experience for the guest as we design for the future holiday experience. MSC World Asia continues in this tradition and with this important milestone of the steel cutting we are pleased to confirm that she will offer even more advanced new features in terms of future-proof marine and onboard hospitality technologies as well as guest experiences.”
Laurent Castaing, General Manager, Chantiers de l’Atlantique commented: “We are very proud to begin construction on MSC World Asia. The third ship in the World Class series will feature cutting-edge technologies, making it one of the cleanest, most energy-efficient ships in the world. She embodies MSC Cruises’ and Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s long-term partnership and commitment toward the environment.”
