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MSC Cruises to implement next-generation air sanitisation system

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MSC Cruises will be the first cruise line in the world to install a new advanced air sanitization system onboard its ships.

The new technology sanitization system, known as Safe Air, will improve the quality and cleanliness of onboard air for all passengers and crew.

The Safe Air system will be fitted on MSC Seashore, which is currently undergoing construction at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard.

The first in MSC Cruises’ Seaside Eco class of ships, MSC Seashore is due to be delivered in July 2021.

Safe Air is just the latest in a string of new health and safety measures being implemented by MSC Cruises, following the Covid-19 pandemic and the temporary suspension of cruising.The Safe Air system based on the technology of UV-C lamps which are type C ultraviolet rays applied in combination with the ship’s air conditioning system.

Airflow is radiated at the source with a short wavelength light that hits organic particles and prevents the circulation of air pollutants such as viruses, bacteria, and mould.

The system was developed by the Fincantieri’s designers and technicians and the virology laboratory of the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, a leading global research institute headquartered in Trieste, Italy.

While MSC Seashore isn’t due to launch until 2021, the cruise line is implementing a host of other strict health and safety procedures in the meantime.

Since partially resuming operations on 16 August on MSC Grandiosa, MSC has been following procedures like universal health screening before boarding, temperature checks, health questionnaires, Covid-19 antigen swab tests, and the wearing of face masks.

Other aspects of the protocol include enhanced sanitization and cleaning, a social bubble for shore excursions, testing of the crew, enhanced medical facilities, and daily health monitoring.

New HAL ship Rotterdam set for shipyard float out

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The seventh Holland America Line ship to carry the Rotterdam name is due to be floated next week in the next stage of its construction.
The 2,668-passenger vessel is being built at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Italy ahead of its planned delivery on July 30, 2021.
The 99,800-ton new build will spend its inaugural summer season in northern Europe following its first sailing on August 1.
Naming details have not been finalised and will be announced at a later date, according to the company.
An update on the new ship is to be given by HAL president Gus Antorcha at a Seatrade cruise conference virtual briefing on October 6.

New MSC Seashore Floats Out at Fincantieri

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MSC Seashore in dry dock.

The float out of the new MSC Seashore took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.

The MSC Seashore, which will be the company’s longest ship at 339 metres and the largest and most innovative ever built in Italy, has now been moved to a wet dock until her delivery in July 2021 to allow for work on her interior, according to a press release.

She follows the Seaside and Seaview but is the first of two Seaside Evo class ships with newly designed public spaces, more cabins and the highest ratio of outdoor space per guest of any ship in the company’s fleet.

More than 65 per cent of the ship has been enhanced to make MSC Seashore a significant further evolution of her sister ships, the company said.

Giuseppe Bono, CEO, Fincantieri, commented: “The float out has always been one of the most satisfying moments for those involved in the construction of a ship. It is also the occasion to further strengthen everyone’s commitment, because when the ship touches the sea a lot of work has already been done, but much more still lies ahead. This applies even more to “MSC Seashore”, which will become the new flagship of MSC Cruises: a record-breaking ship, that focuses on innovation, technology and design, and emphasizing the Fincantieri leadership.

“The uncertain situation that we are experiencing worldwide adds even more important value to this day, which bodes well not only for MSC Cruises and for our company, but for the entire cruise industry”.

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MSC Grandiosa is now back in service

Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises added: “We are committed to our newbuild program, which with each new class of ships sees us innovating and setting new standards in the industry. MSC Seashore will, in fact, be the largest and most innovative cruise vessel ever built in Italy, featuring the latest and most advanced environmental technology currently available. She will also be one of two new ships for which we will receive delivery in 2021 thus underlying our belief in the long-term growth prospects of the sector – as also demonstrated by the return to service of our first ship earlier this week as well as the investments made in our new health and safety operating protocol which is already setting a new standard for the industry.”

In summer 2021, all three Seaside class ships will be deployed together in the Western Mediterranean.

The MSC Seashore will offer the popular Six Pearls itinerary calling the Italian cities of Genoa and, for visits to Pompeii, Naples; Messina, Sicily; Valletta, Malta; Barcelona, Spain and Marseille, France. MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview operate ever-popular 7-night cruises in the West Mediterranean homeporting in Genoa.