Editing MSC Cruises (section)

== Fleet ==
=== Current fleet ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:Center;"
|-
! Ship
! Built
! Builder
! Joined MSC
! [[Gross tonnage]]
! Flag
! Notes
! Image
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Mistral-class cruise ship|''Mistral''-class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Armonia}}
| 2001
| rowspan="4" | [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]
|data-sort-value=2004-05 | May 2004
| 65,542
|{{PAN}}
| align="Left" |Built as the MS ''European Vision'' for [[Festival Cruises]]
| [[File:Costa Fascinosa and MSC Armonia in Malta (MSC Armonia).jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Sinfonia}}
| 2002
|data-sort-value=2005-03 | March 2005
| 65,542
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |Built as the MS ''European Stars'' for [[Festival Cruises]]
| [[File:20170617 MSC Sinfonia Venezia (49258415321)..jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Lirica}}
| 2003
|data-sort-value=2003-03 | March 2003
| 65,591
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |First purpose-built new build for MSC Cruises
| [[File:Croisiére MSC LIRICA en quai.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Opera}}
| 2004
|data-sort-value=2004-03 | March 2004
| 65,591
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Opera.jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Musica-class cruise ship|''Musica'' class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Musica}}
| 2006
| rowspan="2" | [[Aker Yards]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2006-07 | July 2006
| 92,409
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Musica at Pier 25 in Port of Tallinn Tallinn 1 May 2013.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Orchestra}}
| 2007
|data-sort-value=2007-05 | May 2007
| 92,409
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" | 
| [[File:MSC Orchestra in Tallinn 2009 0028.JPG|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Poesia}}
| 2008
| [[Aker Yards]]/[[STX Europe]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2008-10 | Oct 2008
| 92,627
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Poesia departing Tallinn 11 July 2012.JPG|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Magnifica}}
| 2010
| [[STX Europe]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2010-03 | March 2010
| 95,128
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" | Modified ''Musica'' class
| [[File:MSC Magnifica (ship, 2010) 002.jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Fantasia-class cruise ship|''Fantasia'' class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Fantasia}}
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | [[Aker Yards]]/[[STX Europe]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2008-12 | Dec 2008
| 137,936
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:Msc fantasia.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Splendida}}
| 2009
|data-sort-value=2009-07 | July 2009
| 137,936
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Splendida Marseille.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Divina}}
| 2012
| rowspan="2" | [[STX Europe]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2012-06 | June 2012
| 139,400
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" | Modified ''Fantasia'' class
| [[File:MSC Divina in Malta.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Preziosa}}
| 2013
|data-sort-value=2013-03 |  March 2013
| 139,400
| {{PAN}}
| align="Left" | Modified ''Fantasia'' class<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msccruises.co.uk/uk_en/About-MSC-Cruises/News/MSC-CRUISES-WELCOMES-MSC-PREZIOSA.aspx |title=MSC Cruises-UK News: MSC Cruises Welcomes MSC Preziosa |publisher=Msccruises.co.uk |access-date=15 February 2014}}</ref>
|[[File:Croisière MSC PREZIOSA à quai (cropped).jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Seaside-class cruise ship|''Seaside'' class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Seaside}}
| 2017
| rowspan="2" | [[Fincantieri]]
|data-sort-value=2017-11 | Nov 2017
| 153,516
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Seaside docked at Ocean Cay.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Seaview}}
| 2018
|data-sort-value=2018-06 | June 2018
| 153,516
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" |
| [[File:MSC Seaview leaving Kiel XIV (cropped).jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Seaside-EVO-class cruise ship|''Seaside'' EVO-class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Seashore}}
| 2021
| rowspan="2" | [[Fincantieri]]
|data-sort-value=2021-083 | August 2021
| 170,412
|{{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left"|
| [[File:Msc seashore.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Seascape}}
| 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28785-new-msc-seascape-delivered-from-fincantieri.html|title=New MSC Seascape Delivered from Fincantieri|date=2022-11-16|access-date=2022-11-16}}</ref>
|data-sort-value=2022-11 | November 2022
| 170,400<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2022/msc-seascape-joins-the-fleet/|title=MSC SEASCAPE, THE LARGEST AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CRUISE SHIP EVER BUILT IN ITALY, JOINS THE FLEET|date=2022-11-16|access-date=2022-11-16}}</ref>
|{{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left"|
| [[File:MSC Seascape cruise ship 2.jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | [[Meraviglia-class cruise ship|''Meraviglia'' class]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Meraviglia}}
| 2017
| [[STX Europe]] ([[Saint-Nazaire]])
|data-sort-value=2017-05 | May 2017
| 171,598
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" | 
| [[File:MSC Meraviglia Grand Harbour Malta 20180307 03 (cropped).jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship||MSC Bellissima}}
| 2019
| [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]
|data-sort-value=2019-03 | March 2019
| 171,598
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" |
|[[File:MSC Bellissima 20190226 190521.jpg|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" | ''Meraviglia'' Plus-class
|-
| {{ship||MSC Grandiosa}}
| 2019
| rowspan="3" | [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]
|data-sort-value=2019-11 | November 2019
| 181,541
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Williamson|first=Jeannine|date=2019-10-31|title=MSC Cruises Takes Delivery of first Meraviglia Plus Class Ship, MSC Grandiosa|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com.au/news/4709/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.cruisecritic.com.au|language=en-au}}</ref>
|[[File:Vertrek MSC GRANDIOSA (49018550362).jpg|180px]]
|-
| ''[[MSC Virtuosa]]''
| 2021
|data-sort-value=2021-05 | May 2021
| 181,541
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" | <ref name=":0" />
| [[File:Msc virtuosa 2021.JPG|180px]]
|-
| ''[[MSC Euribia]]''<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25333-msc-begins-construction-of-euribia-its-most-environmentally-advanced-ship.html|title=MSC Begins Construction of Euribia, Its Most Environmentally-Advanced Ship|date=2021-06-28|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref>
| 2023<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Ebelthite|first=Shaun|title=MSC begins construction of third Meraviglia-Plus class ship, MSC Euribia -|url=https://cruise-arabia.com/2021/06/29/msc-begins-construction-of-third-meraviglia-plus-class-ship-msc-euribia/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=cruise-arabia.com|date=29 June 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|data-sort-value=2023-05 | May 2023
| 184,011
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" | Second ship powered by [[liquid natural gas]] (LNG) to join the fleet.
|[[File:MSC Euribia - 3 juin 2023 - Saint-Nazaire, France.jpg|MSC Euribia - 3 juin 2023 - Saint-Nazaire, France|180px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[World-class cruise ship|''World Class'']]
|-
|| {{ship||MSC World Europa}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Kalosh|first=Anne|date=29 June 2020|title=Chantiers de l'Atlantique lays keel for LNG-powered MSC World Europa|work=Seatrade Cruise News|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/chantiers-de-latlantique-lays-keel-lng-powered-msc-world-europa|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
| 2022<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-02|title=MSC and Chantiers Mark Double Newbuild Milestones|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/26332-msc-and-chantiers-mark-double-newbuild-milestones.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]
|data-sort-value=2022-12 | December 2022
| 215,863<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSC World Europa |url=https://www.msccruisesusa.com/cruise/ships/msc-world-europa |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=msccruisesusa.com}}</ref>
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" | Originally named ''MSC Europa''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.primocanale.it/notizie/msc-guarda-all-ambiente-ecco-europa-a-saint-nazaire-il-taglio-della-prima-lamiera-212817.html|title=Msc guarda all'ambiente, ecco 'Europa': a Saint Nazaire il taglio della prima lamiera|website=Primocanale.it|language=it|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
Largest ship built for MSC Cruises and first in the fleet powered by LNG with [[solid oxide fuel cell]] (SOFC) and having "G"-shape bow design.
|[[File:MSC World Europa - Saint-Nazaire - June 2022.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|-
|''[[MSC World America]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mscpressarea.com/en_US/press-releases/msc-cruises-cuts-steel-on-msc-world-america-second-innovative-world-class-ship|title=MSC CRUISES CUTS STEEL ON MSC WORLD AMERICA, SECOND INNOVATIVE WORLD CLASS SHIP|date=2022-10-24|access-date=2022-10-24}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28562-msc-names-next-new-ship-world-america.html|title=MSC Names Next New Ship World America|date=2022-10-24|access-date=2022-10-24}}</ref>
| 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mscpressarea.com/press-releases/msc-cruises-and-chantiers-de-l-atlantique-mark-three-world-class-ship-milestones/|title=MSC CRUISES AND CHANTIERS DE L’ATLANTIQUE MARK THREE WORLD CLASS SHIP MILESTONES IN SAINT-NAZAIRE|date=2025-03-27|accessdate=2025-03-28}}</ref>
|data-sort-value=2025-03 | March 2025
| 216,638<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSC World Europa |url=https://www.msccruisesusa.com/cruise/ships/msc-world-europa |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=msccruisesusa.com}}</ref>
| {{flag|Malta|civil}}
| align="Left" | LNG-fueled cruise ship.<ref name="msccruisesusa.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx |title=New Cruise Ships - MSC Cruises &#124; New Ships - World Class |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813040403/https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/About-MSC/News/MSC-Cruises-Announces-World-Class-Ships-2026.aspx |archive-date=13 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br>Construction started on 22 October 2022.<ref>https://chantiers-atlantique.com/en/news/msc-and-chantiers-de-latlantique-mark-a-major-step-forward-with-the-delivery-of-msc-world-europa/</ref><ref>https://chantiers-atlantique.com/en/institutional/chantiers-de-latlantique-to-integrate-the-first-lng-operated-fuel-cell-onboard-an-msc-cruises-ship/</ref><br>Sea Trials completed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mscpressarea.com/press-releases/msc-world-america-completes-successful-sea-trials-ahead-of-april-launch/|title=MSC WORLD AMERICA COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SEA TRIALS AHEAD OF APRIL LAUNCH|date=2025-03-15|accessdate=2025-03-28}}</ref> and delivered in March 2025
|[[File:MSC World America.jpg|center|frameless|180x180px]]
|}

=== Future ships ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:Center;"
|-
! Ship
! Due to enter service
! Builder
! [[Gross tonnage]]
! Notes
! Image
|-
! colspan="6" |[[World-class cruise ship|World class]]
|-
|''MSC World Asia''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/04/msc-cruises-holds-steel-cutting-ceremony-for-msc-world-asia/?fbclid=IwAR2tMdCX3Pb_V9583KrdysbfU7ZJOti6TOlpPk9NWyPBhk1ZmM3M4ofUlgQ_aem_AXNQ9Tr3YMC_W9MBER7P9KYffOkG1lFdjBoYIZ7CswibNB7sZossKvk4aYLnTTZPwFA9cv4l-3EHRknr-4gtwYli|title=
MSC Cruises Holds Steel Cutting Ceremony for MSC World Asia|date=2024-04-09|access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
| 2026<ref name=":27">{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Daniel |date=21 January 2020 |title=MSC Cruises Adds Two World Class Vessels, New Ship Class to Expansion Plans |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/MSC-Cruises-Adds-Two-World-Class-Vessels-New-Ship-Class-to-Expansion-Plans |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=Travel Market Report}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" | [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]
| 216,638<ref name=":27" />
| align="Left" | LNG-fueled cruise ship<ref name="msccruisesusa.com" />
|
|-
| ''MSC World Atlantic''<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSC and Chantiers Celebrate Milestones for Three World Class Ships - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/03/msc-and-chantiers-celebrate-milestones-for-three-world-class-ships/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Cruise Industry News|language=en-US}}</ref>
| 2027<ref name=":27" />
| 216,638<ref name=":27" />
| align="Left" | LNG-fueled cruise ship<ref name="msccruisesusa.com" />
|
|-
|World Class 5<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=MSC Orders Two More World Class Ships - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/05/msc-orders-two-more-world-class-ships/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Cruise Industry News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2029<ref name=":1" />
|216,638<ref name=":1" />
| align="Left" |LNG-fueled cruise ship<ref name=":1" />
|
|-
|World Class 6<ref name=":1" />
|2030<ref name=":1" />
|216,638<ref name=":1" />
| align="Left" |LNG-fueled cruise ship<ref name=":1" />
|
|}

MSC is also in negotiations with Finnish, Italian and French yards for new builds.<ref>https://www.ttgmedia.com/cruise/msc-cruises-confirms-talks-under-way-with-shipyards-over-new-ship-class-49216</ref><ref>https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/cruise/msc-cruises-to-take-the-bar-higher-with-next-generation-of-ships</ref><ref>https://cruiseweekly.com.au/news/msc-going-bigger/80807</ref><ref>https://www.seereisenportal.de/news/kreuzfahrt-news-schifffahrtsnachrichten/msc-cruises-hebt-mit-der-naechsten-schiffsgeneration-die-standards-an/</ref>

=== Former fleet ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ship
! Built
! Builder
! In service for MSC
! [[Gross tonnage]]
! Notes
! Image
|-
| {{MS|Achille Lauro||2}}
| 1947
| Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij De Schelde, Vlissingen, [[Netherlands]]
| 1988- 1994
| 23,629
| align="Left" | Built for [[Royal Rotterdam Lloyd]] as the ''MS Willem Ruys''. Sank after catching fire in 1994.
| [[File:Achille39 b.jpg|180px]]
|-
| [[SS Monterey (1952)|''Monterey'']]
| 1952
| [[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.]], Maryland, [[United States]]
| 1990- 2006
| 20,000
| align="Left" | Originally known as ''SS Free State Mariner''. Previously ''Monterey'' for [[Matson Lines]] and ''Monterey'' for Aloha Pacific Cruises. Scrapped in 2007.
| [[File:MSC Montery (cropped).jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|-
| {{MS|Symphony||2}}
| 1951
| [[Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson]], [[England]]
| 1994- 2000
| 16,000
| align="Left" | Previously ''Provence'' for SGTM Line and ''Enrico C ''for [[Costa Cruises]]. Scrapped in 2001.
| [[File:"Ocean Glory I" - Dover, 2001 (cropped).jpg|180px]]
|-
| [[MS Golden Iris|''Rhapsody'']]
| 1977
| [[Burmeister & Wain]], [[Denmark]]
| 1995- 2009
| 17,095
| align="Left" | Previously ''Cunard Conquest'' and ''Cunard Princess'' for [[Cunard Line]]. Scrapped in 2022.
| [[File:MS Rhapsody in Trondheim 2007.jpg|180px]]
|-
| {{ship|MS|Melody||2}}
| 1982
| [[CNIM]] ([[La Seyne-sur-Mer]]), [[France]]
| 1997- 2013
| 35,143
| align="Left" | Previously ''Atlantic'' for [[Home Lines]] and ''StarShip Atlantic'' for [[Premier Cruise Line]]. Scrapped in 2018.
| [[File:Melody.jpg|180px]]
|}