MSC VIRTUOSE cruise vessel 2021

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Built as a cruise vessel under yard No H34 by Chantiers de L’atlantique. Saint-Nazaire, France for 4 Compania Naviera SA, Napels Italy.
01 February 2016 ordered.
27 February 2019 first section was laid down.
29 November 2019 floated out of the building dock under the name MSC VERTUOSA, two sisters.
Tonnage 181,541 grt, 13,610 dwt, dim. 331.43 x 43.00 x 8.80 (draught)
Powered by four Wärtsilä diesels, 38,400 kW, speed 24 knots.
Maximum passenger capacity: 6334, crew 1704.
01 February 2021 Delivered to owners, building cost 800 million Euro.
Managed by MSC Crociere SPA, under Malta flag and registry, homeport Valletta. Imo No 9803625.

27 November 2021 was christened by Sophia Loren in Dubai.

MSC VERTUOSA is a Meraviglia-Plus-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, she is the second ship in the Meraviglia-Plus class and sister ship to MSC Grandiosa.[6][7] Originally scheduled to debut on 8 November 2020, her delivery and entry into service was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was delivered to MSC Cruises on 1 February 2021 and entered service in May 2021.

History
Construction
On 2 February 2016, MSC Cruises announced that they had converted their options for two new ships into firm orders, with the new vessels being a part of a sub-class that evolves from the cruise line's original Meraviglia-class platform, dubbed "Meraviglia Plus".Each new vessel was designed to be larger than their older Meraviglia-class sisters, at 181,000 GT, with a maximum passenger capacity of 6,334 guests.
On 14 June 2018, MSC Cruises celebrated the steel-cutting for the second Meraviglia Plus-class vessel and also announced her name as MSC VERTUOSA at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard. Her coin ceremony was performed on 27 February 2019. She was floated out on 29 November 2019 and moved to a wet dock to complete construction.

Debut
MSC VERTUOSA was originally scheduled to be delivered in October 2020 and sail her maiden voyage on 8 November 2020 from Genoa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction delays arose at the shipyard and slowed the ship's construction progress. The delivery took place on 1 February 2021 with a traditional flag ceremony at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard. She entered service on 20 May 2021 sailing from Southampton.

Operational career
MSC VERTUOSA was scheduled to begin sailing weekly itineraries in the Western Mediterranean in autumn 2020. However, due to the construction delays, MSC GRANDIOSA replaced all of the ship's scheduled itineraries through the winter 2020–2021 season. She entered service on 20 May 2021 with a series of three and four-night cruises from Southampton, before beginning seven-night cruises around the British Isles on 12 June with three embarkation ports in England and Scotland. These cruises sailed to ports such as Portland, Liverpool, Greenock, and Belfast and are exclusively for UK residents. She was originally scheduled to cruise in Northern Europe and the Baltic region for the spring 2021 season, however, these cruises were operated by MSC SEAVIEW instead. She re-positioned to Dubai in Autumn 2021, where she was based throughout the winter, sailing 7-day itineraries in the Persian Gulf to the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.

In 2022, MSC VERTUOSA returned back to Southampton for a summer season from May until November 2022. Whilst in Southampton she will perform 2-14 night cruises to regions including Northern Europe, Baltics, Norwegian Fjords, and the Canary Islands.
Southampton is her main embarkation port during the season, with additional embarkation ports of Malaga, Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal. In August 2022 it was announced MSC VERTUOSA will be based in Southampton year-round and into summer 2023.

Design and engineering
Like MSC GRANDIOSA, MSC VERTUOSA will be equipped with a selective catalytic reduction system that helps to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent, along with a closed-loop exhaust gas cleaning system that reduces ship sulfur emissions by 97 percent.[12] She will also be capable of running on shore power when docked at ports.
2023 In service, same name and owners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Virtuosa
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