MSC Cruises to renovate its four Lirica Class ships
The four ships in the international cruise line's Lirica range will take a break from the high seas in mid-2014 to undergo a vast renovation program.
The MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSC Sinfonia and MSC Opera -- all built around a decade ago in Saint-Nazaire, France -- will each spend 38 weeks in the dry dock at a shipyard in Fincantieri, Italy.
Each with a current capacity of 2,000 passengers, the ships will be expanded, taking on 200 additional berths.
By the end of the renovation program in late 2015, each ship will have room for 2,680 passengers. The $273 million upgrade is aimed at making the MSC Cruises fleet "even more competitive," announced the company's CEO in a press conference in Rome.
The four ships in the international cruise line's Lirica range will take a break from the high seas in mid-2014 to undergo a vast renovation program.
The MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSC Sinfonia and MSC Opera -- all built around a decade ago in Saint-Nazaire, France -- will each spend 38 weeks in the dry dock at a shipyard in Fincantieri, Italy.
Each with a current capacity of 2,000 passengers, the ships will be expanded, taking on 200 additional berths.
By the end of the renovation program in late 2015, each ship will have room for 2,680 passengers. The $273 million upgrade is aimed at making the MSC Cruises fleet "even more competitive," announced the company's CEO in a press conference in Rome.