MSC Cruises newbuild MSC Spendida recently finished sea trials off France. Sister to the MSC Fantasia , MSC Splendida left the Forme Joubert dock in St. Nazaire on May 21 at 3 pm and headed out for a 72-hour sailing in the open sea. This trial allowed aspects of the ship’s performance such as noise and vibrations, maneuverability, hydrodynamics, and propulsion to be checked.
The ship will be delivered by Styx Europe shipyard to MSC Cruises on July 4 with a flag-changing ceremony, after which she embarks on a pre-christening voyage to Barcelona where she will be named on July 12 by Italian actress Sophia Loren, the ship’s godmother.
