Italian MSC Crociere have signed a contract on Nov. 14th with the French Alstom-Group regarding two newbuildings of nearly the same size as the "Queen Mary 2".
Both vessels will be built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in St. Nazaire/France, who built the QM2 two years ago. Deliveries shall be June 2008 (MSC FANTASIA) and March 2009 (MSC SERENATA). Main data's: loa 333 m, beam 38 m, 23 knots, 1.650 cabins -whereof 1.260 with balconies.
Passenger capacity: abt. 4.000, crew abt. 1.300.
(msc press release)
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