Opening of new home port Galveston

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• MSC World America Will Feature Seven Distinct Districts
• • Debuting on MSC World America, MSC Cruises’ upcoming U.S. flagship, due to enter service in April 2025
• MSC Cruises to Homeport from Galveston in 2025, Further Increasing U.S. Presence
• MSC Cruises Unveils Limited Edition “World’s Greatest Bars” Pop-Up
• MSC World America's Ship Naming Set for April 2025 in MSC's New Miami Terminal
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All ballast water is filtered and UV treated before being discharged at sea to ensure that it does not contain harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens. Onboard Environmental Compliance Officers manage a dedicated waste management team, which is responsible for collecting, segregating, and safely storing waste and recyclable materials, including plastics, paper and cardboard, glass, aluminum, and other scrap metals. Materials disposed of onboard are compacted, separated or incinerated, and the segregated and residual material is carefully delivered to dedicated port reception facilities for recycling or disposal.

MSC World America Will Feature Seven Distinct Districts

Aside from Cliffhanger, other attractions set to appear on MSC World America include an 11-deck high dry slide, a water park with slides that include a VR experience, and six pools and 14 hot tubs. Both itineraries are 7-nights long, with the Bermuda cruise including an overnight visit to the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda. Meanwhile, the Bahamas and Florida cruise features calls on Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida), Nassau, and Ocean Cay. MSC Cruises will reveal additional itinerary details for cruises on board MSC Meraviglia and MSC Divina in the coming week, as well as health and safety measures and guidelines for guests.

• Debuting on MSC World America, MSC Cruises’ upcoming U.S. flagship, due to enter service in April 2025

Galleria will also be home to MSC Luna Park Arena, the ship's entertainment venue that will host themed parties and gameshows. The seven districts -- Family Aventura, Aqua Deck, Zen Area, Galleria, The Terraces, The Promenade and MSC Yacht Club -- offer a mix of innovative and iconic MSC elements. (April 3, 2024) -- From 'Aqua' to 'Zen,' MSC World America will offer seven distinct districts when the ship arrives in 2025. Last but not least, MSC Meraviglia will be alternating between cruises to Bermuda and cruises to Florida and the Bahamas from New York, from where the ship operates year-round. The Eastern Caribbean itineraries include stops at Nassau, Bahamas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and Ocean Cay. There is some overlap with the Western Caribbean itineraries, which will also call on Nassau and Ocean Cay, but these itineraries switch out San Juan and Puerto Plata for visits to Jamaica and Grand Cayman.

MSC Cruises to Homeport from Galveston in 2025, Further Increasing U.S. Presence

The announcement follows CDC approval of the Company’s Phase 2A Port Agreements for PortMiami and Port Canaveral as well as the provisional approval of its request to conduct a simulation cruise, to be held on MSC Meraviglia from PortMiami on July 17, 2021. The broader Cruise Division is also determined to play a role in protecting wildlife and supporting habitat regeneration, thus making preservation another cornerstone of its overall sustainability commitment. As such, its flagship marine conservation program focuses on the waters around the Company's own private island Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas, 65 miles east of Miami. Once an industrial sand excavation site, the Cruise Division transformed Ocean Cay into a private island destination surrounded by crystal blue waters that are home to important marine species and coral habitats. The MSC Foundation announced development of the new Marine Conservation Center on Ocean Cay in 2021 to facilitate collaborating with a team of academic and environmental experts in identifying hardy species and genotypes of coral capable of surviving rising ocean temperatures.

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It’s no secret that MSC Cruises, which is already the industry leader in Europe, has set its sights on North America. The Cruise Division's efforts to date have contributed to a carbon intensity reduction of 35% since 2008, putting it in a good position to meet the industry-wide IMO target of a 40% intensity reduction by 2030. Shore excursion highlights include in Costa Maya, a ride on a Jaguar Truck to visit a cenote, a freshwater sinkhole; diving, kayaking or snorkeling in Cozumel and in Roatan, more diving – or hiking into the rainforest. MSC Cruises has confirmed it will base one of its Seaside-series of ships, MSC Seascape, in Galveston, Texas, from late next year.

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Their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems self-adjust to the weather and the number of passengers onboard. Their hydrodynamic performance is optimized through propeller re-blading and drag reduction measures. Ship hulls are also coated with special paints that slow the growth of marine organisms, reduce drag and improve energy efficiency. Meanwhile, sister ship MSC World America completed another important milestone with the float out that took place on Sunday, 7 April at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The ultramodern flagship enters her final phase of construction ready to be officially named on 9 April 2025 at MSC Cruises’ new state-of-the-art, landmark terminal in PortMiami, with a celebratory sailing to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.

MSC World America promises a new world of cruising with a whole host of new enriching and immersive features that are specially designed for all segments of the North American cruise market, from young couples through to multi-generational families. The ship will provide the comfort and breadth of experiences that guests from this market expect all whilst offering MSC Cruises’ hallmark high-quality, elegant European design. The World Class ships are distinguished by their eye-catching silhouette and signature plumb bow rising vertically from the waterline, with a stylish Y-shaped aft that opens onto an impressive outdoor promenade. These ships are an ultramodern urban metropolis at sea offering a world of different experiences - spanning 22 decks, with more than 2,600 cabins and suites, offering more than 40,000m2 of public space and featuring MSC Cruises’ largest Yacht Club to-date. MSC World Asia will become the fourth LNG ship to join the MSC Cruises fleet and LNG continues to be seen as a critical pathway towards maritime decarbonisation. MSC Cruises is part of an EU funded project GREEN RAY, that is working to minimise methane slip by developing new technologies that can be installed onto existing and new ships.

MSC World America's Ship Naming Set for April 2025 in MSC's New Miami Terminal

MSC Cruises has confirmed that two new World-class vessels have been ordered with the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, with prospective delivery dates of 2026 and 2027. (2 p.m. EST) – MSC Cruises will continue to grow its fleet with two new ships planned for 2026 and 2027, respectively. The 6,674-passenger ship will be christened in April 9, 2025, in MSC's upcoming Miami terminal. The four-story building has represented a $100 million investment and will be capable of accommodating 36,000 passenger movements per day while featuring enough berthing space to serve three latest generation ships at once.

Smart technology is used throughout the ship will ensure guests can travel in comfort while keeping energy and water use low. A robust onboard recycling programme minimizes waste, and even the propellors are designed to reduce noise and avoid disturbing marine life. LINGER FOR LONGERCruise travellers are increasingly expressing a desire for more time in their destinations, and itineraries with extended or overnight port calls are gaining popularity. These extended stays allow ample time for guests to explore at their own leisure, whether it's relaxing in the slow pace of life in the Greek islands, shopping in one of the world's fashion hubs, or taking in an after-dark lighthouse show in The Bahamas.2.

The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry wide. MSC Cruises is the world’s third largest cruise brand as well as the leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region and Southern Africa with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player. It is also the fastest growing global cruise brand with a strong presence in the Caribbean, North America and the Far East markets. MSC Cruises has long been committed to environmental stewardship, with a long-term goal to achieve net zero emissions for its operations by 2050. The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry-wide. MSC Cruises' shore excursion team works with tour operators around the world to identify activities founded on strong sustainability principles.

MSC Cruises has also underlined its commitment to the sustainable development of its activities in the Mediterranean by signing the Sustainable Cruise Charter at the Blue Maritime Summit in Marseille. This voluntary agreement reaffirms and strengthens environmental protection efforts by committing the signatories to achieve a higher standard than existing regulations across 13 action areas. The cruise line will have a total of four ships homeported in the United States next summer, including the brand-new MSC World America, which is scheduled to debut in April 2025. MSC Seascape, MSC Seashore and MSC Meraviglia round up MSC Cruises' North American fleet deployment for the 2025 summer season.

LNG effectively paves the way for the adoption of low and net-zero carbon fuels, such as bio and synthetic-LNG, and ultimately green hydrogen, and enables the development of innovative technologies such as fuel cells. The Cruise Division of MSC Group is testing a solid oxide fuel cell technology on board MSC World Europa that offers the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional internal combustion engines. The Cruise Division intends to make further advances with this technology in future newbuilds and scale up the use of fuel cells.