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MSC begins building 'most environmentally-friendly ship to date'

Cruise
Will Payne
29 June 2021

MSC Cruises marked the start of construction of its "most environmentally-friendly ship to date" at a steel cutting ceremony at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France on Monday (28 June).

The vessel's steel cutting ceremony took place at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France on 28 June

The line’s MSC Euribia will come into service in June 2023.

Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ executive chairman, launched the ceremony alongside Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s general manager Laurent Castaing.

"Just as the ancient goddess harnessed the winds, weather and constellations to master the seas, our vision is for MSC Euribia to master the deployment of sustainable technologies to protect and preserve our precious marine eco-system," Vago said.

"As a family with over 300 years of seafaring heritage, we always seek to protect the environment to safeguard our way of life and protect the planet for future generations."