MSC Cruises (USA)

Following several years of unprecedented growth, MSC Cruises is a leader in the Mediterranean cruise market, sailing in the region throughout the year, as well as offering a wide range of seasonal itineraries in Northern Europe, Transatlantic, the Caribbean, South America, the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South and West Africa. The 12 ships comprising its ultra-modern fleet carry 1.3 million passengers. The company is entirely European-owned. It employs 12,000 staff around the world and has offices in 45 countries.

THE FLEET
MSC Cruises state-of-the-art-fleet consists of 12 ships:MSC Divina, MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia (the largest ships built for a European ship owner), MSC Magnifica, MSC Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia, MSC Opera, MSC Lirica and MSC Melody. The fleet cruises year round in the Mediterranean and seasonally in Northern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, South America, the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, South and West Africa.

MSC Cruises is the only company in the world to receive the "Golden Pearls” award from the Bureau Veritas in recognition of its high level of quality management and environmental protection. As a family-friendly cruise line, MSC Cruises cares about children and in providing a lasting and positive impact in the lives of those kids in need. It recently forged a three-year, million-dollar partnership with UNICEF to fund a community project in Brazil while increasing awareness of this cause onboard its ships.

RESPECTING PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
MSC Cruises believes that global leadership brings increased responsibility towards the physical and human environments in which the company operates. Its commitment to safeguarding the marine ecosystem, as well as protecting the health and safety of its guests and staff, has earned numerous awards and certifications.

International certification body Bureau Veritas earned MSC Cruises the honour of being the first company to receive ‘6 Golden Pearls’ for environmental care. This unique award comprises Cleanship 2 Class notation for advanced air, water and waste treatment systems, as well as ISO 14001 certification (for environmental management), ISO 22000 (for food safety) and OHSAS 18001 (for occupational health and safety).

With new flagship MSC Splendida, the company has also successfully met the exacting standards required by Bureau Veritas’ voluntary Energy Efficient Design scheme.

Other official recognitions include the Green Planet Award (for eco-friendly facilities), the CIAL award (for aluminium recycling) and ISO 9001:2000 certification (for quality management).

MSC Cruises was one of the first signatories of the Venice Blue Flag agreement to reduce emissions in the Venice Lagoon.

Embracing the philosophy of Corporate Social Responsibility still further, MSC Cruises has launched an important partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund. Announced in July 2009, the project will benefit disadvantaged children and adolescents in 126 vulnerable urban communities in Brazil by helping to ensure they receive a proper education.

THE MSC EXPERIENCE
MSC Cruises is proud of its Mediterranean heritage,which is reflected in the company's reputation for sophisticated design and outstanding hospitality. Innovations in both exterior and interior designs for the MSC Cruises fleet have earned prestigious awards for naval architects De Jorio Design International.

The gourmet dining experience on board combines Mediterranean regional specialties with the best of Mediterranean and international cuisine. In the fields of service and comfort, MSC Cruises is continuing to set new standards in luxury cruising. Groundbreaking initiatives include the MSC AureaSpa, a lavish Balinese wellness centre, and the MSC Yacht Club,an exclusive area on the company's two flagships offering elegant suites with a round-the-clock butler service and numerous other privileges.

At the heart of the MSC Cruises experience is the vibrant personality of each cruise ship.

At MSC we are proud of the unique blend of craftmanship, elegance and state-of-the-art design that characterises all of our cruise ship vessels.

While superior comfort and facilities are traits shared by the whole MSC family, each cruise ship has its own individual character, helping to make your cruise experience completly unique.

Our commitment to safeguard both our passengers and the environment has earned us numerous awards and certificates from various agencies. At MSC Cruises we practice the following "green" processes onboard our cruise ships:

Recycling of waste water
AWT – Advanced Water Treatment is a system that recycles and treats waste water according to the highest legal and eco friendly standards.

Energy conservation
An Energy Saving System is installed an all the cabins and public rooms, to automatically monitor electricity usage. This reduces fuel consumption and gas emissions that are harmful to the environment by powering down unused systems.

Optimization of air-conditioned areas
Cabin Monitoring manages climate conditions in cabins at all times; automatically intervening in any instance of wasteful overuse of air conditioning systems.

Intersleek® 900
MSC Fantasia, MCS Splendida and MSC Poesia, have their hull painted with the new revolutionary paint ‘foul release’ with fluor-polymers, a non toxic substance which helps reduce CO² emissions through the reduction of fuel.

As a result, MSC has received many eco-friendly awards and certifications: