MSC Cruises, the Geneva based privately owned cruise shipping company, says it will position of its its 137,936 gross ton Fantasia class ships on the German market for the summer of 2015, thereby increasing its footprint in the country.
The bigger vessel will re0lace the MSC Magnifica of about 93,000 gross tons. The introduction of MSC Splendida in Germany will increase the company's capacity there by 35, MSC Cruises said in a statement. The ship will operate from the port of Hamburg.
The move means the German market will see a substantial increase in capacity in 2015 as in the same summer, AIDA Cruises will introduce the 124,000 gross ton newbuilding AIDAPrima on a year-round basis on cruises from Hamburg.
