Europe's largest cruise ship makes first voyage
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Europe’s largest cruise ship the MSC Preziosa cast off on its first voyage Thursday, from Saint-Nazaire in western France to the southern port of Marseille. The Preziosa was initially ordered by Libyan state shipping firm GNMTC in 2010, before shipbuilder STX France sold it on to Swiss-Italian operator MSC Cruises a year ago after Libya stopped making payments amid the revolution against slain leader Moamer…
The Preziosa was initially ordered by Libyan state shipping firm GNMTC in 2010, before shipbuilder STX France sold it on to Swiss-Italian operator MSC Cruises a year ago after Libya stopped making payments amid the revolution against slain leader Moamer Kadhafi.
It measures 333 metres (1,093 feet) long, can hold 4,300 passengers and 1,400 crew, has four swimming pools, and is decked out in black and purple velvet, white-veined black marble and giant mirrors in front of passengers’ beds.
At a christening ceremony Thursday, French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg said the Preziosa was a symbol of French shipbuilding prowess.
The Preziosa measures among the 10 largest ships in the world. But MSC loses out in the size battle to Miami-based Royal Caribbean International, which has five ships larger than the Preziosa.
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