MSC Seaside
MSC Seaside leaving PortMiami, April 2019 | |
| History | |
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| Malta | |
| Name | MSC Seaside |
| Owner | MSC Cruises |
| Operator | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
| Ordered | 22 May 2014 |
| Builder | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Cost | €700 million (2014) |
| Yard number | 6256 |
| Laid down | 4 March 2016 |
| Launched | 26 November 2016 |
| Sponsored by | Sophia Loren |
| Christened | 21 December 2017 |
| Completed | 29 November 2017 |
| In service | 2017–present |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Seaside-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 153,516 GT |
| Length | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Beam | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Draft | 8.55 m (28.1 ft) |
| Depth | 12.1 m (40 ft) |
| Decks | 18 |
| Installed power | 62,400 kW (83,700 hp) (Total power) |
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| Crew | 1,413 |
MSC Seaside is a Seaside-class cruise ship currently owned and operated by MSC Cruises. As the lead vessel of the Seaside class, she lends her name to the company's Seaside class. At 153,516 GT, she would become the largest cruise ship ever to be constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and the 14th largest cruise ship in the world, behind Norwegian Epic, upon her delivery in December 2017.
On April 27th, 2023 the MSC Seaside scored a 67 out 100 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program, citing issues such as poorly cleaned dishware and flies. Prior to this score, the ship averaged a score of 93 across two inspections. In July 2023, the CDC updated the score to 92 after corrective actions were taken.