MSC Cruises has held a naming ceremony for its newest flagship, MSC Seashore at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas.
Having set sail from Port Miami, the ceremony was the first for a cruise ship to be held at a private island, the cruise line said in a statement. The event was presided over by Hollywood royalty Sophia Loren, who will perform her role as Godmother to an MSC Cruises ship for the 16th time.
Attended by travel advisors and media from around the world, as well as other important VIPs and stakeholders, MSC guests at the event enjoyed a taste of the cruise ship’s endless onboard entertainment and activities and its incredible variety of bars and restaurants.
The evening’s festivities took place both onboard and on the island, as the ship will remain alongside throughout the night and include a stylish gala dinner and live entertainment from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy Award-winner Nile Rodgers and his band Chic.
MSC Seashore’s naming ceremony also served to formally inaugurate Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, which opened in December 2019 and closed shortly thereafter due to the pandemic.
A ground-breaking for the MSC Foundation’s Marine Conservation Center, which includes a laboratory and coral nursery areas also took place on the day.
This is a key part of the Foundation’s Super Coral Program, which seeks to help restore coral reefs in The Bahamas to a healthy state through the propagation of hardy Super Coral species and varieties to increase the resilience of the reefs.
This work will be done in partnership with the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Nova Southeastern University (Florida).
MSC Seashore will begin her inaugural 7-night cruise and U.S. season on November 20.
For more information, please visit MSCCruises.com.
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