This weekend in the port of A Coruña has received for first time the stop of the cruiseship MSC Meraviglia of the company MSC Cruises, the biggest cruise line is private property at world wide level and leader in the European sector, South America and South Africa.

The MSC Meraviglia has launched the Meraviglia Class of the cruise line with its twin, the MSC Bellissima that is going to be launched this year, and the other twin ships MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview of the Seaside Class that are the most innovative class of the italian fleet.

View from the port of A Coruña from the deck of MSC Meraviglia of MSC Cruises.

During the inaugural stop that was celebrated on board of the traditional delivery of metopes that assisted by the representatives of the municipal and port authorities with Raffaele Pontecorvo, Capitain of the MSC Meraviglia and Fernando Pacheco, General Director of MSC Cruises in Spain.

Technical characterists of the MSC Meraviglia from MSC Cruises

The MSC Meraviglia counts with more than 300 metres of length, a gross tonnage of 171,598 TRB  and a capcity to host 5,700 passengers.

View of the espectacular LED dome that covers the central walk of the ship MSC Meraviglia of MSC Cruises.

MSC Meraviglia enter the service in the year 2017. The ship offers exclusive shows of the Cirque du Soleil on board and extraordinaire for its passengers to live an experience at the open sea in all the seasons. On top of that the passengers can have gastronomic options and to enjoy a great entertainment place in the new panoramic areas: aft deck with incredible sea views, and interior promenade with LED dome of 480 sqm and espectacular  areas of entertainment conected with an incredible outdoor espectacular entertainment areas.

The impressive Swarovski stairs on board of the MSC Meraviglia that have been converted in the identity sign of the ships of the fleet onf the italian cruise line.

 “One of the modern ships in the world”

Fernando Pacheco, General Manager of MSC Cruises, has said that this with regards to this  new stop in A Coruña that : “Our compromise with the port of A Coruña continues firm and we are very happy  with the most modern ships of the world. On top of that, as it is usual in the stops in one of the most modern in the world.  On top of that,as it is as it is useful in these stops, our passengers have the opportunity of meeting one of the cities with more than usual As well as it is usual in the stops our passengers udemás, como viene siendo habitual en estas escalas, nuestros pasajeros tienen la oportunidad de conocer una de las ciudades con más encanto de nuestro litoral y todos los atractivos que les ofrece”.

El MSC Meraviglia es un barco que se puede disfrutar en todas las temporadas gracias a instalaciones como la piscina con cubierta retráctil.

Itinerario del MSC Meraviglia

MSC Meraviglia, procedente del Mar del Norte, zarpó desde A Coruña; un puerto que, según fuentes de la Autoridad Portuaria de la ciudad, ha triplicado en la última década su número de cruceristas y se ha consolidado como el primer puerto de la cornisa cántabro-atlántica, desde Lisboa hasta la frontera con Francia, con 184.069 pasajeros y 121 escalas en 2017. La próxima escala para los pasajeros del MSC Meraviglia será la bella ciudad de Lisboa, antes de zarpar rumbo a Gibraltar, Valencia, Marsella y Génova. A partir de octubre MSC Meraviglia realizará itinerarios de crucero por el Mar Mediterráneo.