MSC Meraviglia

MSC Meraviglia Gets Stellar Sendoff from Sophia Loren

2017-06-28 by Phil Butler

Earlier this month Switzerland-based cruise MSC Cruises christened the MSC Meraviglia at a ceremony in Le Havre, France highlighted by film legend Sophia Loren. MSC Cruises’ biggest ship ever, the 171,598-ton Meraviglia is a $1 billion dollar, 19 deck supership capable of carrying 5,714 passengers.

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