{"id":133072,"date":"2024-11-16T16:40:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/sneak-peek-inside-the-giant-new-msc-cruises-ship-thats-about-to-take-on-icon-of-the-seas-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T16:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:40:17","slug":"sneak-peek-inside-the-giant-new-msc-cruises-ship-thats-about-to-take-on-icon-of-the-seas-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/sneak-peek-inside-the-giant-new-msc-cruises-ship-thats-about-to-take-on-icon-of-the-seas-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneak peek: Inside the giant new MSC Cruises ship that’s about to take on Icon of the Seas – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Icon of the Seas<\/a> is about to get some serious competition.<\/p>\n

Fast-growing MSC Cruises<\/a> on Friday gave TPG a sneak peek at the giant ship it’s building to take on the much-ballyhooed Royal Caribbean<\/a> vessel in the Caribbean, and it was a sight to behold.<\/p>\n

Enormous water slides, giant pool zones and an impressive indoor promenade full of restaurants and bars were among the features TPG saw taking shape on the massive vessel, which is under construction at a shipyard in France.<\/p>\n

To be called MSC World America<\/a>, the biggest-ever MSC Cruises ship is scheduled to debut in April 2025. It’ll sail weeklong Caribbean voyages out of Miami every Saturday, setting up an epic matchup between three of the world’s biggest cruise vessels.<\/p>\n

In addition to Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, which is the world’s biggest cruise ship, Miami is home to Carnival Cruise Line<\/a>‘s biggest ship, the two-year-old Carnival Celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Icon of the Seas also sails weeklong Caribbean voyages out of Miami every Saturday. Carnival Celebration sails weeklong Caribbean voyages out of Miami every Sunday.<\/p>\n

As TPG saw during the sneak peek at MSC World America, which took place at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, the ship is being built on a scale rarely seen in the cruise world.<\/p>\n

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