MSC Is Adding One More Ship to the Crowded China Market
Photo Credit: MSC Splendida is shown in Malta. The ship will sail from China starting in 2018. Flickr / Roderick Eime
Skift Take
Global cruise lines have been feeling the pressure on pricing as more competitors enter China. Still, MSC Cruises is betting that the market will be ready for a second ship from the line in 2018.
More ships are lining up to sail in China, even as the market struggles to adjust to huge increases in capacity.
MSC Cruises was the latest to make a new move into the fast-growing market, announcing Wednesday that it will send a second ship to China in May of 2018.
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MSC Splendida, which can hold 3,274 passengers at double occupancy, will visit ports in China, Japan, and Korea. The Geneva-based operator did not say what its exact itinerary will be or where it will be based.
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