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CRUISE LINES SPOTLIGHT guarantee of 750,000 passenger moves. In addition, Royal MSC Seaside, as well as MSC Divina, which is currently sail-

Caribbean has committed to spending an extra $20 million ing year-round from PortMiami, according to a release from to build a 20,000-square-foot innovation lab at its corporate MSC Cruises. headquarters in PortMiami. “This is a very exciting time for MSC Cruises as we continue

And PortMiami will spend as much as $30 million rejuve- our expansion in the North American market. From working nating it’s Terminal F to accommodate MSC’s current mega- together with Miami-Dade County to provide a truly world- ships and two more that are due to arrive by 2020. The project class experience for cruisers at Terminal F to committing our will “not only rejuvenate and update the existing terminal to second and most innovative ship yet to the U.S. market, we are provide new contemporary amenities,” but will also expand thrilled for the road ahead,” said Roberto Fusaro, president of the terminal through the construction of a new building in MSC Cruises USA. order to house both MSC Cruises’ next-generation cruise ship Along with PortMiami, MSC Cruises has been actively in- 36 Maritime Logistics Professional January/February 2017 | |