Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced that the new MSC Cruises ship, MSC Seashore, had been floated out at the Monfalcone shipyard in Italy on August 20. It marked the completion of a major milestone during the building and the first instance when the vessel entered the water. The yard will now conduct work for the interior fittings when the cruise ship is moved to the dry dock. MSC Seashore is scheduled for delivery in July 2021. She is a part of the 4 liners in MSC Cruises' Seaside Class of ships. The first two - MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview - were launched back in 2017 and 2018. During the MSC Seaside delivery ceremony (November 29, 2017), MSC Cruises announced an order for two "Seaside EVO" ships from Fincantieri (contract value EUR 1,8 billion). The new ships are 17,330 GT tons bigger), 16 m (52 ft) longer, and with 467 more passengers ( capacity ) in comparison to the sisterships Seaview and Seaside. Deliveries were scheduled for 2021 May (Seashore) and 2023 February (TBN).