New MSC Mega-Ship Will Feature the Longest Dry Sli...

MSC Cruises is providing a more in-depth have a look at one of the vital recognizable options deliberate for its subsequent flagship.

The cruise line has unveiled new photographs of the Tree of Life, a big architectural centerpiece at present below development aboard MSC World Asia at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France.

The attraction will function the point of interest of The Harbour, the ship’s outside household exercise and eating space.

Standing 32 ft above the deck, the Tree of Life will weigh shut to eight tons. MSC Cruises says the construction incorporates almost 500 ft of built-in LED lighting that can permit its look to alter all through the day and night.

A walkway wrapped across the construction will lead visitors to The Spiral @ Tree of Life, a 266-foot dry slide stretching throughout 12 decks. MSC Cruises say the attraction will develop into the longest dry slide at sea when the ship enters service, December 4, 2026.

The slide will join on to the ship’s World Promenade, certainly one of MSC World Asia’s primary public areas for eating, leisure, and ocean views.

“Meet the Tree of Life,” the cruise line shared in a video on its Facebook page. “By day, a gathering place on the coronary heart of The Harbor outside park. By evening, a glowing centrepiece of onboard leisure.”

The Harbor space may even characteristic waterslides, a ropes-course-style Journey Path, playground areas, eating venues, and Cliffhanger, the cruise line’s over-water swing attraction that debuted on MSC World America.

MSC Cruises says the Tree of Life’s design was impressed by up to date Asian cities and Singapore’s well-known Supertrees at Marina Bay, tying into the vessel’s Asia-themed design components.

MSC World Asia Nears Completion

MSC World Asia is the third vessel in MSC Cruises’ World Class sequence, following the 2022 debut of MSC World Europa and the 2025 launch of MSC World America.

Development formally started in March 2024 with a steel-cutting ceremony on the French shipyard that additionally accomplished its sister ships. The vessel is anticipated to measure 215,863 gross tons and carry as much as 6,758 passengers at most occupancy, making it one of many largest in MSC Cruises’ fleet.

Like its sister ships, MSC World Asia can be organized into seven distinct onboard districts, every providing its personal mixture of eating, leisure, lodging and points of interest. The vessel will not be meant to be an Asia-based ship however as a substitute incorporates design, eating, and leisure inspiration from the continent.

Getting into service on December 4, 2026, MSC World Asia’s inaugural cruise will depart from Barcelona, Spain, starting a winter season of 7-night Mediterranean voyages. The itineraries will embody calls in Marseille, France; Genoa, Civitavecchia (Rome), and Messina, Italy; and Valletta, Malta.

Visitors may even have the choice to embark or disembark at a number of of these ports for a extra fluid crusing schedule.

Following MSC World Asia is MSC World Atlantic, scheduled to debut in 2027, additionally below development at Chantiers de l’Atlantique.