Cruise ships

MSC World America

Listed active · Source reviewed 2026-09-09

MSC World America is a cruise ship with a reported length of 333.3 metres and gross tonnage of 216,638. The source lists MSC Cruises as operator. Sources ↓

LENGTH OVERALL333.3 m

GROSS TONNAGE216,638 GT

LENGTH RANK IN DIRECTORY#201

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Vessel particulars

Reported values from the references below. Cruise-ship beam uses the waterline measurement where supplied. Year may refer to delivery or first service.

Length overall	333.3 m ↗
Gross tonnage	216,638 GT ↗
Beam	47 m ↗
Year in source	2025 ↗
Maximum passengers	6,762 ↗
Operator	MSC Cruises ↗
Ship class	World class ↗

Listed in the source’s completed fleet. Operational status is not independently confirmed.

Its place in the fleet

This vessel ranks 201 by reported length and 119 by gross tonnage in this directory. Equal measurements share a rank.

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Length comparison

MSC World America · 333.3 m

Seawise Giant · 458.45 m

Linear bars compare reported lengths only. They are not hull drawings. Reference measurement.

Where is it now?

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BEHIND THE PARTICULARS

Built for a purpose

Builder / location: Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Original role: World-class cruise ship for the North American market
Power and propulsion: LNG-capable power plant

Why it was built

MSC World America returned MSC’s World-class programme to Saint-Nazaire for a second hull, delivered in 2025 for cruises from the United States. The operator’s positioning of the series in North America explains why the ship combines very large enclosed volume with extensive accommodation rather than a record length.

MSC World Europa delivery, October 2022 ↗List of the largest cruise ships ↗

A European yard, a North American service

At 333.3 metres long, the ship is shorter than the longest cruise hulls, yet its 216,638 GT still puts it among the highest-volume passenger ships. Building the hull in France and basing it in Miami are separate facts: the first is a documented construction site, the second a deployment plan that unfolds after delivery.

List of the largest cruise ships ↗Saint-Nazaire in the yard guide ↗

Length is not volume

The gap between its length ranking and its gross-tonnage standing is a deliberate reminder on this site that no single number describes a ship. MSC World America packs extensive enclosed spaces into a hull that is not the longest built. The World-class installation of LNG-capable engines is a fuel pathway, not itself a measure of how the propellers are driven.

MSC World Europa delivery, October 2022 ↗Measurement methodology ↗

Historical information reviewed 9 September 2026. Documented journeys are not live vessel positions.

A life in milestones

Dated events from the sources below. A missing milestone means it has not been documented here; present status is reported separately above.

2025
Build / delivery year in the source
The fleet reference records this year. A precise launch or handover date is not inferred from a year-only entry.
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Sources & measurement notes

Length measures the vessel from end to end. Gross tonnage measures enclosed volume, not weight. Historical GRT is excluded from the GT ranking. Published figures can differ by configuration and measurement precision.

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Name, reported dimensions, gross tonnage, delivery year and operator from the completed-ships table.
"MSC World America (32765R)" ↗

The main specification source is identified above. Additional references may report different configurations or precision. How this directory is compiled.