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MSC Cruises is a division of Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC).
Originally founded as Lauro Lines by Achille Lauro, the company entered the cruise business in the 1960s. Operating two ships, the Angelina Lauro and Achille Lauro, both of which met fiery ends. After the Angelina Lauro burnt in the port of St.Thomas in 1979, Lauro Lines, also called Flotta Lauro, met bad times. Now operating just one ship, the Achille Lauro. In 1985 the Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front, and the much-publicised event further dropped passenger numbers. In 1987 Flotta Lauro was purchased by Mediterranean Shipping Company and renamed StarLauro Cruises. In 1994, the Achille Lauro caught fire and sank. After this event, the company name was changed to MSC Cruises.
As of March 2008, MSC Cruises is the third-largest cruise operator in the world,[1] after Carnival Corporation & plc and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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