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MSC Cruises has secured a world record for the longest line of LEGO® ships ever assembled
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The record attempt took place on the cruise line’s brand-new flagship, MSC World America, on her way from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, to Miami, Florida ahead of her officially entering service on April 12
Geneva, Switzerland – – MSC Cruises has officially sailed into the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ books, with crew onboard its latest flagship, MSC World America, setting a new record for assembling the longest line of LEGO® ships.
The record attempt took place at the weekend during MSC World America’s journey from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, where she has been under construction for the last three years, to Miami, Florida, where the flagship will be based.
A spectacular ceremony
The milestone comes ahead of the ship officially being named in a spectacular ceremony at the line’s new state-of-the-art MSC Miami Cruise Terminal on April 9, before entering service on April 12, setting sail for her inaugural season in the Caribbean.
The ship’s World Galleria
Alongside MSC World America Captain, Master Dino Sagani, more than 1000 crew members meticulously constructed and lined up the LEGO® ships, forming a striking 89-metre-long display that stretched along the ship’s World Galleria on Deck 6 from aft to forward.
Each LEGO® ship
Each LEGO® ship took an average of five minutes to construct, adding up and with a total of 1,391 ships that added up to approximately 7,000 minutes, or 116 hours, of effort from MSC Cruises’ dedicated crew.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
While building the ships took time, assembling the entire record-breaking line was a feat of teamwork, completed in just under two hours and was overseen by a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ adjudicator to make sure the record was attempted according to the record guidelines.
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MSC Cruises’ partnership with both LEGO®
This achievement comes in line with MSC Cruises’ entertainment partnership with both LEGO® and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™.In an elevated partnership with the LEGO® Group, MSC World America will offer the first LEGO® themed parade at sea, LEGO® Family Game Show, and LEGO® Family Zone builder area for fans of all ages
Last year, the cruise line proudly announced plans to roll out its GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ entertainment programme across its entire fleet.
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The popular programme
The popular programme has seen MSC Cruises’ guests and crew achieve an impressive 40 records so far.The programme will be available on 16 ships by May, and fleetwide by the end of the year.The new record will now join the impressive 13,000 longest line records in GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™’ database and will also be featured in the Guinness World Records 2026 book, ensuring this remarkable achievement is celebrated.
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