MSC Melody
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| Career | |
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| Name: | 1982—1988: Atlantic 1988—1997: StarShip Atlantic 1997—2004: Melody[1] 2004—present: MSC Melody[2] |
| Owner: | 1982—1988: Home Lines 1988—1997: Premier Cruise Line 1997—present: MSC Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | 1982—1988: Home Lines 1988—1997: Premier Cruise Lines 1997—present: MSC Cruises[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 1982—1997: Monrovia,  Liberia1997—present: Panama City,  Panama[1] |
| Builder: | CNIM, La Seyne, France[3] |
| Cost: | $100 million[4] |
| Yard number: | 1432[1] |
| Launched: | 9 January 1981[1] |
| Acquired: | 2 April 1982[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 14 April 1982[1] |
| In service: | 14 April 1982[1] |
| Identification: | IMO 7902295[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 35143 GRT |
| Displacement: | 7000 DWT |
| Length: | 204.81 m (671 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 27.36 m (89 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible)[4] |
| Installed power: | 2 × 10-cylinder GMT-Fiat diesels combined 22070 kW |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[4] |
| Speed: | 23 kn (42.60 km/h) maximum speed 19 kn (35.19 km/h) service speed[5] |
| Capacity: | 1062 (double occupancy)[5] 1600 (all berths)[4] |
| Crew: | 535[5] |
MS MSC Melody is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 1982 by the CNIM shipyard in La Seyne, France for Home Lines as MS Atlantic. Between 1988 and 1997 she sailed for Premier Cruise Line as MS StarShip Atlantic. In 1997 she entered service for MSC Cruises as MS Melody,[1][4] and was renamed MSC Melody in 2004.[2] She can accommodate 1,076 passengers in 532 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 535.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Asklander, Micke. M/S Atlantic (1982) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ a b Boyle, Ian. MSC Crociere Italiane. Simplon Postcards. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ Miller, William H. Jr. (1995). The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover Publications, p. 12. ISBN 0-486-28437-X.
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz, p. 408. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
- ^ a b c d Ship Fact - MSC Melody. MSC Cruises. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
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