MSC Poesia
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| Name: | MSC Poesia |
| Owner: | MSC Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | MSC Cruises[1] |
| Port of Registry: | Panama City,  Panama[2] |
| Builder: | Aker Yards Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Yard number: | S32[1] |
| Christened: | 5 April 2008 by Sophie Loren[3] |
| In service: | 4 April 2008[2] |
| Identification: | IMO 9387073[1] |
| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | MSC Musica class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 92,409 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 293.80 m (963 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 32.20 m (105 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in) |
| Decks: | 13 (passenger accessible)[4] |
| Installed power: | 5 × Wärtsilä W16V38B diesels combined 58,000 kW |
| Speed: | 23 kn (42.60 km/h)[4] |
| Capacity: | 2550 passengers (lower berths)[4] 3605 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew: | 987[4] |
The MS MSC Poesia is cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 2008 by the Aker Yards Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. She is a sister ship to MSC Musica and MSC Orchestra.[1][2]. She is the first of the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside of Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008 by Sophie Loren.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Asklander, Micke. M/S MSC poesia (2008) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b c Boyle, Ian. MSC Poesia. Simplon Postcards. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b "Loren names luxury cruise liner", BBC News, 2008-04-07. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b c d MSC Poesia: Ship Facts. MSC Cruises. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
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