MSC Orchestra


MSC Orchestra at Istanbul
Career
Name: MSC Orchestra
Operator: MSC Cruises
Port of registry:  Panama[1]
Builder: Aker Yards, Chantiers de l'Atlantique[2]
Cost: $480 million
Completed: 2007
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 89,600 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 964 ft (293.83 m)[3]
Beam: 106 ft (32.31 m)
Decks: 13 Passenger 4 crew
Speed: 23-knot (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity: 2,550 passengers
Crew: 987

MS MSC Orchestra is a cruise ship that was built in 2007 for MSC Cruises. She is the second ship of the Musica class. She can accommodate 2,550 passengers in 1,275 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 990.[1][2]

Six of the crew, all Eastern Europeans, were arrested during 2010 after a huge haul of cocaine was found on board whilst berthed at Dover, United Kingdom. They were sentenced in 2011 to around 15 years each. [4]

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Design

The cruise ship has length of 293.8 metres (964 ft) and beam of 32.20 metres (105.6 ft). MSC Orchestra has draft of 7.88 metres (25.9 ft) and gross tonnage of 92,409 gross tons.The ship has capacity for 2,550 passengers, who will be served by 987 crew members.

References

  1. ^ a b Cruise Critic Review
  2. ^ a b Ship Parade Review and Photos
  3. ^ MSC Orchestra Ship Facts, MSC Cruises
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12141510

See also

External links

Musica class cruise ships
Musica · Orchestra · Poesia · Magnifica
Current fleet
Armonia · Fantasia · Lirica · Magnifica · Melody · Musica · Opera · Orchestra · Poesia · Sinfonia · Splendida
Building
Divina (2012)
Former ships
Achille Lauro · Angelina Lauro (1) · Roma · Monterey · Angelina Lauro (2) · Symphony · Rhapsody