MSC Poesia

For other uses, see Poesia.

MSC Poesia departing Tallinn, Estonia on 11 July 2012.
History
NameMSC Poesia
OwnerMSC Cruises[1]
OperatorMSC Cruises[1]
Port of registry Panama[2][3]
Ordered1 March 2006
BuilderAker Yards (St. Nazaire)[4]
Cost$360 million[3]
Yard numberS32[1][5]
Laid down6 December 2006[1]
Launched30 August 2007[5]
Christened5 April 2008 by Sophia Loren in Dover[6][7]
Maiden voyage19 April 2008[8]
In service4 April 2008[2][3]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMusica-class cruise ship
Tonnage92,627 GT[9]
Length963 ft 11 in (293.8 m)[9]
Beam105 ft 8 in (32.2 m)[9]
Draft26.2 ft (7.99 m)[3]
Decks
Installed power
  • 5 × Wärtsilä 16V38B (58 MW (78,000 hp) combined)[3]
  • 1 × emergency generator (910 kW (1,220 hp))
PropulsionTwo 18,025kW screw propellers[9]
Speed22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[9]
Capacity
  • 2,550 passengers (normal)[11]
  • 3,605 passengers (maximum)
Crew1,027[3][11]
Notes13 elevators[3]

MSC Poesia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 2008 by the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. She is a sister ship to MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra, and MSC Magnifica.[1][2][4] She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008, by Sophia Loren.[6]

MSC Poesia was the flagship of the company until she was displaced by MSC Fantasia, which entered service in December 2008. In 2008 and 2009, MSC Poesia sailed on a series of 7-night cruises from Venice to Italy, Greece and Turkey. Since 2010 the ship sails in Northern Europe during the summer season.[12]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
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  6. ^ a b "Loren names luxury cruise liner". BBC News. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
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  11. ^ a b c "MSC Poesia: Ship Facts". MSC Cruises. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  12. ^ "MSC Takes Delivery of 133,500-ton Fantasia in Naples". Cruise Reviews. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2009.