MSC Sinfonia

MSC Sinfonia In Tallinn, Estonia on 27 May 2015
History
Name	2002–2004: European Stars 2004 onwards: MSC Sinfonia
Owner	2002–2004: Festival Cruises 2004 onwards: MSC Cruises[1]
Operator	2001–2004: Festival Cruises 2004 onwards: MSC Cruises[1]
Port of registry	2001–2004: Genoa,  Italy[1] 2004 onwards: Panama City,  Panama[2]
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost	$245 million
Yard number	V31[1]
Launched	4 March 2001[1]
Christened	19 April 2002[1]
Acquired	18 April 2002[1]
Maiden voyage	25 April 2002[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9210153[1] MMSI number: 356716000 Callsign: H8XH
Status	In service
General characteristics (as European Stars)[1]
Class and type	Lirica-class cruise ship
Tonnage	58,174 GT 6,980 DWT
Length	275.25 m (903 ft 1 in)
Beam	28.8 m (94 ft 6 in)
Height	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V38 31680 kW (combined)
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph)
Capacity	2,163 passengers
General characteristics (as MSC Sinfonia)[2]
Class and type	Lirica-class cruise ship
Tonnage	58,625 GT 65,542 GT (after renovation)
Length	251.25 m (824.3 ft) 274.9 m (902 ft) (after renovation)
Beam	28.8 m (94 ft) 32 m (105 ft) (after renovation)
Height	54 m (177 ft)
Draught	6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Depth	6.6 m (22 ft)
Decks	9 (passenger accessible) 13 (total)
Speed	21.1 knots (39.1 km/h; 24.3 mph)
Capacity	2,087 passengers (double occupancy) 2,646 passengers (maximum after renovation)
Crew	721
Notes	Otherwise the same as European Stars

MSC Sinfonia is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Italy-based MSC Cruises. She was built in 2002 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for the now-defunct Festival Cruises as MS European Stars.^[1] She was the last ship built for Festival Cruises.^[3]