MSC Poesia
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| Name: | MSC Poesia |
| Owner: | MSC Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | MSC Cruises[1] |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Panama[2][3] |
| Ordered: | March 1, 2006[4] |
| Builder: | Aker Yards (St. Nazaire)[5] |
| Cost: | $360 million[3] |
| Yard number: | S32[1][4] |
| Laid down: | December 6, 2006[1] |
| Launched: | August 30, 2007[4] |
| Christened: | April 5, 2008 by Sophia Loren in Dover[6][7] |
| Maiden voyage: | April 19, 2008[8] |
| In service: | April 4, 2008[2][3] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9387073[1][9] Call Sign 3EPL4[10] MMSI 355931000[10] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | MSC Musica class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 93,330 gross tons[11] |
| Length: | 963.9 feet (293.80 m)[3] |
| Beam: | 105.6 feet (32.19 m)[3] |
| Draft: | 26.2 feet (7.99 m)[3] |
| Decks: | 13 (passenger accessible)[12][3] |
| Installed power: | 5 × Wärtsilä W16V38B diesels (58,000kW))[3] |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellors[3] |
| Speed: | 23-knot (43 km/h; 26 mph)[5][12] |
| Capacity: |
2,550 passengers (lower berths)[12] 3605 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew: | 987[3][12] |
| Notes: | 13 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][5]. She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside of Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on April 5, 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.[13]
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Collision with Costa Classica
On June 6, 2008, MSC Poesia and Costa Classica collided in the Adriatic Sea near Dubrovnik. No one was hurt, and the damage was minimal. The cause of it was that MSC Poesia's anchor loosened and precipitated her to hit Costa Classica. Both continued their scheduled itinerary with no delays.[14][15][16]
Facilities
Restaurants
- 2 main dining rooms
- Tex-Mex Restaurant
- Kaito—Japanese cuisine with sushi bar
- Wine Bar—serves regional cheeses, hams, and wine
- Cafeteria—casual buffet
- Fast food eatery on pool deck
Entertainment
- 2-level main showlounge
- Another lounge with social dancing and functions, such as cooking demonstrations
- Big-screen movies are shown on a large screen above the forward pool.
Spa
- Beauty salon, treatment rooms, gymnasium with ocean views, thermal suite, and muscle-toning and strengthening equipment
- Run as a concession by the Italian company Ocean View
Sports
- 2 swimming pools
- 4 whirlpools
- Deck quoits
- 2 Shuffleboard courts
- Tennis/basketball court
- Minigolf
- Jogging track
Gallery
- MSC Poesia in Ajaccio.JPG
MSC Poesia docked in Ajaccio
- MSC POESIA Jam Cruise 8 Grand Cayman at anchor.jpg
MSC Poesia anchored at Grand Cayman on January 8, 2010. Large poster sized.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Asklander, Micke. "M/S MSC poesia (2008)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/msc_poesia_2008.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boyle, Ian. "MSC Poesia". Simplon Postcards. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/MSC-Poesia.html. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Data from XVAS". Vessel Assessment System. http://www.xvas.it/SPECIAL/VTship.php?imo=9387073&mode=CK. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "MSC Poesia". ShipParade. http://www.shipparade.com/az/MSC_Poesia/MSC_Poesia.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Loren names luxury cruise liner". BBC News. 2008-04-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7334101.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ↑ "MSC Poesia launched". SoCruise. http://www.socruise.com/cruise-news/219/msc-poesia-launched/. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "MSC Poesia". SmartCruiser. http://www.smartcruiser.com/travel/cruise/ship.rvlx?ShipID=54703. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ United States Coast Guard (USCG). "MSC Poesia". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=940686. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "MSC Poesia (IMO: 9387073)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Msc-Poesia-9387073.html. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Technical Sheet". MSC Cruises. http://www.msccruises.com/gl_en/Images/Scheda_tecnica_POESIA_CORP_tcm5-8228.PDF. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "MSC Poesia: Ship Facts". MSC Cruises. http://www.msccruises.com/flotta/dati.asp?ship_id=247&page_id=4507. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ↑ "MSC Takes Delivery of 133,500-ton Fantasia in Naples". Cruise Reviews. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5iFRqmmRq. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Costa Classica and Poesia Collide". Cruise Junkie. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5iFUEv0hy. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Costa Croisières Collision entre deux paquebots de MSC et Costa à Dubrovnik" (in French). Mer et Marine. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5iFUYflqd. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "Pred otočićem Lokrum sudarila se dva cruisera" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. http://www.webcitation.org/5iFV3xqYC. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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