MSC Armonia
MSC Armonia in Valletta, 2015
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Builder |
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Yard number | V31[1] |
Launched | 1 December 2000[1] |
Christened | 22 June 2001[1] |
Acquired | 22 June 2001[1] |
In service | 1 July 2001[1] |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics (as European Vision)[1] | |
Class and type | Lirica-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 251.25 m (824 ft 4 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 |
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Speed | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) |
Capacity | 2,679 passengers |
General characteristics (as MSC Armonia)[2] | |
Class and type | Lirica-class cruise ship |
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Beam |
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Height | 54 m (177 ft) |
Draught | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
Depth | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
Decks |
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Speed | 21.1 knots (39.1 km/h; 24.3 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 721 |
Notes | Otherwise the same as European Vision |
MSC Armonia is a
History
As European Vision
As European Vision, she was chartered for the
As MSC Armonia
MSC Armonia has cruised around the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic. On 10 April 2018, MSC Armonia struck a dock at the port in Roatán.[6] Damage to the ship was minor. After repairs were made to the ship, Honduran Port State Control authorities cleared the ship to continue her journey to Belize.[6] No injuries to the passengers and crew on board were reported.[6] The ships' homeport was in Havana until December 2018. She was re-located to Miami, offering cruises to Cuba and, later, to the Caribbean.[7] In November 2020, she was moved to Tampa, Florida as homeport for the first time and sailed to the Caribbean.[8]
COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the
The COVID-19 pandemic forced fleet redeployments and MSC Armonia was moved to Miami and continued sailing from there through 2021.[10][11]
On 15 December 2023, a passenger fell overboard and was never found.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Asklander, Micke. "M/S European Vision (2001)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ a b "MSC Armonia: Ship Facts". MSC Cruises. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "MSC Armonia Ship Stats & Information- MSC Cruises MSC Armonia Cruises: Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Rory Carroll (15 July 2001). "Genoa defends forbidden city from global protest". The Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- St. Petersburg Times. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ a b c Trejos, Nancy (11 April 2018). "WATCH: MSC Armonia cruise ship crashes into a dock in Roatan". USA Today.
- ^ Stieghorst, Tim (9 July 2019). "Despite loss of Cuba calls, MSC Armonia remaining in Miami: Travel Weekly". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Staff, C. I. N. (12 September 2019). "MSC Armonia to Homeport in Tampa". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "COVID-19 and Your Health". 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020.
- ^ "MSC Announces Winter Program; New Protocols Onboard". Cruise Industry News. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "MSC alters 2021 cruise plans". Travel Weekly. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Walker, Jim (15 December 2023). "Passenger Goes Overboard From the MSC Armonia During Transatlantic Cruise to Brazil". Cruise Law News.