Stern’s Guide to the Greatest Resorts of the World, Stern’s Guide to the
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MSC CRUISES
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MSC ARMONIA (formerly European Vision): entered service 2002; 58,625 G.R.T.; 830 x 95; 1,554-passenger capacity (2,087 when every berth full); 777 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 4- to 9-night cruises in South America, 10- and 11-night cruises in northern Europe, and 11-night cruises in eastern Mediterranean.
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MSC FANTASIA and MSC SPLENDIDA: entered service in 2008 and 2009, respectively; 133,500 G.R.T.; 1,093’x 124’; 3,959-passenger capacity (4,100
when every berth full); 1,637 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 7- night cruises in eastern and western Mediterranean.
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MSC LIRICA: entered service 2003; 59,058 G.R.T.; 763’ x 84.5’; 1,560-passenger capacity (2,069 when every berth full); 780 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 10- and 11-night northern European cruises and 7-night western Mediterranean cruises.
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MSC MELODY (formerly Star/Ship Atlantic and Atlantic): entered service 1982; refurbished 1996; 35,140 G.R.T.; 672’ x 90’; 1,062-passenger capacity; 531 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 2- to 10-night South African cruises and 7-night western Mediterranean cruises. (Category C/D—Not Rated)
MSC MUSICA and MSC ORCHESTRA: entered service 2006 and 2007, respectively; 92,400 G.R.T.; 963.9’ x 105.6’; 3,013-passenger capacity; 1,275 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; MSC Musica offers 3- to 8-night cruises in South America and 7-night cruises in eastern Mediterranean; MSC Orchestra offers 7-night Caribbean cruises, 7-night northern European cruises, and 8-night western Mediterranean cruises.
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MSC OPERA: entered service 2004; 59,000 G.R.T.; 763’ x 84.5’; 1,712 passenger capacity; 856 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 3- to 8-night cruises in South America, 7- to 11-night and 14-night cruises in northern Europe, and 7-night cruises in eastern Mediterranean.
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MSC POESIA and MSC MAGNIFICA: entered service 2008 and 2010, respectively; 93,300 G.R.T. and 92,400 G.R.T., respectively; 963.9’ x 105.6’; 3,013- passenger capacity (2,550 lower berths); 1,275 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; MSC Poesia offers 7-night cruises in western Mediterranean, 11-night cruises in eastern and western Mediterranean, and 3- to 10-night cruises in Caribbean and Bermuda during winter; MSC Magnifica sails Canada/New England in fall, Caribbean itineraries in winter and throughout 2011.
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MSC SINFONIA (formerly European Star): entered service 2002; 58,625 G.R.T.; 830’ x 95’; 1,544-passenger capacity; 777 cabins; Italian officers and international crew; 7-night western Mediterranean and 3- to 8-night South American cruises
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These ships are rated in 11 separate categories in the second half of chapter 14.
