MSC Armonia
{{short description|Cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
| {{Infobox ship begin
| infobox caption = MSC Armonia | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Costa Fascinosa and MSC Armonia in Malta (MSC Armonia).jpg | Ship image size = 300px | Ship caption = MSC Armonia in Valletta, 2015 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Panama | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}} | Ship name = *2001–2004: European Vision
| Ship owner = *2001–2004: Festival Cruises
| Ship operator = *2001–2004: Festival Cruises | Ship registry = *2001–2004: Genoa, {{flag|Italy}}
| Ship ordered = | Ship builder = *Chantiers de l'Atlantique
| Ship original cost = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1 December 2000 | Ship completed = | Ship christened = 22 June 2001 | Ship acquired = 22 June 2001 | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 1 July 2001 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9210141}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (as European Vision) | Ship class = {{sclass|Lirica|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|58,174}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|251.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|28.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = {{convert|54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|6.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = *4 × Wärtsilä 12V38
| Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|20.8|kn}} | Ship capacity = 2,679 passengers | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (as MSC Armonia) | Ship class = Lirica-class cruise ship | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|58,625}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = *{{convert|251.25|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = *{{convert|28.8|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = {{convert|54|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|6.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = {{convert|6.6|m|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = *9 (passenger accessible)
| Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|21.1|kn}} | Ship capacity = *1,554 passengers (lower berths)
| Ship crew = 721 | Ship notes = Otherwise the same as European Vision }} |
MSC Armonia is a Lirica-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Originally built in 2001 for the now defunct Festival Cruises as MS European Vision, she has been operating for MSC Cruises since 2004. At 58,600 gross tons, she can accommodate 2,065 passengers in 783 cabins and 760 crew members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/MSC-Cruises/MSC-Armonia|title=MSC Armonia Ship Stats & Information- MSC Cruises MSC Armonia Cruises: Travel Weekly|website=www.travelweekly.com|language=en|access-date=12 September 2019}}
History
=As ''European Vision'' =
As European Vision, she was chartered for the 27th G8 summit (20–22 July 2001) in Genoa, Italy as a secure location to house world leaders. Terrorism fears were high leading up to the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre. Al Qaeda was believed to be considering Genoa as a target.{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/globalisation/story/0,7369,522060,00.html
|title=Genoa defends forbidden city from global protest
|first=Rory |last=Carroll
|date=15 July 2001
|work=The Observer
|accessdate=2 December 2007}} Although the ship was protected by a phalanx of anti-terrorism units including helicopters and missile launchers, U.S. President George W. Bush stayed at a dockside hotel instead.{{cite news
|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/072101/Worldandnation/Mayhem__fatality_surr.shtml
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020322114135/http://www.sptimes.com/News/072101/Worldandnation/Mayhem__fatality_surr.shtml
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=22 March 2002
|title=Mayhem, fatality surround G-8 summit
|date=21 July 2001
|work=St. Petersburg Times
|accessdate=2 December 2007}}
= 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.{{Cite web|author=Trejos|first=Nancy|date=11 April 2018|title=WATCH: MSC Armonia cruise ship crashes into a dock in Roatan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/04/11/watch-msc-armonia-cruise-ship-crashes-into-dock-roatan/506382002/|website=USA Today}} 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. No injuries to the passengers and crew on board were reported. The ships' homeport was in Havana until December 2018. She was re-located to Miami, offering cruises to Cuba and, later, to the Caribbean.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/MSC-Armonia-remaining-in-Miami|title=Despite loss of Cuba calls, MSC Armonia remaining in Miami: Travel Weekly|last=Stieghorst|first=Tim|date=9 July 2019|website=www.travelweekly.com|language=en|access-date=12 September 2019}} In November 2020, she was moved to Tampa, Florida as homeport for the first time and sailed to the Caribbean.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21517-msc-armonia-to-homeport-in-tampa.html|title=MSC Armonia to Homeport in Tampa |date=12 September 2019|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|access-date=12 September 2019}}
==COVID-19 pandemic==
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reported as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, was symptomatic while on board.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422081046/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|title=COVID-19 and Your Health|date=11 February 2020}}
The COVID-19 pandemic forced fleet redeployments and MSC Armonia was moved to Miami and continued sailing from there through 2021.{{Cite news|date=22 June 2020|title=MSC Announces Winter Program; New Protocols Onboard|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23126-msc-announces-winter-program-new-protocols-onboard.html|access-date=22 June 2020}}{{Cite news|date=5 June 2020|title=MSC alters 2021 cruise plans|work=Travel Weekly|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/MSC-alters-2021-cruise-plans|access-date=22 June 2020}}
On 15 December 2023, a passenger fell overboard and was never found.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Jim |title=Passenger Goes Overboard From the MSC Armonia During Transatlantic Cruise to Brazil |url=https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2023/12/articles/disappearances/passenger-goes-overboard-from-the-msc-armonia-during-transatlantic-cruise-to-brazil/ |work=Cruise Law News |date=15 December 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.msccruises.co.uk/cruises/ships/msc-armonia}}
{{commons category|IMO 9210141}}
{{MSC Ships}}
{{Lirica class}}
{{Mistral class}}