MSC Lirica
{{Short description|Cruise ship}}
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| display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image =Croisiére_MSC_LIRICA_à_quai_à_casablanca.jpg | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = MSC Lirica | Ship owner = MSC Cruises | Ship operator = MSC Cruises | Ship registry = Panama | Ship ordered = |Ship namesake = lirica, Italian word for "lyric" | Ship builder = Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France | Ship original cost = $250 million | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = August 2002 | Ship completed = 2003 | Ship christened = 1 March 2003 | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = 2003 | Ship in service = 2003 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification=*Call sign: HOPW
| Ship fate = | Ship status = in service | Ship notes = First newbuild for MSC }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Lirica|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|59,058}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = *{{convert|251.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = *{{convert|28.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|6.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = 13 (9 for passengers) | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = Four diesel generators (7,650 kW each) | Ship propulsion = Two azimuth thrusters (20,000 kW) | Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn}} | Ship capacity = *1,984 (double occupancy)
| Ship crew = 700 | Ship notes = }} |
MSC Lirica is the lead ship in her class of cruise ship, owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was the first newbuild cruise ship to enter service for MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 1,560 passengers in 780 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 732.
{{ship||MSC Opera}} is an identical sister ship to the MSC Lirica. Her other sisters in the class, {{ship||MSC Armonia}} and {{ship||MSC Sinfonia}} are essentially the same, but have a smaller funnel and other modifications, such as the bow windows and changes to the interior.
History
During a cast-off maneuver in Civitavecchia, the MSC Lirica was pressed against the pier facilities on 2 November 2007 in strong winds and damaged in the bow area on the port side. The ship was repaired in dry dock between 12 and 17 November 2007 and returned to Fort Lauderdale on 4 December.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Events_by_MSC.html|title = Events by MSC}}
The MSC Lirica was lengthened in November 2015.{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=2014-05-20|title=MSC Renaissance Program Begins with Laying Out of Armonia's New Section|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11113-msc-cruises-renaissance-program-begins-with-laying-out-of-msc-armonias-new-section.html|access-date=2019-11-15|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=2014-09-03|title=Armonia Enters Drydock for Stretching|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11517-armonia-enters-drydock-for-stretching.html|access-date=2019-11-15|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb}}
On 12 March 2021, the ship caught on fire amidships during lay-up at the port of Corfu, Greece, with only crew on board. According to MSC Cruises, the fire started in an empty fiberglass lifeboat and caused damage to the side of the ship, but not its interior, and there were no injuries.{{cite news |last1=Kalosh |first1=Anne |title=No injuries reported in fire on MSC Lirica in Corfu |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/no-injuries-reported-fire-msc-lirica-corfu-updated |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Seatrade Cruise News |date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312184103/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/no-injuries-reported-fire-msc-lirica-corfu-updated |archive-date=12 March 2021 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=MSC Lirica Is On Fire in Corfu |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24549-msc-lirica-is-on-fire-in-corfu.html |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Cruise Industry News |date=12 March 2021}} The area of the fire corresponded to the part of the vessel that was added in her 2015 lengthening and was later repaired.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24797-where-is-the-msc-fleet-of-cruise-ships.html|title=Where is the MSC Fleet of Cruise Ships?|date=16 April 2021}}
Areas of operation
From March 2016 she cruised in Asia visiting ports in China, Japan and Korea.{{cite web|title=MSC to Send Lirica to Shanghai in 2016|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/12943-msc-to-send-lirica-to-shanghai-in-2016.html|website=Cruise Industry News|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=18 August 2015}} In January 2018, MSC Cruises announced that the ship would spend her 2018-2019 winter season operating cruises in the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18426-msc-adds-lirica-to-uae-lineup.html|title=MSC Adds Lirica to UAE Lineup|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=2018-01-19|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-GB}} In July 2019, the MSC Lirica served as a hotel for athletes competing in the 30th Summer Universiade in Naples.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21184-msc-lirica-hosting-30th-summer-universiade-athletes-in-naples.html|title=MSC Lirica Hosting 30th Summer Universiade Athletes in Naples|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=2019-07-03|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-11-19}}
Following the interruption due to COVID-19 and the on-board fire, MSC announced that MSC Lirica would return to service in April 2022 with a full season of 7-night Eastern Mediterranean cruises, based at Piraeus.{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Mary |title=MSC Lirica to homeport in Piraeus summer 2022 |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/msc-lirica-homeport-piraeus-summer-2022 |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Seatrade Cruise News |date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216142327/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/msc-lirica-homeport-piraeus-summer-2022 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |location=Colchester}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9246102}}
- {{Official website|https://www.msccruises.co.uk/cruises/ships/msc-lirica}}
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Category:Maritime incidents in 2021
Category:Maritime incidents in 2007
Category:Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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