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| Name | MSC Lirica |
| Namesake | lirica, Italian word for "lyric" |
| Owner | MSC Cruises |
| Operator | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry | Panama |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique,St. Nazaire,France |
| Cost | $250 million |
| Launched | August 2002 |
| Christened | 1 March 2003 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Maiden voyage | 2003 |
| In service | 2003 |
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| Status | in service |
| Notes | First newbuild for MSC |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lirica-classcruise ship |
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| Draft | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Decks | 13 (9 for passengers) |
| Installed power | Four diesel generators (7,650 kW each) |
| Propulsion | Twoazimuth thrusters (20,000 kW) |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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| Crew | 700 |
MSC Lirica is thelead ship inher class of cruise ship, owned and operated byMSC 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.MSC Opera is an identicalsister ship to theMSC Lirica. Her other sisters in the class,MSC Armonia andMSC Sinfonia are essentially the same, but have a smallerfunnel and other modifications, such as thebow windows and changes to the interior.
During a cast-off maneuver inCivitavecchia, theMSC Lirica was pressed against the pier facilities on 2 November 2007 in strong winds and damaged in thebow area on the port side. The ship was repaired in dry dock between 12 and 17 November 2007 and returned toFort Lauderdale on 4 December.[1]
TheMSC Lirica was lengthened in November 2015.[2][3]
On 12 March 2021, the ship caught on fire amidships during lay-up at the port ofCorfu, Greece, with only crew on board. According to MSC Cruises, the fire started in an emptyfiberglasslifeboat and caused damage to the side of the ship, but not its interior, and there were no injuries.[4][5] The area of the fire corresponded to the part of the vessel that was added in her 2015 lengthening and was later repaired.[6]
From March 2016 she cruised in Asia visiting ports in China, Japan and Korea.[7] In January 2018, MSC Cruises announced that the ship would spend her 2018-2019 winter season operating cruises in theUnited Arab Emirates.[8] In July 2019, theMSC Lirica served as a hotel for athletes competing in the 30th Summer Universiade in Naples.[9]
Following the interruption due toCOVID-19 and the on-board fire, MSC announced thatMSC Lirica would return to service in April 2022 with a full season of 7-night Eastern Mediterranean cruises, based atPiraeus.[10]
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