Lirica-class cruise ship
Lirica is a class of cruise ships, owned and operated by MSC Cruises and AIDA Cruises. There are currently five active Lirica-class cruise ships, the lead vessel, MSC Lirica (2003), MSC Armonia (2001 as European Vision; operated by MSC by 2004), MSC Opera (2004), MSC Sinfonia (2002) and the AIDAmira, only operated by AIDA. All these ships have around 700 personnel and more than 2000 guests.[1]
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Operators: |
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| Preceded by: | Festival Cruises: Mistral |
| Succeeded by: | MSC Cruises: Musica-class |
| Built: | 1999–2004 |
| In service: | 2000–present |
| Planned: | 5 ships |
| Building: | 0 ships |
| Completed: | 5 ships |
| Active: | 5 ships |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 216 m (708 ft 8 in)275.25 m (903 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 28.80 m (94 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Depth: | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible) |
| Installed power: |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × Azimuth thrusters (20,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1,500 to 2,000 passengers |
| Crew: | 700, 740 (MSC Opera) |
Ships
- AIDAmira (1999–2005 as MS Mistral; 2005–2013 as Grand Mistral; 2013–2019 as Costa neoRiviera; 2019–present operated by AIDA)
- MSC Armonia (2001–2003 as MS European Vision; 2004–present operated by MSC)
- MSC Sinfonia (2002–2003 MS European Stars; 2005–present operated by MSC)
- MSC Lirica (2003–present)
- MSC Opera (2004–present; served as the flagship of the company until MSC Musica entered service in 2006)
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MSC Armonia in Split, Croatia (2011)
MSC Opera in Kiel (2007)
References
Sources
- Ward, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (17th ed.). Singapore; London: Berlitz / APA. pp. 456–457. ISBN 978-981-268-240-6. OCLC 271787333.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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