MSC Armonia
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 MSC Armonia in Venice, May 2007 |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | 2001—2004: European Vision 2004 onwards: MSC Armonia |
| Owner: | 2001—2004: Festival Cruises 2004 onwards: MSC Cruises[1] |
| Operator: | 2001—2004: Festival Cruises 2004 onwards: MSC Cruises[1] |
| Port of Registry: | 2001—2004: Naples,  Italy[1]2004 onwards: Panama City,  Panama[2] |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Yard number: | V31[1] |
| Launched: | 1 December 2000[1] |
| Christened: | 22 June 2001[1] |
| Acquired: | 22 June 2001[1] |
| In service: | 1 July 2001[1] |
| Identification: | IMO 9210141[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics (as European Vision)[1] | |
| Class and type: | European Vision class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 58,174 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement: | 6,980 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 251.25 m (824 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 28.80 m (94 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power: | 4 × Wärtsilä 12V38 diesels 31680 kW |
| Speed: | 20.8 kn (38.52 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2163 passengers |
| General characteristics (as MSC Armonia)[2] | |
| Tonnage: | 58,625 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Decks: | 9 (passenger accessible) |
| Speed: | 21 kn (38.89 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 1554 passengers (lower berths) 2087 passengers (all berths) |
| Crew: | 700 |
| Notes: | Otherwise the same as European Vision |
MS MSC Armonia is a cruise ship that was built in 2001 for the now defunct Festival Cruises as MS European Vision. She is currently operated by MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 2,065 passengers in 783 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 760. MSC Armonia's itineraries cover Mediterranean ports including Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Naples, Italy; and Genoa, Italy.
[edit] History
As the European Vision, she was chartered for the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, Italy as a secure location to house world leaders. Terrorism fears were high in advance of the September 11, 2001 attacks and Al Qaeda was believed to be considering Genoa as a target.[3] Although the ship was protected by a phalanx of anti-terrorism units including helicopters and missile launchers, U.S. President George W. Bush stayed instead at a dockside hotel.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Asklander, Micke. M/S European Vision (2001) (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b MSC Armonia: Ship Facts. MSC Cruises. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Rory Carroll. "Genoa defends forbidden city from global protest", The Observer, July 15, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Mayhem, fatality surround G-8 summit", St. Petersburg Times, July 21, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
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