MSC Orchestra
MSC Orchestra
MSC Orchestra at the Geirangerfjord
History
OperatorMSC Cruises
Port of registry Panama[1]
BuilderAker Yards, Chantiers de l'Atlantique[2]
CostUS$480 million
Launched9 September 2006
Completed2007
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeMusica-class cruise ship
Tonnage92,409 GT
Length964 ft (293.83 m)[3]
Beam106 ft (32.31 m)
Decks13 passenger, 4 crew
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity
  • 2,550 passengers (as built)
  • 3,200 passengers (after retrofit)
Crew987

MSC Orchestra is a cruise ship that was built in 2007 for MSC Cruises. She is the second ship of the Musica class. She could at the time accommodate 2,550 passengers in 1,275 cabins. Most inside cabins were later refitted with two bunk beds and therefore she can now accommodate 3,200 passengers. Her crew complement is approximately 990.[1][2]


Design

The cruise ship has length of 293.8 metres (964 ft) and beam of 32.20 metres (105.6 ft). MSC Orchestra has draft of 7.88 metres (25.9 ft) and gross tonnage of 92,409. The ship has capacity for 2,550 passengers and a crew complement of 987.

Incidents

Eight passengers, four Bulgarians and four Lithuanians, were arrested during 2010 after cocaine, worth an estimated £1.4m, was found on board whilst berthed at Dover, United Kingdom.[4] Seven of the passengers pleaded guilty and the eighth was convicted at trial.[4]

On 22 February 2019, due to an unknown navigational error, MSC Orchestra collided with MSC Poesia as it was departing Buenos Aires, Argentina, and MSC Orchestra also hit a pier. Both ships only sustained minor damage and were cleared to depart.[5]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Cruise Critic Review Archived 4 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Ship Parade Review and Photos". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  3. MSC Orchestra Ship Facts, MSC Cruises
  4. 1 2 "Six jailed over cruise drugs plot". BBC News. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "Two Ships from the Same Cruise Line Collide in Port". Cruise Hive. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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