MSC Magnifica
MSC Magnifica in Hamburg
IMO: 9387085
The MSC Magnifica is a cruise ship in the " Musica " class, which is operated by the shipping company MSC Crociere. Identical sister ships, the MSC Musica, MSC Orchestra and MSC Poesia.
The ship has 13 passenger decks capacity for over 2,500 passengers.
Areas of application
The MSC Magnifica was used until 2012 mainly for Mediterranean cruises. Initial and arrival ports was regularly their location Venice. Because in May 2012, the new MSC Divina supplemented the fleet, the MSC Magnifica has left the Mediterranean from June to September 2012, and was instead used for Northern Europe cruises. The fjords in Norway, Svalbard and the Baltic Sea are visited. In the fall of 2012, the ship then returns to the Mediterranean, from Genoa ports are then run in the western Mediterranean. For the winter season 2012/2013 cruises are planned to South America - it is expected 2013/2014 go there again. In the summer of 2013 areas in Northern Europe are also ongoing; while Norway and the North Cape and Spitzbergen be traveled, the Baltic and the UK and Ireland. 2013, it uses Amsterdam and Hamburg as entry and exit ports instead of Copenhagen and Kiel in 2012. In the autumn season, the Mediterranean is traversed again.
History
The MSC Magnifica is the 11th new construction project of the shipping company and was built in the STX Europe shipyard in Saint- Nazaire, France. On 14 January 2009 the ship was left out of the dry dock. The transfer to the shipping company on 24 February 2010. Ship for the registration or home port was elected Panama ( flagging ).
Baptism was on March 6, 2010 at the Port of Hamburg, was godmother Sophia Loren. For solemnity celebrity guests and representatives from political parties were only charged; two floating giant screens that were built before the jetties, interested parties were able to witness the festivities live. In addition, a live broadcast took place with a concert of Eros Ramazzotti ( Director: Marc Schütrumpf ) on the Internet.
The first official voyage of the ship went from 1 to 5 March 2010 by Saint- Nazaire on Cherbourg- Octeville, Dover and Amsterdam to Hamburg. The subsequent as of March 7, 2010 maiden voyage led to Venice.
Incidents
Incident in 2013
Towards morning on November 20, 2013, the MSC Magnifica operating in strong wind against the pier and the lighthouse at the harbor entrance to the port of Piraeus. The pier was slightly damaged, the beacon totally destroyed.