{{Short description|Musica-class cruise ship operated my MSC Cruises}} {{Other uses|Poesia (disambiguation){{!}}Poesia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = MSC Poesia departing Tallinn 11 July 2012.JPG | image_caption = ''MSC Poesia'' departing Tallinn, Estonia on 11 July 2012. }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''MSC Poesia'' | owner = MSC Cruises<ref name=FoF>{{cite web |url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/msc_poesia_2008.htm |title=M/S ''MSC poesia'' (2008) |accessdate=7 April 2008 |last=Asklander |first=Micke |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=Swedish}}</ref> | operator = MSC Cruises<ref name=FoF /> | registry = {{flag|Panama|civil}}<ref name=Boyle>{{cite web |url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/MSC-Poesia.html |title=''MSC Poesia'' |accessdate=7 April 2008 |last=Boyle |first=Ian |work=Simplon Postcards}}</ref><ref name="Ward">{{cite book |title=Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships |last=Ward |first=Douglas |year=2009 |edition=18th |publisher=Berlitz |location=Singapore |isbn=978-981-268-564-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/berlitzcompleteg00doug }}</ref> | route = | ordered = 1 March 2006 | builder = Aker Yards (St. Nazaire)<ref name="parade">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipparade.com/az/MSC_Poesia/MSC_Poesia.htm |title=MSC Poesia |accessdate=13 July 2009 |work=ShipParade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722150029/http://www.shipparade.com/az/MSC_Poesia/MSC_Poesia.htm |archive-date=22 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | original_cost = $360 million<ref name="Ward"/> | yard_number = S32<ref name=FoF/><ref name="miramar">{{csr|register=MSI|id=9387073|shipname=MSC Poesia|accessdate=19 January 2021}}</ref> | way_number = | laid_down = 6 December 2006<ref name=FoF/> | launched = 30 August 2007<ref name="miramar"/> | completed = | christened = 5 April 2008 <small>by Sophia Loren in Dover</small><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7334101.stm |title=Loren names luxury cruise liner |publisher=BBC News |date=7 April 2008 |access-date=8 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Poesia launched |url=http://www.socruise.com/cruise-news/219/msc-poesia-launched/ |work=SoCruise |accessdate=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831074750/http://www.socruise.com/cruise-news/219/msc-poesia-launched/ |archivedate=31 August 2009 }}</ref> | acquired = | maiden_voyage = 19 April 2008<ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Poesia |url=http://www.smartcruiser.com/travel/cruise/ship.rvlx?ShipID=54703 |work=SmartCruiser |accessdate=13 July 2009}}</ref> | in_service = 4 April 2008<ref name=Boyle/><ref name="Ward"/> | out_of_service = | identification = *{{IMO Number|9387073}}<ref name="BV">{{csr|register=BV|id=9387073|shipname=MSC Poesia |accessdate=10 July 2009}} </ref> *Call sign 3EPL4<ref name="BV"/> *MMSI 355931000<ref name="vesseltracker">{{cite web |url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Msc-Poesia-9387073.html |title= MSC Poesia (IMO: 9387073) |accessdate=13 July 2009 |work=vesseltracker.com}}</ref> | fate = | status = In service | notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Musica|cruise ship}} | tonnage = {{GT|92,627}}<ref name="BV" /> | displacement = | length = {{convert|293.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="BV" /> | beam = {{convert|32.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="BV"/> | height = | draught = | draft = {{convert|7.99|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="Ward"/> | depth = | decks = {{ubl|13 <small>(passenger accessible)</small><ref name="Ward"/><ref name=MSC>{{cite web |url=http://www.msccruises.com/flotta/dati.asp?ship_id=247&page_id=4507 |title=''MSC Poesia'': Ship Facts |accessdate=7 April 2008 |work=MSC Cruises}}</ref> |16 <small>(total)</small><ref name="BV" />}} | deck_clearance = | ramps = | ice_class = | power = *5{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}Wärtsilä 16V38B <small>({{cvt|58|MW}} combined)</small><ref name="Ward"/> *1 × emergency generator <small>({{cvt|910|kW}})</small> | propulsion = Two 18,025kW screw propellers<ref name="BV"/> | speed = {{convert|22.5|kn}}<ref name="BV"/> | capacity = *2,550 passengers (normal)<ref name=MSC/> *3,605 passengers (maximum) | crew = 1,027<ref name="Ward"/><ref name=MSC/> | notes = 13 elevators<ref name="Ward"/> }} }}
'''''MSC Poesia''''' is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 2008 by the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. She is a sister ship to {{ship||MSC Musica}}, {{ship||MSC Orchestra}}, and {{ship||MSC Magnifica}}.<ref name=FoF/><ref name=Boyle/><ref name="parade"/> She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008, by Sophia Loren.<ref name=BBC />
''MSC Poesia'' was the flagship of the company until she was displaced by {{ship||MSC Fantasia}}, which entered service in December 2008. In 2008 and 2009, ''MSC Poesia'' sailed on a series of 7-night cruises from Venice to Italy, Greece and Turkey. Since 2010 the ship sails in Northern Europe during the summer season.<ref>{{cite web|title=MSC Takes Delivery of 133,500-ton Fantasia in Naples |url=http://news.cruisereviews.com/2008121163/msc-takes-delivery-133500ton-fantasia-naples/ |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130110184109/http://news.cruisereviews.com/2008121163/msc-takes-delivery-133500ton-fantasia-naples/ |date=11 December 2008 |work=Cruise Reviews |archive-date=10 January 2013 |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Incidents== On 6 June 2008, ''MSC Poesia'' and {{ship||Costa Classica}} collided in the Adriatic Sea near Dubrovnik. No one was hurt, the damage was minimal, and both ships continued their scheduled itinerary with no delays. The cause was determined to be the ''MSC Poesia''{{'}}s anchor loosening.<ref>{{cite web|title=Costa Classica and Poesia Collide |url=http://www.cruisejunkie.com/collide.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909180534/http://www.cruisejunkie.com/collide.html |work=Cruise Junkie |archivedate=9 September 2009 |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Costa Croisières Collision entre deux paquebots de MSC et Costa à Dubrovnik |url=http://www.meretmarine.com/article_imprimer.cfm?id=107887 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720211128/http://www.meretmarine.com/article_imprimer.cfm?id=107887 |work=Mer et Marine |language=French |archive-date=20 July 2011 |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pred otočićem Lokrum sudarila se dva cruisera |url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Dubrovnik/tabid/75/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10263/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003011129/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Dubrovnik/tabid/75/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10263/Default.aspx |work=Slobodna Dalmacija |language=Croatian |archive-date=3 October 2008 |access-date=13 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 22 February 2019, the ship was struck again, by sister ship {{ship||MSC Orchestra}}. ''MSC Orchestra'' had been departing Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a navigational error caused her to crash into ''MSC Poesia''. ''MSC Poesia'' only sustained minor bow damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisehive.com/two-ships-from-the-same-cruise-line-collide-in-port/29807|title=Two Ships from the Same Cruise Line Collide in Port|date=22 February 2019|website=Cruise Hive|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>
On 22 February 2025 one crew member identified as Jeric Bueno, a 32 year old Filipino national, was reported missing. CCTV footage later showed that he had fallen overboard while the ship was navigating Brazilian waters, en route to Camboriú.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/revelaron-que-sucedio-con-el-camarero-del-crucero-que-salio-de-uruguay-rumbo-a-camboriu-nid24022025/|title=Revelaron qué sucedió con el camarero del crucero que salió de Uruguay rumbo a Camboriú}}</ref>
===2012 grounding=== While heading to Port Lucaya near Freeport, Bahamas, on 7 January 2012, ''MSC Poesia'' ran aground on top of a reef.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |title=MSC Poesia runs aground in The Bahamas |last=Satchell |first=Arlene |date=9 January 2012 |work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |accessdate=21 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113195247/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |archive-date=13 January 2012 }}</ref> The grounding did not stop the beach-goers (maiden voyagers of the annual "Holy Ship!" music festival cruise featuring such popular dance music artists as Fatboy Slim, Dillon Francis and Diplo), as tender boats were able to ferry passengers from anchorage (or reefage) to the shores of Port Lucaya. According to Captain Archer, a local captain in the port, "they waited for a tide to get high at 1800hrs she was pulled off with 4 tugs and a fifth standing by. At 2000hrs, she was free and continued on her journey at 19.5 knots to little Salvador. A statement from MSC Cruises was released: "In navigating the harbor off Port Lucaya in the Grand Bahamas, MSC Poesia ran aground at 6:50 a.m. Saturday morning. The ship and its guests were always completely safe and all onboard equipment and services continued to operate normally including all previously scheduled tender service and shore excursions".
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==External links== {{Commons category|IMO 9387073}} *[http://www.msccruises.co.uk/uk_en/Ships/MSC-Poesia.aspx Official MSC Poesia Website] *[http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?zoom=10&mmsi=355931000¢erx=-81.43905600¢ery=24.16568900 Current Position]
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Poesia Category:Ships built in Saint-Nazaire Category:2007 ships