MSC Lirica

MSC Lirica is a Lirica Class cruise ship, owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was the first newbuild cruise ship to enter service for MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 1,560 passengers in 780 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 732.

MSC Lirica docked in Argostoli, Kefalonia in 2019.
History
Name: MSC Lirica
Owner: MSC Cruises
Operator: MSC Cruises
Port of registry: Panama
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost: $250 million
Launched: August 2002
Christened: 1 March 2003
Maiden voyage: 2003
In service: 2003-present
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Lirica class cruise ship
Tonnage:
  • 59,058 GT
  • 65,591 GT (after renovation)
Length:
  • 251.25 m (824.3 ft)
  • 274.9 m (902 ft) (after renovation)
Beam:
  • 28.8 m (94 ft)
  • 32 m (105 ft) (after renovation)
Draft: 6.60 m (21.65 ft)
Decks: 13 (9 for passengers)
Installed power: Four diesel generators (7,650 kW each)
Propulsion: Two azimuth thrusters (20,000 kW)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity:
  • 1,984 (double occupancy)
  • 2,679 passengers (maximum after renovation)
Crew: 700

MSC Opera is an identical twin to the MSC Lirica. Her other sisters in the class, MSC Armonia and MSC Sinfonia are essentially the same, but have a smaller funnel and other modifications, such as the bow windows and inside changes.

New section

The MSC Lirica was lengthened in November 2015.[1][2]

Areas of operation

From March 2016 she cruised in Asia visiting ports in China, Japan and Korea.[3]

In January 2018, MSC Cruises announced that the ship would spend her 2018-2019 winter season operating cruises in the United Arab Emirates.[4]

In July 2019, the MSC Lirica served as a hotel for athletes competing in the 30th Summer Universiade in Naples.[5]

References
  1. Staff, C. I. N. (2014-05-20). "MSC Renaissance Program Begins with Laying Out of Armonia's New Section". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. Staff, C. I. N. (2014-09-03). "Armonia Enters Drydock for Stretching". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. "MSC to Send Lirica to Shanghai in 2016". Cruise Industry News. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. Staff, CIN (2018-01-19). "MSC Adds Lirica to UAE Lineup". Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. Staff, C. I. N. (2019-07-03). "MSC Lirica Hosting 30th Summer Universiade Athletes in Naples". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.


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