MSC Poesia will set sail in Europe

3 March 2008

MSC Poesia will set sail in Europe

Posted by Debo Hobo under: News; Cruises; Vacations; General; Travel-General; International-Destinations .

Set to debut in March, the 89,000-ton, 2,550-passenger MSC Poesia will set sail in Europe. The three-deck theater is dramatic before the curtain ever rises; likewise, the 8,000-square-foot casino is big on glitz. In addition to the spa and gym, active types will enjoy the tennis court, golf simulator and miniature golf course.

MSC Poesia will be the third sister ship of the “Musica” class of MSC Cruises’ ships. Like sister ships MSC Musica and MSC Orchestra, the ship is a model of class and elegance following MSC Cruises tradition, and will be:

92,400 grt; 964 feet long; 105 feet wide; 164 feet tall;

1,274 staterooms, of which 80% are outside and 65% have a balcony;

16 decks with 13 accessible to the public;

23 knots maximum speed.

More than 236,000 square feet of public areas, seven thematic areas, “Coral Bay” and “Cayo Levantado” pool areas covering a total of nearly 40,000 square feet with two swimming pools, 4 jacuzzis and an almost 13,000-square-foot Aqua Spa.

As they did for her sister ships, Studio De Jorio has designed her interiors in a contemporary style, from Neo-Liberty, to Art Deco, from the purest geometric design of the beginning of the century, to the High Tech, up to the most refined and essential contemporary and eclectic design of the third millenni

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