MSC Fantasia
 MSC Fantasia preparing to enter Civitavecchia
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MSC Fantasia |
| Owner | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry |  Panama[1][2] |
| Ordered | June 1, 2005[3] |
| Builder | STX Europe, St. Nazaire, France[4] |
| Cost | $550 million[2] |
| Yard number | A33[3] |
| Launched | February 8, 2008[3] |
| Christened | December 18, 2008 by Sophia Loren in Naples[6][7] |
| Completed | December 9, 2008[5] |
| Acquired | December 11, 2008[1] |
| In service | December 18, 2008[1][2] |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) IMO number: 9359791 Call Sign: 3ETR7[5] MMSI 370648000[8] |
| Status | In service[8] |
| General characteristics [5] | |
| Class and type | Fantasia-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 137,936 GT 107,916 NT 15,000 DWT[8] |
| Length | 333.33 m (1,093 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 37.92 m (124 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) |
| Decks | 13 passenger decks,[2] 18 total[citation needed] |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Diesel-electric Two Converteam propulsion motors (2 × 20,200 kW) Fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (cruising)[4] 22.7 knots (42.0 km/h; 26.1 mph) (maximum) |
| Capacity | 3,900 passengers[2] |
| Crew | 1,313[2] |
MSC Fantasia is an Italian Fantasia-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She entered service in December 2008. She was the largest ship operated by MSC Cruises, along with her sister ship MSC Splendida,[1] until the entrance to service of MSC Divina (2012) and MSC Preziosa (2013).
MSC Fantasia was delivered to MSC Cruises on 11 December 2008. She was officially named on 18 December 2008, in Naples by Sophia Loren,[6][7] and started on her maiden voyage on the same date.[1] Since her first cruise, this vessel has been the flagship of the company.[9]
Incidents
On March 5, 2009, high winds snapped the forward mooring lines of MSC Fantasia while she was docked in Spain. The bow drifted away from the dock side and caused a passenger gangway to collapse into the water. One passenger and three crew members had to be rescued from the sea. One passenger was taken to hospital with head injuries, while the other three were treated for hypothermia.[10][11] When she was sailing into Naples on April 5, 2012, she hit the wall of the dock, nobody was hurt, but she had a small dent on her stern area where she hit.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "MSC Cruises takes delivery of MSC Fantasia". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. p. 439. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
- ^ a b c "Data from XVAS". Vessel Assessment System. Retrieved 2009-07-14. [dead link]
- ^ a b "MSC Fantasia". ShipParade. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "MSC Fantasia (08817L)". BV Fleet. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ a b Garrison, Linda (2008-12-29). "MSC Fantasia Named in Naples". About.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "MSC Cruises launches Fantasia". travelbite.co.uk. 2008-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "MSC Fantasia (9359791)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "MSC Takes Delivery of 133,500-ton Fantasia in Naples". Cruise Reviews. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Cruise ship gangway collapses in high winds". thinkSPAIN. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "MSC Fantasia Passenger Dramatic Rescue". sky.com. 2009-03-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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Bibliography
- Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
- Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.
External links
- Official MSC Fantasia website
- Official MSC Fantasia website (Traditional Chinese)
- MSC Fantasia (UK)
- Virtual Tour
- Cruise Critic Review
- Exterior and Interior Photos from ShipParade
- Current Position
- Deck Plans
- Web Cam (to the front)
- Web Cam (to the back)
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- "MSC Fantasia" – review by Douglas Ward in The Daily Telegraph, London.
- "MSC Fantasia – Ship Review" – in Cruise Passenger.