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MSC Poesia

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MSC Poesia Review and Specifications

Specifications of MSC Poesia

Year built2008  /  Age : 11
Flag state Panama
BuilderChantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France)
ClassMusica
Building costUSD 360 million
OwnerMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
OperatorMSC Cruises
Speed23 kn / 43 kph / 26 mph
Length (LOA)294 m / 965 ft
Beam (width)32 m / 105 ft
Gross Tonnage92627 gt
Passengers2550 - 3060
Crew1039
Passengers-to-space ratio30
Decks16
Cabins1275
Decks with cabins8
Last Refurbishment2018
Christened bySophia Loren

Current itinerary / position of MSC Poesia

MSC Poesia current cruise is 19 days, one-way from Civitavecchia to Rio de Janeiro. The itinerary starts on 25 Nov, 2019 and ends on 14 Dec, 2019.

All Itineraries Current Position
Date / TimePort
25 Nov 19:00    Departing from Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy hotels
26 Nov 09:00 - 17:00    Genoa, Milan, Italy
27 Nov 08:00 - 18:00    Marseille, France Riviera
28 Nov 08:00 - 18:00    Barcelona, Spain
30 Nov 08:00 - 18:00    Cadiz, Spain
01 Dec 09:00 - 18:00    Lisbon, Portugal
03 Dec 07:00 - 13:00    Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
08 Dec 14:00 - 20:00    Fortaleza, Brazil
10 Dec 09:00 - 16:00    Maceio, Brazil
11 Dec 09:00 - 18:00    Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
12 Dec 08:00 - 18:00    Ilheus, Brazil
14 Dec 08:00    Arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hotels

Review of MSC Poesia

Launched in 2008, MSC Poesia is the third of MSC Cruises Musica-class ships, together with Musica, Orchestra and Magnifica.

History - construction and ownership

MSC Cruises (MSC Crociere) is a passenger shipping company headquartered in Genoa and Naples. It was established in 1960. Today, MSC Crociere is a subsidiary of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) - world's 2nd largest containership company. MSC Crociere is the world's largest privately-owned cruise company. By annual passenger shipping volumes, MSC is ranked world's 4th largest cruise company (after Carnival Corporation, RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCL-Norwegian) with over 5% global market share.

MSC Poesia cruise ship

The 92,627-ton, 3,013-passenger cruise ship MSC Poesia features joyful decor, including staircases with brass handrails, a waterfall in the atrium, kitchen marbled countertops, twinkling lights on movie ceiling. For kids entertainment, there is a dinosaur-themed children area (with the Stone Age theme).

Cruise itinerary program

MSC Poesia itinerary program is based on South America cruises from Santos, and on Eastern Mediterranean voyages leaving from Venice, Italy to Greece and Turkey. The Poesia ship operates cheap Transatlantic repositioning crossings between South America and Europe.

Cabins

MSC Poesia has a total of 1275 cabins (of which 18 Suites, 809 Balcony, 275 Inside rooms) in 8 grades. Most MSC Poesia staterooms are 160-190-sq. foot Balcony rooms. The largest aboard MSC Poesia is the Suite (270 ft2).

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

MSC Cruises Poesia ship provides two dining rooms. Bars large selection is also available. One is Grappe d'Or, where passengers can enjoy awesome wine drinks and different cheese kinds, accompanied by live music. Wine tasting is available at the Mojito bar.

MSC Poesia cruise ship

Follows the complete list of MSC Poesia restaurants and food bars.

  • Le Fontane Restaurant (720-seat Dining Room, offers different Italian traditional meals and wines; open for Breakfast 7:00-9:30 a.m., Lunch 12:00-2:00 p.m., and Dinner with 2 fixed seatings at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.; with 7-course dinner menu; also features vegan and vegetarian meals)
  • Il Palladio Restaurant (714-seat Main Dining Room, with 2 fixed dinner seatings; dinner-only)
  • Kaito Restaurant (54-seat Asian speciality restaurant; open for Lunch and Dinner)
  • Villa Pompeiana Restaurant (472-seat, self-service buffet and pizzeria; offers Afternoon and occasional midnight buffet)
  • Onboard Pizzeria (inside Villa Pompeiana, surcharge)
  • L’Obelisco Restaurant (250-seat, inside Villa Pompeiana, steaks and seafood speciality restaurant).

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

Multilingual entertainment is provided in Teatro Carlo Felice. MSC Poesia also features a casino, cinema, huge Spa complex, library. Not to forget sports – visit the fully equipped fitness centre, the two pools and four jacuzzis, plus sauna. Last but not less important venues are the S32 Disco, Le Moulin Rouge Show Lounge, Internet cafe and virtual reality centre.

Additional amenities include complimentary 24-Hour Room-Service, Supervised Children Program, Internet/WiFi Access, Laundry.

MSC Poesia cruise ship

Follows the complete list of MSC Poesia lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.

  • Poesia Atrium (3-deck high central ship area with live entertainment)
  • La Rendez-Vous Bar (142-seat Atrium Lobby; speciality coffee offered)
  • Cybercafe (Internet computers room)
  • Teatro Carlo Felice Theater (1240-seat, 2-level; features grand-style show productions and classical concerts, with 2 shows per night - at 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.)
  • The Zebra Lounge and Bar (439-seat lounge with full bar and dance floor; hosts shows, bingo, trivia quizzes, aerobic classes)
  • Bar Dei Poeti Cafe (220-seat speciality coffees bar)
  • Bar Smeraldo (45-seat); Giada Bar (45-seat cocktail bar)
  • Casino Royal (222-seat, smoking allowed area, own full bar)
  • Card Room; Library (card and board games)
  • Il Grappolo d’Oro (120-seat wine bar)
  • The Hitchcock Lounge (32-seat smoking room with full bar)
  • Pigalle Lounge and Bar (330-seat show lounge with full bar, karaoke, dance competitions, game shows, cooking demonstrations, occasional midnight buffets)
  • Duty-Free Shop; MSC Logo Shop; Accessories Shop; L’Angolo Dei Poeti; Place Vendome Boutique; Lo Smeraldo; Le Parfum; Photo Gallery and Shop
  • Via Delle Arti (Art gallery)
  • MSC Poesia Aurea Spa and Fitness (1160 m2 complex, with Sauna, Relaxation Room, Treatment Rooms, Thalassotherapy hot tubs, 2 Whirlpools, Aerobics Studio/Yoga classes, Beauty Salon, Spa Bar)
  • Fitness (complimentary Gym, fitness classes at a surcharge)
  • Coral Bay Pool (salt water pool with two Whirlpools, served by Pirana Bar)
  • Cayo Levantado Pool (outdoor pool with two Whirlpools, served by Mojito Bar)
  • S32 Disco and Nightclub (a 172-seat club with dance floor, bowling lanes; dance classes; during the day serves as a teen club)
  • Teen Club (13–17 aged lounge)
  • I Dinosauri (kids area); Children’s Indoor/Outdoor Playrooms
  • Video Games Arcade; Shuffleboard; Deck Quoits; 5-hole Mini Golf Course
  • Solarium (adults-only area with 2 Whirlpools)
  • LED Wall (outdoor screen for virtual games)
  • Sports Center (combined sports court for volleyball, basketball, tennis)
  • Power Walking/Jogging Track.

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Poesia is MSC's 3rd Musica-class liner (Inaugural cruise April 19, 2008), with sisterships Magnifica, Musica, Orchestra. Poesia was the 1st MSC liner christened outside Italy (in Dover England, on April 5, 2008).

MSC World Cruise 2021

In early-December 2018, MSC Cruises unveiled an epic Around The World voyage on MSC Poesia. Destinations included the Caribbean, South America, USA, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia (Japan, China) and Europe. The 119-day itinerary visits 53 port destinations in 33 different countries.

  • The world cruise departs January 5 (2021) roundtrip from Genoa and Rome, continues to Marseille and Barcelona, follows westbound Transatlantic crossing to the Caribbean, then through Panama Canal to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, and the first leg ends in San Francisco CA.
  • The second leg starts from San Francisco and visits Maui and Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Auckland NZ, Sydney NSW, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, arriving in Japan during the cherry blossom season.
  • After Kyoto, Tokyo, and Shanghai, the third leg also visits Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Oman, and Jordan, with Suez Canal crossing back to Europe (Mediterranean).

The cheapest cruise fares started from GBP 11,600 per person (twin-share inside cabin rates). The price included 15 shore excursions plus a drink package with alcohol included at all mealtimes.

MSC Poesia Itineraries

The below listed MSC Poesia cruise prices on itineraries are only indicative and Per Person (in US dollars, based on double occupancy). These are the cheapest MSC Cruises fares on the ship’s lowest category cabins available for booking. Cruise fares typically change with departure dates approaching, last minute deals, discounts, promotions, independent travel agency offers.

DateCruise NameDeparture PortPrice from
2019 Nov 25 19 days, one-way from Civitavecchia to Rio de Janeiro Civitavecchia
2019 Nov 25 20 days, one-way from Civitavecchia to Santos Civitavecchia
2019 Nov 26 18 days, one-way from Genoa to Rio de Janeiro Genoa
2019 Nov 26 19 days, one-way from Genoa to Santos Genoa
2019 Nov 27 17 days, one-way from Marseille to Rio de Janeiro Marseille
2019 Nov 27 18 days, one-way from Marseille to Santos Marseille
2019 Nov 28 16 days, one-way from Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro Barcelona
2019 Nov 28 17 days, one-way from Barcelona to Santos Barcelona
2019 Dec 08 3 days, one-way from Fortaleza to Salvador de Bahia Fortaleza
2019 Dec 08 7 days, one-way from Fortaleza to Santos Fortaleza
2019 Dec 10 1 day, one-way from Maceio to Salvador de Bahia Maceio
2019 Dec 11 4 days, one-way from Salvador de Bahia to Santos Salvador de Bahia
2019 Dec 14 1 day, one-way from Rio de Janeiro to Santos Rio de Janeiro
2019 Dec 15 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2019 Dec 18 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2019 Dec 22 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2019 Dec 26 3 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2019 Dec 29 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Jan 02 3 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Jan 05 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Jan 08 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Jan 12 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Jan 15 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Jan 19 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Jan 22 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Jan 26 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Jan 29 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Feb 02 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Feb 05 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Feb 09 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Feb 12 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Feb 16 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Feb 19 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Feb 23 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Feb 26 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Mar 01 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Mar 04 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Mar 08 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Mar 11 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Mar 15 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Mar 18 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Mar 22 7 days, round-trip South America Santos
2020 Mar 25 4 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Santos Buenos Aires
2020 Mar 29 22 days, one-way from Santos to Copenhagen Santos
2020 Mar 29 23 days, one-way from Santos to Warnemunde-Rostock Santos
2020 Mar 30 21 days, one-way from Rio de Janeiro to Copenhagen Rio de Janeiro
2020 Apr 02 18 days, one-way from Salvador de Bahia to Copenhagen Salvador de Bahia
2020 Apr 02 19 days, one-way from Salvador de Bahia to Warnemunde-Rostock Salvador de Bahia
2020 Apr 15 2 days, one-way from Bilbao to Southampton Bilbao
2020 Apr 20 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Apr 21 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 01 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 02 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 12 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 13 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 23 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 23 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 24 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 24 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 30 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 30 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 May 31 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 May 31 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 06 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 06 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 07 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 07 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 13 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 13 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 14 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 14 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 20 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 20 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 21 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 21 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 27 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 27 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jun 28 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jun 28 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 04 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 04 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 05 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 05 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 11 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 11 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 12 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 12 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 18 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 18 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 19 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 19 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 25 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 25 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Jul 26 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Jul 26 14 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Aug 01 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Aug 02 7 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Aug 08 21 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Aug 09 21 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Aug 25 2 days, one-way from Reykjavik to Kirkwall Reykjavik
2020 Aug 29 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Copenhagen
2020 Aug 30 11 days, round-trip Northern Europe Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Sep 09 11 days, one-way from Copenhagen to Barcelona Copenhagen
2020 Sep 09 12 days, one-way from Copenhagen to Genoa Copenhagen
2020 Sep 10 11 days, one-way from Warnemunde-Rostock to Genoa Warnemunde-Rostock
2020 Sep 11 3 days, one-way from Goteborg to Southampton Goteborg
2020 Sep 20 4 days, round-trip Northern Europe Cruise Barcelona
2020 Sep 21 1 day, one-way from Genoa to Marseille Genoa
2020 Sep 21 3 days, one-way from Genoa to Barcelona Genoa
2020 Sep 21 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Sep 22 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Sep 24 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Sep 25 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Sep 26 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Sep 27 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Sep 28 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Sep 29 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Oct 01 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Oct 02 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Oct 03 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Oct 04 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Oct 05 4 days, one-way from Genoa to Civitavecchia Genoa
2020 Oct 05 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Oct 06 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Oct 07 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Oct 09 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Oct 10 2 days, one-way from Genoa to Barcelona Genoa
2020 Oct 10 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Oct 11 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Oct 12 5 days, one-way from Barcelona to Funchal Barcelona
2020 Oct 12 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Oct 17 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cruise Funchal
2020 Oct 21 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Oct 22 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Oct 23 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Oct 24 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Oct 29 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Funchal
2020 Nov 02 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Nov 03 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Nov 04 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Nov 05 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Nov 10 5 days, one-way from Funchal to Genoa Funchal
2020 Nov 14 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cruise Civitavecchia
2020 Nov 15 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Nov 16 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Nov 17 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Nov 26 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Nov 27 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Nov 28 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Nov 29 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Dec 08 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Dec 09 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Dec 10 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Dec 11 12 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Dec 20 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Dec 21 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Dec 22 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Dec 23 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2020 Dec 25 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia
2020 Dec 26 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa
2020 Dec 27 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille
2020 Dec 28 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona
2021 Jan 04 118 days, round-trip Msc World Cruise Civitavecchia
2021 Jan 05 130 days, one-way from Genoa to Warnemunde-Rostock Genoa
2021 Jan 06 118 days, round-trip Msc World Cruise Marseille
2021 Jan 07 118 days, round-trip Msc World Cruise Barcelona
2022 Jan 04 116 days, round-trip 116Nightss World Cruise Civitavecchia
2022 Jan 05 128 days, one-way from Genoa to Warnemunde-Rostock Genoa
2022 Jan 05 127 days, one-way from Genoa to Copenhagen Genoa
2022 Jan 05 124 days, one-way from Genoa to Southampton Genoa
2022 Jan 05 116 days, round-trip 116Nightss World Cruise Genoa
2022 Jan 06 116 days, round-trip 116Nightss World Cruise Marseille
2022 Jan 07 126 days, one-way from Barcelona to Warnemunde-Rostock Barcelona
2022 Jan 07 125 days, one-way from Barcelona to Copenhagen Barcelona
2022 Jan 07 122 days, one-way from Barcelona to Southampton Barcelona
2022 Jan 07 116 days, round-trip 116Nightss World Cruise Barcelona

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