MSC Armonia
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsMSC Armonia is a Lirica-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Originally built in 2001 for the now defunct Festival Cruises as MS European Vision, she has been operating for MSC Cruises since 2004. At 58,600 gross tons, she can accommodate 2,065 passengers in 783 cabins and 760 crew members.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
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As European VisionEdit
As European Vision, she was chartered for the 27th G8 summit (20–22 July 2001) in Genoa, Italy as a secure location to house world leaders. Terrorism fears were high leading up to the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre. Al Qaeda was believed to be considering Genoa as a target.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although the ship was protected by a phalanx of anti-terrorism units including helicopters and missile launchers, U.S. President George W. Bush stayed at a dockside hotel instead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
As MSC ArmoniaEdit
MSC Armonia has cruised around the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic. On 10 April 2018, MSC Armonia struck a dock at the port in Roatán.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Damage to the ship was minor. After repairs were made to the ship, Honduran Port State Control authorities cleared the ship to continue her journey to Belize.<ref name=":0" /> No injuries to the passengers and crew on board were reported.<ref name=":0" /> The ships' homeport was in Havana until December 2018. She was re-located to Miami, offering cruises to Cuba and, later, to the Caribbean.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2020, she was moved to Tampa, Florida as homeport for the first time and sailed to the Caribbean.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
COVID-19 pandemicEdit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reported as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, was symptomatic while on board.<ref name="cdc.2020.04.22">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The COVID-19 pandemic forced fleet redeployments and MSC Armonia was moved to Miami and continued sailing from there through 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 15 December 2023, a passenger fell overboard and was never found.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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