MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was built in 2008 by the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. She is a sister ship to,, and. She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008, by Sophia Loren.
MSC Poesia was the flagship of the company until she was displaced by, which entered service in December 2008. In 2008 and 2009, MSC Poesia sailed on a series of 7-night cruises from Venice to Italy, Greece and Turkey. Since 2010 the ship sails in Northern Europe during the summer season.
Incidents
On 6 June 2008, MSC Poesia and collided in the Adriatic Sea near Dubrovnik. No one was hurt, the damage was minimal, and both ships continued their scheduled itinerary with no delays. The cause was determined to be the MSC Poesias anchor loosening.On 22 February 2019, the ship was struck again, by sister ship. MSC Orchestra had been departing Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a navigational error caused her to crash into MSC Poesia. MSC Poesia only sustained minor bow damage.
On 22 February 2025 one crew member identified as Jeric Bueno, a 32 year old Filipino national, was reported missing. CCTV footage later showed that he had fallen overboard while the ship was navigating Brazilian waters, en route to Camboriú.