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                                    History

LOI
Building contract
Building started
 12/12/2002 Keel laid
 11/9/2003 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
 23/5/2004 Delivered to Burnous Investment Corp. ( MSC Crociere) , Panama.
26/6/2004

27/6/2004

 Christened by Sophia Loren in Genova.

Maiden voyage.

 7/2004  Registered owner Lycoper holdings Inc.
 21/7/2010  REgistered owner Newco Opera S.A.
 14/5/2011

17/5/2011

 Suffered engine failure in Baltic. Ship towed to Nynäshamn, Sweden.

Voyage to Gdynia for repairing.

 22/5/2011

27/5/2011

 Vouage to Southampton

Back in service.

 2015  Lengthened and refurbished
 4/7/2015  Delivered back to MSC Cruises.
 winter 2017/18  7 days cruises in Mediterranean
 3/11/2018  Transatlantic from Genova to Havana
 20/11/2018  Cruises from Havana
 12/3/2019  Transatlantic from Havana to Venice
 19/4/2019  Cruises from Venice
 4/11/2019  Transatlantic from Venice to Havana
 26/11/2019  Cruises from Havana.