2 May, 2016 by Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo

From Havana to Vigo

The presence of the ship “MSC Ópera” in the port of Vigo reaffirms this shipping company's interest in its stops in Galicia. Yesterday, May First, this ship arrived from Havana and Lisbon on its way to Cherbourg, with a stop of almost seven hours, carrying 2,007 tourists and 735 crew members, of whom 269 disembarked, mostly Spaniards, coming from a Caribbean trip with a stop in Cuba, and 182 others boarded, who will travel to Copenhagen. The handling was managed by the Bergé Marítima delegation, “in a display of coordination and attention to the cruise passengers,” according to Alfredo Campos Brandón, the author of the accompanying photos.

Until the incorporation of the ship “MSC Música,” the ships “MSC Ópera” and “MSC Lírica” held the honorable title of being the largest of MSC Cruises. Construction number L32 from the Alstom shipyard of l’ Atlantique, in Saint Nazaire (France), entered service in May 2004. It is a ship of 59,058 gross tons, 33,747 net tons, and 6,260 deadweight tons, with a hull measuring 251 m in overall length, 28.80 m in beam, and 6.60 m in draft. It has capacity for 2,200 passengers in 856 cabins and is powered by four Wärtsila 12V38A engines, with a power of 30,600 kW over two shafts and a speed of 21 knots. IMO code 9250464.