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Up till now, MSC operated a fleet of three elderly Cruise ships, Monterey
(1952), Rhapsody (1976) and Melody (1982), See photopages and ship descriptions
for more information of these vessels: Melody ship
description, Melody photopage,
Monterey photopage,
Rhapsody photopage. It is rumoured that at the end of the 2004-season, Monterey will be
taken out of service, due to her advanced age.
Atrium, Puccini/ Verdi deck
MSC Cruises has the solid financial back up of it’s mother company, the freight/
container division, which is one of the largest of it's kind worldwide.
We returned from a cruise on the Lirica in July 2004, sailing on one of her
weekly circuits from Venice to Dubrovnik, Corfu, Kusadasi, Rhodes, and
Katakolon. Cruising on a MSC vesse means well being taken care of in quiet
surroundings, especially considering you are aboard an Italian ship. An
entertainment group of about 10 enthousiastic youngsters organises games on deck
or in a show lounge, but they always remain more or less in the background.....
Reception, Verdi deck
Interiors of the Lirica are just excellent, a far cry from the glitzy interiors
many of todays mega liners have. One of the reasons for this is that all public
spaces have been designed by the same firm and subsequently are decorated in
the same style. Lighting, ceilings, furniture are designed in the same style in the
different lounges and bars. The wood panelling on the walls accentuated with
brass is repeated all over the ship, as is the use of granite. As a
consequence, all public spaces more or less breathe out the same atmosphere. This
means the overall atmosphere is defitenely subdued but elegant. Carpets onboard
Lirica must be mentioned sperately: beautifully woven motifs are repeated all
over the ship. These colourful carpets make several of the public rooms “alive”, gracefully
contrasting with the single coloured chairs and sofa’s.
 
Lord Nelson Pub, Verdi deck The Blue Club, Rossini deck
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