MSC Orchestra
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MSC Orchestra is a cruise ship that was built in 2007 for MSC Cruises. She is the second ship of the Musica class. She can accommodate 2,550 passengers in 1,275 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 990.
Six of the crew, all Eastern Europeans, were arrested during 2010 after a huge haul of cocaine was found on board whilst berthed at Dover
Dover
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, United Kingdom
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. They were sentenced in 2011 to around 15 years each.
Design
The cruise ship has length of 293.8 metres (963.9 ft) and beam of 32.2 metres (105.6 ft). MSC Orchestra has draft of 7.88 metres (25.9 ft) and gross tonnage of 92,409 gross tons.The ship has capacity for 2,550 passengers, who will be served by 987 crew members.See also
- List of cruise ships
- List of the world's largest cruise ships
- Oasis of the Seas
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