GENOA, Italy -- MSC Cruises' newest ship, the Opera, will be
christened June 26 here with actress Sophia Loren as its godmother.
It will be the second time Loren has played the godmother role:
Last year she christened the Opera's sister ship, the Lirica.
MSC Cruises earlier this month took delivery of the Opera, a
60,000-ton, 1,760-passenger vessel, from the Chantiers de
l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
The Opera will sail in the Mediterranean before redeploying to
Fort Lauderdale in November for a season of seven-day alternating
eastern and western Caribbean cruises.
Meanwhile, kids will cruise for free on MSC Cruises'
European-based ships this summer.
Children under the age of 14 who share a cabin with two adults
can sail free on nearly all the Mediterranean and Baltic
itineraries offered on MSC Cruises' six ships, including the two
newest, the Opera and the Lirica.
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