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MSC Lirica <------ Click for MSC Cruises MSC Lirica Cruise Ship page
MSC Italian Cruises Maiden Voyage 2003 Capacity 1,590 Passengers Ship Size 58,600 Tonnage 10/17/2012

MSC Lirica Embarkation from Ft Lauderdale

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Embarkation Photos, & Documentation. Arrived at the terminal 11:40AM. Saw sign, No Photos Allowed in the Terminal. Found ourselves waiting because 2 people did not clear customs & immigration from the cruise which had just arrived that morning. An MSC rep said we would probably not board until about 1:30PM. An MSC rep gave out the Daily Program while we we waiting. MSC gave out boarding numbers (we had GROUP 4 on ours), & the numbers were eventually called in sequence. MSC called groups 1 & 2 at 12:20PM, & Group 3 at 1:05PM. It was after 2 when we (GROUP 4) were called. Boarding was fairly quick once your group was called. Once your number was called, you were to proceed through a screening checkpoint into a large room where you waited in lines by deck number to validate your correct documents, setup your credit card for your onboard account, & present each passenger with their own boarding cruise ID card.

The cruise ID card had your photograph associated with it (the agent took it as you stood in front of him (it was done fairly quickly). You were to use the cruise ID card to go on & off the ship, for any shipboard purchases, & as a key to enter your stateroom. The cruise ID had your assigned dining room seat and your stateroom number on it. We did not like the idea of having your stateroom number on the card because if you lost it, someone would know to which stateroom it gained entrance (hotels generally never have the stateroom number on a key or a magnetic key card for this reason).

We were delayed leaving due to the late arrival of passengers. Instead of leaving at 6PM, it was more like 8PM.

We had the Queen Mary 2 docked alongside us. Sniffing dogs were used to check out the goods being loaded onto the MSC Lirica. We took photos of the QM2 docked next to the Lirica. The late departure allowed QM2 photos with her lights.

Embarkation Photos Click on thumbnail to enlarge
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