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Italian Cruiser Named in Hamburg
The "MSC Magnifica" is 293 metres long and can host 3,010 guests. (Photo by Jutta Höflich)
After a 15-minute delay, the Italian film diva Sophia Loren entered the stage on Saturday, March 6 at 10:30 p.m., and as soon as she had cut through the green, white and red ribbon, a bottle of champagne banged against the bow of the Italian cruiser "MSC Magnifica." "May the cruiser bring hope and peace to the world," the actress wished.
Afterwards, classical music from Rossini and a gigantic fireworks display enthused the guests on board as well as those who came to join the spectacle from the "Landungsbrücken" (harbour piers). Before, a concert by the Italian pop singer Eros Ramazzotti was transmitted via a floating screen.
On Sunday, March 7, the "MSC Magnifica" started its maiden voyage to its port of registry, Venice. The MSC Magnifica is the eighth cruiser of the ship owner Gianluigi Aponte, whom Sophia Loren has known since her childhood in Naples.
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