MSC Armonia

As European Vision, she was chartered for the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, Italy as a secure location to house world leaders. Terrorism fears were high in advance of the 11 September 2001 attacks and Al Qaeda was believed to be considering Genoa as a target.[4] Although the ship was protected by a phalanx of anti-terrorism units including helicopters and missile launchers, U.S. President George W. Bush stayed instead at a dockside hotel.[5]

MSC Armonia has cruised around the Mediterranean Sea and ports within the Eastern Atlantic. She was homeported in Havana until December 2018, when she re-positioned to Miami to begin offering cruises to Cuba, and later, to the Caribbean.[6] In November 2020, she was originally scheduled to homeport in Tampa, Florida for the first time, sailing to the Caribbean.[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing fleet redeployments, MSC Armonia is scheduled to continue sailing from Miami through 2021.[8][9]

On 10 April 2018, MSC Armonia struck a dock at the port in Roatán.[10] Damage to the ship was minor and after repairs were made to the ship, Honduran Port State Control authorities cleared the ship to continue her journey to Belize.[10] No injuries to the passengers and crew on board were reported.[10]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reported, as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was symptomatic while on board.[11]