[1][2][4] She is the first ship in the MSC Cruises fleet to be officially named outside Italy, at the Port of Dover, Kent on 5 April 2008, by Sophia Loren.

In 2008 and 2009, MSC Poesia sailed on a series of 7-night cruises from Venice to Italy, Greece and Turkey.

[12] On 6 June 2008, MSC Poesia and Costa Classica collided in the Adriatic Sea near Dubrovnik.

[16] While heading to Port Lucaya near Freeport, Bahamas, on 7 January 2012, MSC Poesia ran aground on top of a reef.

music festival cruise featuring such popular dance music artists as Fatboy Slim, Dillon Francis and Diplo), as tender boats were able to ferry passengers from anchorage (or reefage) to the shores of Port Lucaya.