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Call it the end of an era at MSC Cruises.
The line on Monday announced the retirement of the 30-year-old MSC Melody -- its oldest and smallest ship.
Dating to 1982, the 1,098-passenger Melody in recent years has been an outlier at a line that otherwise boasted all new vessels. Originally built for Home Lines as the Atlantic, the ship also sailed for Premier Cruise Line before joining the MSC Cruises fleet in 1997.
The retirement is effective immediately.
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