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MSC Cruises' latest ship Poesia was christened in Dover on April 5 2008. Guests included tenor Andrea Bocelli, actress Sophia Loren, pop star KT Tunstall and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Travel Weekly joined a tour of the ship and caught up with some UK travel agents to see what they thought.

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