After the collision with Carnival Legend of the same company of Carnival Glory, owned by Carnival associated at the port of Cozumel in Mexico on December 20, MSC Grandiosa contacted dock on the Italian island, Palermo. The ship's stern was damaged, while the Palermo dock was ruined. The incident occurred on the morning of 30 December. The ship is 331 meters long and accommodates more than 6,300 passengers with 1,700 crew members. Eren Budaklı, an official of the Nauticagoods.com, said that such events have occurred in stormy days and the ships are taking measures to prevent bigger incidents.