MSC Meraviglia

History
Name: MSC Meraviglia
Operator: MSC Cruises
Port of registry:  Malta, Valletta
Builder: STX Europe (St. Nazaire)
Laid down: October 2015[1]
Launched: 2 September 2016[2][3]
Completed: 31 May 2017
In service: 3 June 2017
Identification:
General characteristics
Class and type: Project Vista (MSC) cruise ship
Tonnage: 171,598 GT[4]
12,200 DWT[4]
Length: 315.83 m (1,036.2 ft)[4]
Beam: 43 m (141 ft)[4]
Draught: 8.75 m (28.7 ft)[4]
Decks: 15 passenger decks
Installed power: 2 × 4T - 12 cyl diesel engines
2 × 4T - 16 cyl diesel engines
Propulsion: Diesel-electric
2 × ABB Azipod (2 × 19.2 MW)[4] 38.4 MW (51,500 hp) total power[4]
Speed: 22.7 knots (42.0 km/h; 26.1 mph) (maximum)
21.8 knots (40.4 km/h; 25.1 mph) (service)[4]
Capacity: 4,500 passengers
Crew: 1,536 crew

MSC Meraviglia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises, built at its Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, by STX France. Meraviglia is the lead ship of MSC's new "Vista Project" vessels, with the MSC Bellissima planned to follow in 2019, each of which will have a passenger capacity of 4,500. When it debuted in June 2017, it was the 4th largest cruise ship in the world, behind Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class ships.

The ship is initially operating in the western Mediterranean, calling on ports such as Malta, Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Naples, Messina, Civitavecchia and Palermo in her inaugural season. In the fall of 2019, she will reposition to Miami, sailing to the Caribbean as part of a North American expansion program by MSC.[5]

Meraviglia has a promenade with a long LED roof, a water park with 3-4 water slides and a Himalayan rope course. The ship's entertainment includes a theater and a Cirque du Soleil show in its own theatre at the back of the ship. The ship also features over 10 restaurants and a bellemese spa named the MSC Aurea spa.[6]

The vessel's name was announced, and her first steel was cut, at a ceremony held at St Nazaire on 20 April 2015.[6] The ship was officially christened June 3, 2017 by her godmother, Italian actress Sophia Loren [7] at a ceremony in Le Havre also featuring French actor Patrick Bruel, musical group Kids United, and comedian Gad Elmaleh.[8]

The building of the Meraviglia was shown in the 2nd episode of the Science Channel series Building Giants, titled "Monster Cruise Ship".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "STX France : Le MSC Meraviglia à moitié assemblé" (in French). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ↑ "MSC cruises reveals name of second Meraviglia generation mega-ship: MSC Bellissima". 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. ↑ "MSC Meraviglia Floated Out at STX France". 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "MSC Meraviglia (9760512)". Veristar Info. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Tribou, Richard. "MSC Meraviglia coming to Miami as part of North American expansion". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 Wood, Donald (21 April 2015). "Introducing Meraviglia, MSC Cruises' First Vista-Class Ship". TravelPulse.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "MSC Meraviglia Finally Gets Her Beautiful Godmother | CruiseBe". CruiseBe. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  8. ↑ "The latest giant of the seas, MSC Meraviglia, christened in France". Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Building Giants: Monster Cruise Ship". Science Channel. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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