Vista-class cruise ship (Carnival)

The Vista class is a class of cruise ships built by Fincantieri in Italy. The ships are operated by the Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Crociere, and CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping divisions of Carnival Corporation & plc.

For the similarly named class of ships in other Carnival Corporation brands, see Vista-class cruise ship.
Carnival Vista in Trieste, Italy
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:

Carnival Cruise Lines

Costa Crociere
Preceded by: Dream class
Succeeded by: Excellence class
Built: 2014–present
In service: 2016–present
Planned: 7
Building: 2
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 133,500 GT
Length: 1,060–1,062 ft (323–324 m)
Beam: 122 ft (37 m)
158 ft (48 m) at pool decks [1]
Draft: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Decks: 15
Installed power: MAN Diesel & Turbo 3x8L48/60CR + 2x14V48/60CR generating sets
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; Two ABB Azipod XO units[2]
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity: 3,936 passengers (double occupancy)
Crew: 1,450

History

Carnival Vista was constructed in the Fincantieri shipyard of Monfalcone (Gorizia) and was delivered in April 2016. The first steel for the ship was cut in late February 2014, and the keel was laid in October 2014.[3] The Carnival Vista Coin Ceremony/Float out was done in June 2015,[4] with the ship being delivered on April 28, 2016.[3] Carnival Vista features outdoor spots like Havana Bar & Pool, a ropes course, mini golf, SkyRide at SportSquare (an 800 ft, 240 m-long track suspended around its top deck that passengers can circle in pedal-powered capsules),[5] and Seafood Shack plus additional spaces like the first IMAX at sea. Carnival Vista has custom Cuban themed staterooms and new Family Harbor staterooms. The Clubhouse features indoor activities like mini-bowling and arcade-style basketball, soccer, volleyball, and table tennis. The ship also has SkyGreens, a mini golf course on Deck 12.

The second Vista-class ship, Carnival Horizon, was delivered to Carnival in March 2018.[6][7] Like Carnival Vista, Carnival Horizon features SkyRide, an IMAX Theatre, a Water Works aqua park which is themed after Dr. Seuss characters, and Carnival's Seuss at Sea programme. She also has some unique new attractions such as Bonsai Teppanyaki and Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse/Brewhouse.

In 2019 and 2020 Fincantieri was expected to deliver one ship to P&O Cruises Australia and two ships for Costa Crociere, however on December 15, 2016 Carnival Corporation announced that the ship that was to set sail for P&O Cruises Australia in 2019 would now be sailing for Carnival Cruise Line.[8][9] P&O was then set to receive a retrofitted Carnival Splendor instead, however in September 2017, it was announced that Carnival Splendor would stay in the Carnival fleet and P&O Cruises Australia would get Princess Cruises Golden Princess in 2020.[10]

Two more future ships will be built at China State Shipbuilding Corporation and are due to be delivered from 2022 to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping.[11][12] There are options for four more ships.[13][14]

The third Vista-class ship, Carnival Panorama, was announced on 1 December 2017. Unlike her Carnival sisters Carnival Vista and Carnival Horizon, Carnival Panorama replaced the IMAX theater with an indoor SkyZone trampoline park. She made her maiden voyage as the Carnival flagship on 11 December 2019 from her homeport in Long Beach, California. Vanna White serves as the ship's godmother.

Ships

Carnival Cruise Line
Ship In serviceGross tonnageBuilder HomeportFlagNotesImage
Carnival Vista 1 May 2016–present133,596 GTFincantieri, Monfalcone Galveston, Texas Panama
  • First Vista-class ship
  • Tied with Carnival Horizon as largest Carnival ship until 2019
Carnival Horizon 2 Apr 2018–present133,596 GTFincantieri, Marghera Miami, Florida Panama
Carnival Panorama 11 Dec 2019–present133,868 GTFincantieri, Marghera Long Beach, California PanamaCurrent flagship (therefore, the largest vessel) of Carnival fleet

Costa Cruises
Ship In service Gross tonnage Builder Homeport Flag Notes Image
Costa Venezia 2019–present 135,225 GT Fincantieri, Monfalcone Shanghai, China  Italy Ship designated for Costa's China fleet
keel laid on 1 November 2017. Floated out on 22 June 2018.[15][16]
Costa Firenze[17] October 2020 135,225 GT Fincantieri, Marghera TBD  Italy Ship designated for Costa's China fleet
construction started on 25 May 2018[18]
launched on 6 November 2019[19]

CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping
Ship In service Gross tonnage Builder Homeport Flag Notes
TBA 2023 135,500 GT TBA TBA TBA Built by the Chinese CSSC; construction started on 15 October 2019.[20][21]
TBA 2024 135,500 GT TBA TBA TBA Built by the Chinese CSSC

References
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  8. "FINCANTIERI: 4 CRUISE SHIPS FOR CARNIVAL The units for Costa Asia, P&O Australia and Princess Cruises are part of the historic program signed in March with a value of roughly 2.5 billion euros" (PDF). 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  9. "News Release - Carnival Corporation". phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  10. "Golden Princess to Transfer to P&O Australia, Splendor Staying with Carnival". 2017-09-27.
  11. "Carnival Orders Two Vista Class Cruise Ships For China". 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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  13. "Carnival, Fincantieri Make China Ship Order Official". 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  14. "Fincantieri : Une première série de six paquebots à construire en Chine". 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  15. "Costa Holds Coin Ceremony for China-Bound Venezia". 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  16. "Costa Cruises Holds Coin Ceremony for Costa Venezia". 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  17. Staff, C. I. N. (2019-05-06). "Costa Names 2020 Newbuild for China Costa Firenze". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  18. "Costa Crociere, quattro navi in tre anni".
  19. "Costa Firenze Floats Out at Fincantieri". Cruise Industry News. November 6, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  20. Mathisen, Monty (2018-11-01). "CSSC to Buy Two Cruise Ships Ahead of Major Newbuilding Plans". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  21. "Steel Cut for Carnival's First China-Built Ship". 2019-10-23.
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