MSC Meraviglia

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MSC Meraviglia
File:MSC Meravigila 2025.jpg
MSC Meraviglia in Nassau, April 2025
History
File:Civil Ensign of Malta.svgMalta
NameMSC Meraviglia
OwnerMSC Cruises
OperatorMSC Cruises
Port of registryValletta, File:Civil Ensign of Malta.svg Malta
Ordered20 March 2014
BuilderSTX Europe (St. Nazaire)
Laid downOctober 2015[1]
Launched2 September 2016[2][3]
Sponsored bySophia Loren
Christened3 June 2017
Completed31 May 2017
In service3 June 2017–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeProject Vista (MSC) cruise ship
Tonnage
Length315.83 m (1,036 ft 2 in)[4]
Beam43 m (141 ft 1 in)[4]
Height65 m (213 ft)
Draught8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)[4]
Decks15 passenger decks
Installed power
Propulsion
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
  • 4,428 passengers at double occupancy
  • 5,642 passengers maximum[5]
Crew1,536 crew

MSC Meraviglia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises, built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, by STX France. MSC Meraviglia is the lead ship of MSC's new "Vista Project" vessels, the Meraviglia class, with MSC Bellissima following in 2019. Each vessel has a passenger capacity of 4,500. When it entered service in June 2017, it was the sixth largest cruise ship in the world, behind Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class cruise ships and AIDAnova.

She is the prototype of a class of 5 ships. A 6th ship seem to be cancelled. (IMO 9860312, yard number I34).[6][7]

History

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The ship initially operated in the western Mediterranean also cruised in Northern Europe as of summer 2019, but repositioned to the United States for the first time, to New York and Miami, in fall 2019, to sail to the Caribbean as part of a North American expansion program by MSC.[8]

Design and construction

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The vessel's name was announced, and steel was cut, at a ceremony held at Chantiers de l'Atlantique on 20 April 2015.[9] The ship was formally named on 3 June 2017 by her godmother, Italian actress Sophia Loren[10] at a ceremony in Le Havre, which also featured French actor Patrick Bruel, musical group Kids United, and comedian Gad Elmaleh.[11]

The building of MSC Meraviglia was shown in the second episode of the Science Channel series, Building Giants, and titled "Monster Cruise Ship".[12]

The ship's facilities include a promenade with a long LED roof, a water park with water slides, a rope course and a theater. The ship overall has less passenger space and more passengers onboard than other similar cruise ships. The ship also has over ten dining areas and a spa.[9]

The ship has the option to plugin whilst in port (and turnoff the engines) an option known as cold ironing.

Incidents

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COVID-19 pandemic

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On 26 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, Mexican authorities granted permission for MSC Meraviglia, registered in Malta, to dock in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, because she carried a passenger presumed to be infected with COVID-19. The ship was previously denied access to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[13] Two cases of common seasonal flu were found.[14]

The CDC reported, as early as 22 April, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had tested positive within 14 days after disembarking.[15]

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