MSC Divina

MSC Divina in Istanbul, Turkey
History
Name	MSC Divina
Owner	MSC Cruises
Operator	MSC Cruises
Port of registry	Panama
Route	Caribbean, Mediterranean
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire  France
Cost	$550 million
Yard number	U32
Launched	3 September 2011
Christened	19 May 2012, by Sophia Loren
Completed	16 May 2012[1]
Maiden voyage	27 May 2012, to 2 June 2012 to the Mediterranean
In service	Operational
Identification	Call sign: 3FFA5 IMO number: 9585285 MMSI number: 373178000
General characteristics
Class and type	Fantasia-class cruise ship
Tonnage	139,072 GT[1]
Length	333.33 m (1,093.60 ft)[1]
Beam	124.41 ft (37.92 m)[1]
Height	219.2 ft (66.81 m)
Draft	28.38 ft (8.65 m)[1]
Decks	18 total, 13 passenger decks
Installed power	Diesel (40,000kW)
Propulsion	Twin propellers
Speed	23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph)[1]
Capacity	3,502 passengers[2] (405 inside cabins, 1,134 outside cabins)[2]
Crew	1,388 crew[2]
Notes	17 elevators, post-Panamax

MSC Divina is a cruise ship measured at 139,400 gross tonnage (GT) owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed from 2010 to 2012 being originally named MSC Fantastica while under construction.^[2] MSC renamed her when near complete in the shipyard to honour the actress Sophia Loren.^[3]

The MSC Divina is the third ship of the four Fantasia-class cruise ships, built after MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia, and followed by her identical sister ship the MSC Preziosa. MSC Divina and MSC Preziosa are larger than the two previous ships in the class (which were of 137,936 tons each). She is the twelfth ship in MSC's fleet, and was the joint largest ship with MSC Preziosa at 139,400 tons,^[4] until the completion of the company's MSC Seaside (160,000 tons) and MSC Meraviglia (171,598 tons) in 2017. 3,502 passengers in 1,539 cabins are accommodated with a crew complement of 1,388.^[2] The MSC Divina entered service in May 2012, with her identical sister ship MSC Preziosa following in March 2013. MSC Divina cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.