MSC Meraviglia

MSC Meraviglia

MSC Meraviglia in Valletta, 2018
History
Malta
Name	MSC Meraviglia
Owner	MSC Cruises
Operator	MSC Cruises
Port of registry	Valletta,  Malta
Ordered	20 March 2014
Builder	STX Europe (St. Nazaire)
Laid down	October 2015[1]
Launched	2 September 2016[2][3]
Sponsored by	Sophia Loren
Christened	3 June 2017
Completed	31 May 2017
In service	3 June 2017–present
Identification	Call sign: 9HA4455 IMO number: 9760512 MMSI number: 249973000
Status	In service
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 ft 2 in)[4]
Beam	43 m (141 ft 1 in)[4]
Draught	8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)[4]
Decks	15 passenger decks
Installed power	2 × 4T - 12 cyl Wärtsilä 12V46CR diesel engines 2 × 4T - 16 cyl Wärtsilä 16V46CR 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	4,428 passengers at double occupancy 5,642 passengers maximum[5]
Crew	1,536 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.