&sq=&lang=&file=File:German_cruiser_Europa_in_Stockholm_harbour.jpg) MS Europa in Stockholm Harbour in August 2013
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| History | |
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| Name | Europa |
| Owner | Hapag-Lloyd |
| Operator | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | 28 November 1997 |
| Builder | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Hietalahti shipyard, Helsinki, Finland |
| Yard number | 495 |
| Laid down | 26 June 1998 |
| Launched | 4 March 1999 |
| Completed | 9 September 1999 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tonnage | 28,890 GT |
| Length | 198.60 metres (651.6 ft) |
| Beam | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Draught | 6 metres (20 ft) |
| Decks | 11 (7 passenger-accessible) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric transmission with two MAN B&W 7L40/54 and two 8L40/54, 21.6 MW total |
| Speed | 21 knots |
| Capacity | 408 passengers in 204 suites |
| Crew | 275 |
MS Europa is a cruise ship owned and operated by the German company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. It is the 6th ship to be named Europa in the company's history. For twelve years in a row, the MS Europa was awarded the title "best cruise ship in the world" by Ward-Ranking and Berlitz.[2][3][4] The previous Europa is currently sailing as the Saga Sapphire for Saga Cruises.
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PDFspecswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Five Stars Plus". 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
- ^ "2009 Berlitz Ratings Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Visit the best ship in the world". 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.