Vista Spirit hybrid-class cruise ship

Vista Spirit hybrid class
MS Queen Victoria prior to her 2017 refit
Class overview
BuildersFincantieri
Operators
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Built2006–2010
In service2007–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage92,700 GT
Length964.5 ft (294.0 m)
Beam
  • 106 ft (32 m) waterline,
  • 120 ft (37 m) extreme (bridge wings)
Height205 ft (62 m) keel to funnel
Draft26.2 ft (8.0 m)
Decks16 total, 12 passenger
Installed power
    • MS Queen Elizabeth: 4 × MaK 12VM43C
    • 2 × MaK 8M43C
    • 64,000 kW (86,000 hp) (combined)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph) maximum,
  • Service speed 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity2,081 passengers
Crew900

The Vista Spirit hybrid-class cruise ship is the culmination of two cruise ship designs. Carnival Corporation had two competing and very similar ship designs, the Vista class and Spirit class. The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri constructed Vista-class ships for Holland America and P&O Cruises and the Finnish STX shipbuilder built Spirit-class vessels for the Carnival and Costa brands. Both designs incorporated Azipods, and were Panamax ships around 90,000 gross tonnage (GT).