Spirit-class cruise ship

Costa Atlantica in Miami
Class overview
Builders:	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki, Finland (2000-2004) Fincantieri Marghera, Italy (2009-present)
Operators:	Carnival Cruise Lines Costa Cruises Cunard Line
Preceded by:	Carnival Cruise Lines: Destiny class Costa Cruises: Classica class Cunard Line: Queen Mary 2
Succeeded by:	Carnival Cruise Lines: Conquest class Costa Cruises: Fortuna class
Built:	2000-present
In service:	2000-present
Completed:	18
Active:	18
General characteristics
Type:	Cruise Ship
Tonnage:	85,619 - 92,700 GT 7,500 DWT
Length:	292.56 m (959 ft 10 in)
Beam:	32.20 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draft:	7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks:	12
Installed power:	6 × Wärtsilä 9R46 63,370 kW (combined)
Propulsion:	2 × 17.6 MW ABB Azipod
Speed:	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity:	2,114–2,680 passengers
Crew:	930

The Spirit class is a class of cruise ships built at the Helsinki New Shipyard (now STX Europe) in Helsinki, Finland. The ships are operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line , P&O Cruises and Holland America Line (all subsidiaries of Miami-based Carnival Corporation). The 18 ships were built to the Panamax form factor, allowing them to pass through the Panama canal. This class has the smallest of the signature smoke stacks that Carnival has on their ships.

In 2009, the new Costa Luminosa (built by Fincantieri) was introduced. The design is a hybrid between the Spirit Class and the Vista Class which makes the Spirit/Vista class ship the largest cruise ship class in the world with 17 ships operating. see Vista Spirit hybrid class cruise ship.

Ships

Built	Ship	Operator	Builder	Tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
2000	Costa Atlantica	Costa Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	85,619 GT	Italy	First Spirit-class ship
2001	Carnival Spirit	Carnival Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	88,500 GT	Malta	First Spirit-class ship for Carnival
2001	Carnival Pride	Carnival Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	88,500 GT	Panama	At one point, she was the flagship of Carnival
2002	Carnival Legend	Carnival Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	88,500 GT	Malta
2003	Costa Mediterranea	Costa Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	86,000 GT	Italy
2004	Carnival Miracle	Carnival Cruises	Helsinki New Shipyard	88,500 GT	Panama	Last Carnival Spirit-class ship
2007	Queen Victoria	Cunard Line	Fincantieri	92,700 GT	Bermuda	A Spirit/Vista Class design.
2009	Costa Luminosa	Costa Cruises	Fincantieri	92,700 GT	Italy	A Spirit/Vista Class design.
2010	Costa Deliziosa	Costa Cruises	Fincantieri	92,700 GT	Italy	A Spirit/Vista Class design.
2010	Queen Elizabeth	Cunard Line	Fincantieri	92,700 GT	Bermuda	A Spirit/Vista Class design.

Similar and related ships

• Radiance class - a similar class of Panamax ships operated by Royal Caribbean International
• MV Arcadia - a similar Panamax ship operated by P&O Cruises.
• MS Queen Victoria - a similar Panamax sized ship operated by Cunard Line.
• Vista class - a similar class of Panamax ships operated by Holland America Line
• Signature class cruise ship - a similar class of Panamax ships operated by Holland America Line
• Coral Princess and Island Princess - A similar set of Panamax ships operated by Princess Cruises

References

External links

• Carnival Cruise Lines