Spirit-class cruise ship

Costa Atlantica in Miami
Class overview
Builders	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
Operators	Carnival Cruise Lines Costa Cruises Adora Cruises Margaritaville at Sea
Preceded by	Carnival Cruise Lines: Destiny class Costa Cruises: Classica class
Succeeded by	Carnival Cruise Lines: Conquest class Costa Cruises: Fortuna class
Subclasses	Vista Spirit hybrid-class cruise ship
Built	2000–2004
In service	2000–present
Planned	8
Completed	6
Cancelled	2
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	85,619–88,500  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 (84,980 hp) (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 Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland. The ships are operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping and Costa Cruises (a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corporation). The six ships were built to the original 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. Carnival's Spirit-class ships also feature a unique funnel design that integrates the skylight dome of the atrium.

In 2007 and 2009, Queen Victoria and Costa Luminosa (built by Fincantieri) were introduced. The design of these ships are a hybrid between the Spirit class and the Vista class, creating the Vista/Spirit hybrid class. As of November 2022, Costa Luminosa (now Carnival Luminosa) is marketed by Carnival as a part of their Spirit class.

Ships

Built	Ship	Baseport	Tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Margaritaville at Sea
2000	Margaritaville at Sea Islander	Tampa, Florida [1] [2]	85,619  GT	Bahamas	First Spirit-class ship in this line and first Spirit-class ship for Costa. Transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in 2020. Sold to Margaritaville at Sea in 2023.
Adora Cruises
2003	Adora Mediterranea	Tianjin, China	85,619  GT	Italy	Last Spirit-class ship for Costa. Transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in 2021.
Carnival Cruise Line
2001	Carnival Spirit	Sydney, Australia Seattle, Washington Mobile, Alabama	88,500  GT	Bahamas	First Spirit-class ship for Carnival First ship to in the fleet to sail year round from Australia Previously based in Australia from 2012–2022
2001	Carnival Pride	Baltimore, Maryland Tampa, Florida London, England Rome, Italy Barcelona, Spain	88,500  GT	Panama	At one point, she was the flagship of Carnival
2002	Carnival Legend	Tampa, Florida Baltimore, Maryland Dover, England Galveston, Texas San Francisco, California	88,500  GT	Bahamas	In 2009 collided with Enchantment of the Seas, which was already docked, in Cozumel, Mexico In 2019 collided with Carnival Glory, which was also already docked, in Cozumel, Mexico
2004	Carnival Miracle	Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California San Francisco, California Galveston, Texas Tampa, Florida Dover, England Rome, Italy	88,500  GT	Panama	Last Spirit-class ship in this line and last Spirit-class ship for Carnival

See also

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

References

1. "Margaritaville at Sea Adds Second Ship, To Sail From Tampa".
2. "Margaritaville at Sea Islander".

External links

• Carnival Cruise Lines
• Picture of one of these ships leaving the drydock: