Spirit-class cruise ship

Class of cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation & plc

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Costa Atlantica in Miami

Class overview
Builders| Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
Operators|

* Carnival Cruise Lines
* Costa Cruises (formerly)
* 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, Adora Cruises and Margaritaville at Sea. 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

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Built  | Ship  | Baseport  | Tonnage  | Flag  | Notes  | Image

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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

Guangzhou, China

Xiamen, 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

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* 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

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spirit-class cruise ships.

* Carnival Cruise Lines
* Picture of one of these ships leaving the drydock: [1] [2]

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Spirit-class cruise ships and derived designs

Original Spirit class|

* Costa Atlantica
* Carnival Spirit
* Carnival Pride
* Carnival Legend
* Costa Mediterranea
* Carnival Miracle

Hybrid Vista / Spirit class|

* Costa Luminosa
* Costa Deliziosa

* Costa Cruises
* Carnival Cruise Lines

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Ships of the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Current|

| Fantasy class|

* Carnival Elation
* Carnival Paradise

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Spirit class|

* Carnival Spirit
* Carnival Pride
* Carnival Legend
* Carnival Miracle

Vista/Spirit hybrid class|

* Carnival Luminosa

Conquest class|

* Carnival Conquest
* Carnival Glory
* Carnival Valor
* Carnival Liberty
* Carnival Freedom

Concordia class|

* Carnival Splendor

Dream class|

* Carnival Dream
* Carnival Magic
* Carnival Breeze

Destiny class|

* Carnival Sunshine
* Carnival Sunrise
* Carnival Radiance

Vista class|

* Carnival Vista
* Carnival Horizon
* Carnival Panorama
* Carnival Venezia
* Carnival Firenze

Excellence class|

* Mardi Gras
* Carnival Celebration
* Carnival Jubilee

Grand class|

* Carnival Adventure
* Carnival Encounter

Former ships|

| Empress class|

* Mardi Gras
* Carnivale

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Festivale class|

* Festivale

Tropicale class|

* Tropicale

Holiday class|

* Holiday
* Jubilee
* Celebration

Fantasy class|

* Carnival Fantasy
* Carnival Ecstasy
* Carnival Sensation
* Carnival Fascination
* Carnival Imagination
* Carnival Inspiration

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Ships of the Costa Cruises fleet

Current ships|

* Costa Deliziosa
* Costa Diadema
* Costa Fascinosa
* Costa Favolosa
* Costa Fortuna
* Costa Pacifica
* Costa Serena
* Costa Smeralda
* Costa Toscana

Former ships|

* Angelina Lauro
* Bianca C.
* Carla C / Carla Costa
* Columbus C.
* Costa Allegra
* Costa Atlantica
* Costa Celebration
* Costa Firenze
* Costa Concordia
* disaster
* Costa Europa
* Costa Luminosa
* Costa Marina
* Costa Magica
* Costa Mediterranea
* Costa neoClassica
* Costa neoRiviera
* Costa neoRomantica
* Costa Playa
* Costa Riviera
* Costa Tropicale
* Costa Venezia
* Costa Victoria
* Costa Voyager
* Eugenio C
* Federico C
* Franca C
* Italia
* Maria C

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