MSC Meraviglia
{{Short description|Cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises}}
{{redirect|Meraviglia|the name|Maraviglia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
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| infobox caption = MSC Meraviglia | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = MSC Meravigila 2025.jpg | Ship caption = MSC Meraviglia in Nassau, April 2025 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Malta|civil}} | Ship name = MSC Meraviglia | Ship owner = MSC Cruises | Ship operator = MSC Cruises | Ship registry = Valletta, {{flag|Malta|civil}} | Ship country = Malta | Ship ordered = 20 March 2014 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = STX Europe (St. Nazaire) | Ship yard number = | Ship laid down = October 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/stx-france-le-msc-meraviglia-moitie-assemble|title=STX France : Le MSC Meraviglia à moitié assemblé|language=french|date=2016-04-13|accessdate=2016-04-13}} | Ship launched = 2 September 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/msc-cruises-reveals-name-of-second-meraviglia-generation-mega-ship-msc-bellissima-300322199.html|title=MSC Cruises Reveals Name Of Second Meraviglia Generation Mega-Ship: MSC Bellissima|date=2016-09-02|accessdate=2016-09-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15746-msc-meraviglia-floated-out-at-stx-france.html|title=MSC Meraviglia Floated Out at STX France|date=2016-09-02|accessdate=2016-09-02}} | Ship sponsor = Sophia Loren | Ship christened = 3 June 2017 | Ship status = In service | Ship completed = 31 May 2017 | Ship in service = 3 June 2017–present | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *Call sign: 9HA4455
| Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Project Vista (MSC) cruise ship | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|171598}}{{csr|register=BV|shipname=MSC Meraviglia|id=9760512|access-date=30 March 2018}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{cvt|315.83|m|ftin}} | Ship beam = {{cvt|43|m|ftin}} | Ship height = 65 m (213 ft) | Ship draught = {{cvt|8.75|m|ftin}} | Ship power = *2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}4T - 12 cyl Wärtsilä 12V46CR diesel engines
| Ship propulsion = *Diesel-electric | Ship speed = *{{convert|22.7|kn}} (maximum) | Ship capacity = *4,428 passengers at double occupancy
| Ship crew = 1,536 crew | Ship decks = 15 passenger decks | Ship notes = }} |
MSC Meraviglia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises, built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, by STX France. MSC Meraviglia is the lead ship of MSC's new "Vista Project" vessels, the Meraviglia class, with {{ship||MSC Bellissima}} following in 2019. Each vessel has a passenger capacity of 4,500. When it entered service in June 2017, it was the sixth largest cruise ship in the world, behind Royal Caribbean's {{sclass|Oasis|cruise ship|1}}s and {{ship||AIDAnova}}.
History
The ship initially operated in the western Mediterranean also cruised in Northern Europe as of summer 2019, but repositioned to the United States for the first time, to New York and Miami, in fall 2019, to sail to the Caribbean as part of a North American expansion program by MSC.{{cite web|last1=Tribou|first1=Richard|title=MSC Meraviglia coming to Miami as part of North American expansion|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/florida-cruise-guide/os-msc-cruise-expansion-meraviglia-20170315-story.html|work=Orlando Sentinel|accessdate=23 March 2020}}
Design and construction
The vessel's name was announced, and steel was cut, at a ceremony held at Chantiers de l'Atlantique on 20 April 2015.{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Donald|title=Introducing Meraviglia, MSC Cruises' First Vista-Class Ship|url=http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/introducing-meraviglia-msc-cruises-first-vista-class-ship.html|accessdate=21 April 2015|work=TravelPulse.com|date=21 April 2015}} The ship was formally named on 3 June 2017 by her godmother, Italian actress Sophia Loren{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruisebe.com/msc-meraviglia-finally-gets-her-beautiful-godmother|title=MSC Meraviglia Finally Gets Her Beautiful Godmother {{!}} CruiseBe|work=CruiseBe|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en}} at a ceremony in Le Havre, which also featured French actor Patrick Bruel, musical group Kids United, and comedian Gad Elmaleh.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2017/06/03/msc-meraviglia-cruise-ship-christened-in-france/102455756/|title=The latest giant of the seas, MSC Meraviglia, christened in France|website=USA Today |publisher=|accessdate=28 August 2017}}
The building of MSC Meraviglia was shown in the second episode of the Science Channel series, Building Giants, and titled "Monster Cruise Ship".{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/building-giants/full-episodes/monster-cruise-ship|title=Building Giants: Monster Cruise Ship|date=January 11, 2018|publisher=Science Channel|accessdate=January 31, 2018}}
The ship's facilities include a promenade with a long LED roof, a water park with water slides, a rope course and a theater. The ship overall has less passenger space and more passengers onboard than other similar cruise ships. The ship also has over ten dining areas and a spa.
The ship has the option to plugin whilst in port (and turnoff the engines) an option known as cold ironing.
Incidents
=COVID-19 pandemic=
On 26 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, Mexican authorities granted permission for MSC Meraviglia, registered in Malta, to dock in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, because she carried a passenger presumed to be infected with COVID-19. The ship was previously denied access to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.{{cite web |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/msc-meraviglia-cruise-ship-dock-cozumel-mexico-despite-coronavirus-fears |title=MSC Meraviglia cruise ship to dock in Cozumel, Mexico despite coronavirus fears |work=El Universal (English) |date=26 February 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314023755/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/msc-meraviglia-cruise-ship-dock-cozumel-mexico-despite-coronavirus-fears |archive-date=14 March 2020 |url-status=live }} Two cases of common seasonal flu were found.{{cite web |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/mexico-no-coronavirus-on-msc-meraviglia |title=Mexico: No Coronavirus on MSC Meraviglia |work=The Maritime Executive |date=29 February 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320213241/https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/mexico-no-coronavirus-on-msc-meraviglia |archive-date=20 March 2020 |url-status=live }}
The CDC reported, as early as 22 April, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had tested positive within 14 days after disembarking.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422081046/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|title=COVID-19 and Your Health|date=11 February 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/2-families-sue-cruise-line-as-numbers-show-spike-in-reports-of-sexual-assaults-at-sea/3213132/ 2 families sue cruise line as numbers show spike in reports of sexual assaults at sea]
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/warning-cruise-passengers-sexual-assaults-hit-new-high-2023-sailings-fbi
- https://www.businessinsider.com/msc-cruise-passenger-says-crew-member-sexually-assaulted-her-2023-3
- [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article229147224.html A mom says her daughter was assaulted on a cruise ship. The lawsuit unfolds in Miami.]
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2023/12/21/msc-bahamas-cruise-itinerary-change/71998967007/
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/bahamas-cruise-diverted-new-england-canada-inclement-weather/story?id=105789664
External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9760512}}
- [https://www.msccruises.com/ MSC Cruises official site]
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Category:Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique