MS Europa 2
{{Short description|Cruise ship (2013-present)}}
{{other ships|MS Europa}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = MS_Europa_2--3.jpg | Ship caption = Europa 2 entering Southampton Water }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=Europa 2 |Ship owner= |Ship operator=Hapag-Lloyd cruises |Ship registry=Valletta, {{flag|Malta|civil}} |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=STX Europe, Saint-Nazaire, France |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= 7 February 2012[https://app.gl-group.com/fleetonline/equasis.do?imo=9616230 Fleet online, GL-Reg-No : 116532] |Ship completed= |Ship christened=10 May 2013 |Ship maiden voyage= 11 May 2013 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Call sign: 9HA3283
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MS Europa 2 is a cruise ship operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, a German-based cruise line. She entered service in May 2013.
Concept and construction
Europa 2 was built at the STX Europe shipyard at St-Nazaire, France. Her first steel was cut on 5 September 2011, the keel was laid on 1 March 2012 and she was launched on 6 July 2012. On 29 April 2013, the vessel was handed over to Hapag Lloyd, with Wolfgang Flägel, managing director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, general manager of STX France, signing the takeover protocol.{{cite web|title=Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Receives Luxury Ship EUROPA 2|url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/82707/hapag-lloyd-cruises-receives-luxury-ship-europa-2/|website=World Maritime News|date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=29 April 2013}} She was christened on 10 May 2013, during the 824th Hamburg Port anniversary.{{cite web|title=Cruise Ship EUROPA 2 Christened|url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/83880/germany-cruise-ship-europa-2-christened/|website=World Maritime News|date=13 May 2013 |accessdate=13 May 2013}}
Public areas
Europa 2 is intended to convey a more relaxing atmosphere than that of her more traditional fleet mate, the {{MS|Europa|1999|2}}.{{cite news|last1=Shillinglaw|first1=Greg|title=Top Ship in the World|url=http://www.travelpulse.com/articles/cruise/top-ship-in-the-world.html|accessdate=20 April 2015|work=TravelPulse|date=28 February 2015}} She has the greatest space per passenger of any cruise ship, with contemporary decor.{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Deborah|title=The Europa2: Explore the cruise ship with {{sic|it|'s|nolink=y}} own television station|url=http://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/569035/Cruise-ship-Europa-2|accessdate=20 April 2015|work=Daily Express|date=8 April 2015}}
The art collection aboard Europa 2 is one of the largest at sea, with 890 originals commissioned exclusively for the vessel. The collection's focus is on contemporary pieces; it includes works by Ólafur Elíasson, David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Adam Fuss and Hans Hartung.
Facilities
Europa 2 has 251 passenger cabins, seven restaurants and six bars, a {{convert|15|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} pool, a gym, a spa and two golf simulators.{{cite web|url=http://www.hl-cruises.com/ships/ms-europa-2/on-board/bars/ |title=Bars – Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |publisher=Hl-cruises.com |accessdate=2013-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hl-cruises.com/ships/ms-europa-2/on-board/golf/ |title=Golf – Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |publisher=Hl-cruises.com |accessdate=2013-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hl-cruises.com/ships/ms-europa-2/on-board/fitness/ |title=Fitness – Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |publisher=Hl-cruises.com |accessdate=2013-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hl-cruises.com/ships/ms-europa-2/on-board/ocean-spa/ |title=Ocean Spa – Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |publisher=Hl-cruises.com |accessdate=2013-04-10}}
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Service history
Europa 2's 14-night maiden voyage departed from Hamburg, Germany, and stopped at Amsterdam, Antwerp, Honfleur, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bilbao, Leixões and Lisbon.{{cite web|url=http://www.hl-cruises.com/finder/eux1300/ |title=EUX1300 - Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |publisher=Hl-cruises.com |accessdate=2013-04-10}} The vessel has since been named the number-one cruise ship in the world by the Berlitz Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships, replacing her fleetmate, {{MS|Europa}}, which had held that distinction for more than a decade.
See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|IMO 9616230}}
- [http://www.hl-cruises.com/ships/ms-europa-2 Official website]
- [http://kreuzfahrt-3d.de/news/5140/video-taufe-ms-europa-2-feuerwerk-hamburg-blankenese-hafengeburtstag Christening of the MS Europa 2]
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