Spirit-class cruise ship

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 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.

Costa Atlantica in Miami
Class overview
Builders: Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
Operators:
Preceded by:
Succeeded by:
Built: 2000–2004
In service: 2000–present
Planned: 2
Building: 0
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:
Propulsion: 2 × 17.6 MW ABB Azipod
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity: 2,114–2,680 passengers
Crew: 930

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.

Ships
BuiltShipOperatorBuilderTonnageFlagNotesImage
2000Costa AtlanticaCosta CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard85,619 GT ItalyFirst Spirit-class ship in this line and first Spirit-class ship for Costa
2001Carnival SpiritCarnival CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard88,500 GT MaltaFirst Spirit-class ship for Carnival
2001Carnival PrideCarnival CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard88,500 GT PanamaAt one point, she was the flagship of Carnival
2002Carnival LegendCarnival CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard88,500 GT Malta
2003Costa MediterraneaCosta CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard85,619 GT Italy
2004Carnival MiracleCarnival CruisesHelsinki New Shipyard88,500 GT PanamaLast Carnival Spirit-class ship

See also

References
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