Vista Spirit hybrid class cruise ship
Carnival Corporation had two competing and very similar ship designs, Vista-class and Spirit-class. Italian Fincantieri built Vista-class built for the Holland America and P&O Cruises and Finnish STX built Spirit-class built for Carnival and Costa brands; both were Azipod, Panamax ships around 90 000 gross tonnage.
The visual differences between the ships include:
- Vista class ships had an external observation lift mid-ship on both sides of the ship, a wider forward and aft deck-width and a tiered forward section on the passenger cabin decks. Vista class also tend to have an additional upper deck just forward of the funnel.
- Spirit-class ships have an alternate wide-narrow-wide-narrow-wide deck width along their length and a flat forward section leading to the bow of the ship with small windows
The hybrid design was first launched for Queen Victoria in 2007.
The hull, bow, and stern of the Vista Spirit hybrid class are identical; except for Queen Victoria which differs in some details.
Hybrid Spirit/Vista class
| Built | Ship | Operator | Builder | Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Queen Victoria | Cunard Line | Fincantieri | 92,700 GT |  | Hybrid Spirit/Vista Class |  |
| 2009 | Costa Luminosa | Costa Cruises | Fincantieri | 92,700 GT |  | Hybrid Spirit/Vista Class |  |
| 2010 | Costa Deliziosa | Costa Cruises | Fincantieri | 92,700 GT | | Hybrid Spirit/Vista Class |  |
| 2010 | Queen Elizabeth | Cunard Line | Fincantieri | 92,700 GT | | Hybrid Spirit/Vista Class |  |
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