Spirit-class cruise ship explained

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, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping 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.

In 2007 and 2009, and (built by Fincantieri) were introduced. The design of these ships are a hybrid between the Spirit class and the, 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

Built	Ship	Baseport	Tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Margaritaville at Sea
2000		Tampa, Florida^[1] ^[2]			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		Tianjin, China			Last Spirit-class ship for Costa. Transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in 2021.
Carnival Cruise Line
2001		Seattle, Washington			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		Baltimore, MarylandTampa, Florida London, England Rome, Italy Barcelona, Spain			At one point, she was the flagship of Carnival
2002		Baltimore, MarylandTampa, Florida
2004			San Francisco, CaliforniaLong Beach, California Galveston, Texas			Last Spirit-class ship in this line and last Spirit-class ship for Carnival

See also

• – a similar Panamax ship operated by P&O Cruises.
• and – A similar set of Panamax ships operated by Princess Cruises
• s – 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

External links

• Carnival Cruise Lines
• Picture of one of these ships leaving the drydock: https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/dole_chile/?cf-view https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/10/dole2.jpg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Margaritaville at Sea Adds Second Ship, To Sail From Tampa .
2. Web site: Margaritaville at Sea Islander .