MSC Virtuosa
MSC Virtuosa near Southampton, 2021 | |
| History | |
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| Malta | |
| Name | MSC Virtuosa |
| Owner | MSC Cruises |
| Operator | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
| Ordered | 1 February 2016 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Cost | €800 million (2016) (equivalent to €894.48 million in 2022) |
| Yard number | H34 |
| Laid down | 27 February 2019 |
| Launched | 29 November 2019 |
| Sponsored by | Sophia Loren |
| Christened | 27 November 2021 |
| Acquired | 1 February 2021 |
| In service | 2021–present |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Meraviglia Plus-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 181,541 GT |
| Length | 331.43 m (1,087.4 ft) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 64.9 m (213 ft) |
| Decks | 16 |
| Speed | 22.3 kt (21,900 long tons; 24,600 short tons) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 1,704 |
MSC Virtuosa is a Meraviglia-Plus-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, she is the second ship in the Meraviglia-Plus class and sister ship to MSC Grandiosa. Originally scheduled to debut on 8 November 2020, her delivery and entry into service was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was delivered to MSC Cruises on 1 February 2021 and entered service in May 2021.