Vista-class cruise ship (2002)
 MS Noordam, a Vista-class cruise ship, at Grand Turk Island in March 2007
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Fincantieri Marghera shipyard, Italy |
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| Built | 2001–2010 |
| In service | 2002–present |
| Planned | 9 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Length | Varies |
| Beam | 32.23 m (105 ft 9 in) |
| Decks | 11 passenger decks |
| Installed power | Diesel-electric |
| Propulsion | Azipod |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) maximum |
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| Crew | 800–976 |
The Vista class is a class of Panamax-type cruise ships, built by Fincantieri at their Marghera shipyard, in Italy for Carnival Corporation subsidy lines Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, and Carnival Cruise Line. It is a design platform that was developed by Carnival that utilised various iterations of the same platform for over two decades.
History
[edit]The Vista-class design was created by Carnival Corporation for its Holland America Line, using the Panamax guidelines to determine their designed size. The predesessors to the class was Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line's Spirit class starting with Costa Atlantica and Carnival Spirit.
The ships are equipped with a diesel-electric power plant and an Azipod propulsion system. The ships are designed so that eighty-five percent of the staterooms have ocean views and sixty-seven percent have verandas; the extensive use of glass in the superstructure, (including glass elevators located amidship), is also reflected in the Vista-class name.
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The first ship is the modified Spirit class design was Zuiderdam in 2002.
Derivative designs
[edit]Signature class
[edit]A fifth hull which was originally intended for Holland America was transferred to Cunard Line in 2003 where it was planned to become MS Queen Victoria. However, due to restructuring within their parent corporation Carnival Corporation & plc, as well as a later decision by Cunard that modifications should be made to introduce successful elements from the design of RMS Queen Mary 2, the hull was again transferred to become P&O Cruises' MS Arcadia.[1] This would become the first of the modified Vista-Class platform and become known as the Signature class for Holland America.
The second derivative design is Holland America Line's Signature-class cruise ship, MS Eurodam. While the same length as Noordam, she has one more deck than the standard Vista-class design, and her public areas and cabin placement have been significantly redesigned, especially on her upper-most decks (to accommodate the additional 190 passengers berthed just below the popular Crow's Nest).[2] A second Signature-class ship, MS Nieuw Amsterdam, entered service in 2010.[3]
Hybrid Vista/Spirit class
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In 2007 Cunard took delivery of Queen Victoria[4] the first ship in a class described as a hybrid design "taking the best parts from Aker Yards' [sic] built Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea, and from Holland America's Vista class ships". Subsequent ships based on this hybrid design include Costa's Costa Luminosa,[5] Cunard's Queen Elizabeth, and Costa Deliziosa.
Pinnacle class
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The final iteration of the Vista class debuted with Koningsdam for Holland America Line followed by Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam. The final ship was a stretched version for Cunard line named Queen Anne, debuting in 2024.[6]
Ships by delivery date
[edit]| Ship | Built | Operator | Builder | Tonnage | Dimensions | Class | Image |
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| Zuiderdam | 2002 | Holland America Line | Fincantieri Marghera shipyard, Italy | 82,305 GT | 285 m (936 ft) | Vista 1 | 
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| Oosterdam | 2003 | Holland America Line | 
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| Westerdam | 2004 | Holland America Line | .jpg?lang=en)
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| Noordam | 2006 | Holland America Line | 82,500 GT | .jpg?lang=en)
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| Arcadia | 2005 | P&O Cruises | 84,342 GT | 289.90 m (951 ft 1 in) | Vista 1 (Vista Stretched) |
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| Queen Victoria | 2007 | Cunard Line | 92,700 GT | 294.0 m (964.5 ft) | Vista 2 (Vista Spirit Hybrid Stretched) |
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| Eurodam | 2008 | Holland America Line | 86,273 GT | 285 m (935 ft) | Vista 3 (Signature) |
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| Carnival Luminosa | 2009 | Carnival Cruise Line | 92,700 GT | 293.5 m (962 ft 11 in) | Vista 4 (Vista Spirit Hybrid) |
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| Costa Deliziosa | 2010 | Costa Cruises | 
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| Queen Elizabeth | 2010 | Cunard Line | 92,700 GT | 294 m (964 ft 7 in) | Vista 2 (Vista Spirit Hybrid Stretched) |
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| Nieuw Amsterdam | 2010 | Holland America Line | 86,700 GT | 285.3 m (936 ft 0 in) | Vista 3 (Signature) |
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| Koningsdam | 2016 | Holland America Line | 99,863 GT | 299.65 m (983 ft 1 in) | Vista 5 (Pinnacle) |
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| Nieuw Statendam | 2018 | Holland America Line | 
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| Rotterdam | 2020 | Holland America Line | 
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| Queen Anne | 2024 | Cunard Line | 113,000 GT | 322.51 m (1,058 ft 1 in) | Vista 6 (Pinnacle Stretched) |
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Similar Panamax ships
[edit]- Spirit class, a similar class of Panamax ships operated by Carnival Cruise Line.
- Radiance class, a similar class of Panamax ships operated by Royal Caribbean International
- Millennium class, Panamax ships for Celebrity Cruises
- Coral Princess and Island Princess, a similar set of Panamax ships operated by Princess Cruises
References
[edit]- ^ Micke Asklander. "M/S Arcadia (2005)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "ms Eurodam". Holland America Line. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Cruise Ship 6181". Fincantieri. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "ms Queen Victoria History". Chris Cunard. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Luminosa joins Costa fleet". Cruise Business Review. 2009-05-15. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Queen Anne". Sail Away Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
External links
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