Cruise Comparison

MSC Armonia VS MSC Meraviglia

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MSC Armonia MSC Meraviglia
Year built 2001 2017
Beam 32 m 43 m
Length 275 m 315 m
Tonnage 65542 tn. 167600 tn.
Velocity 20 23
Passenger capacity 2679 4488
Crew capacity 721 1536
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,72 2,92
Decks 13 19
Cabins 976 2244
Restaurants 5 11
Bars/Pubs 7 20
Lifts 9 32
Nationality Panamá France
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MSC Armonia MSC Meraviglia
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido Incluido
Butcher’s Cut De pago
Kaito Sushi Bar De pago
Kaito Teppanyaki De pago
Ristorante Italiano De pago
Carousel Lounge De pago
Overview
MSC Armonia MSC Meraviglia
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MSC Armonia was dumped after manufacture in 2001, being 16 years older than MSC Meraviglia, which was launched on 2017. The ship MSC Armonia it has a capacity of 2679 passengers that are distributed in its 976 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the MSC Meraviglia can accommodate up to 4488 passengers in its 2244 cabins. On the other hand, the cruise MSC Armonia has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 3.7 passengers, compared to the ratio of 2.9 per crew member of MSC Meraviglia, which normally translates into better service in all its cabins on the cruise ship.

Comparing both cruises, one of the differences of MSC Armonia is that it has 2 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC)), which is very important. It also has a total of 5 restaurants with different types of menus. On the contrary, the ship MSC Meraviglia includes 11 restaurants with different themes and cuisines to eat, of which 2 (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC), ) are free and included with the cruise price.

In the common leisure areas we can see that the ship MSC Armonia It has a total of 2 pools and 2 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. Nevertheless, the cruise MSC Meraviglia comes with more pools by having a total of 4 pools and 9 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. On the other hand, MSC Armonia has 13, bars and lounges less than cruise ship MSC Meraviglia where you can have soft drinks, cocktails, beers, juices, etc.

MSC Armonia It has 275 meters length (length), which is the same as 10 basketball court, 3 Big Ben, 11 tennis courts or 6 Statues of Liberty approximately. On the other hand the ship MSC Meraviglia is 315 meters long, so it is equal to the length or height of 18 buses, 3 football fields, 7 Boeing 737 aircraft, or 6 Statues of Liberty.

MSC Armonia MSC Meraviglia
  • MSC Meraviglia is 16 years newer.
  • It has 11 meters more beam than MSC Armonia.
  • She has 40 meters longer than MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia has 6 more covered than MSC Armonia.
  • It has 1268 cabins more than MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia has a difference of 1809 with respect to MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia has a difference of 6 restaurants than MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia has 13 bares more than MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia offers a better crew/passenger ratio.
  • MSC Meraviglia includes 3 restaurants included more than MSC Armonia.
  • It has 7 jacuzzis more than MSC Armonia.
  • MSC Meraviglia has a difference of 2 pools.
  • MSC Meraviglia has 23 elevators more than MSC Armonia.
MSC Armonia MSC Meraviglia