Cruise Comparison

MSC Fantasia VS MSC Virtuosa

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MSC Fantasia MSC Virtuosa
Year built 2008 2021
Beam 38 m 43 m
Length 333 m 331 m
Tonnage 137936 tn. 181541 tn.
Velocity 22 23
Passenger capacity 4363 6334
Crew capacity 1370 1704
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,18 3,72
Decks 18 19
Cabins 1637 2421
Restaurants 5 10
Bars/Pubs 13 21
Lifts 15 19
Nationality Panamá French
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MSC Fantasia MSC Virtuosa
Butcher’s Cut De pago De pago
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido Incluido
MSC Yacht Club Restaurant Incluido Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido Incluido
HOLA! Tacos & Cantina De pago
Kaito Sushi Bar De pago
Kaito Teppanyaki De pago
Indochine De pago
Overview
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MSC Fantasia left shipyards in 2008, and is 13 years older than MSC Virtuosa, which was launched on 2021. The cruise MSC Fantasia has a capacity of 4363 passengers that are distributed in its 1637 cabins, on the contrary, the MSC Virtuosa can accommodate up to 6334 passengers in its 2421 cabins. Likewise, the MSC Fantasia It has a higher ratio of crew members per passenger, giving better service in most of the ship's rooms by having 1 crew member for every 3.2 passengers.

Among the main differences of MSC Fantasia is that it has 3 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, MSC Yacht Club Restaurant , Restaurante Principal (MSC)) where we won't have to pay any additional payment for the meal and a total of 5 restaurants of different types of gastronomy Secondly, the cruise MSC Virtuosa accommodates a total of 10 restaurants of different types of menus and includes 3 (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, MSC Yacht Club Restaurant , Restaurante Principal (MSC), ) where we can have lunch or dinner at no additional cost.

In the common leisure areas we can see that MSC Fantasia Take a total of 5 pools and 12 jacuzzis to be able to take a bath during your stay on the cruise. For his part, MSC VirtuosaIt comes with fewer pools as it has a total of 4 pools and 9 jacuzzis which are also included during the stay on the ship. In the same way, MSC Fantasia has 8, bars and lounges less than cruise ship MSC Virtuosa, which includes a total of 21 instead of 13, both cruise ships having a variety of places to have all kinds of drinks.

The cruise MSC Fantasia It has 333 meters length (length), which is the same as 3 football fields, 22 buses, 14 tennis courts or 12 basketball court approximately. En cambio the cruise MSC Virtuosa it has 331 meters in length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 7 Statues of Liberty, 3 Big Ben, 71 Tesla Model 3 cars or 8 Boeing 737 aircraft.

MSC Fantasia MSC Virtuosa
  • It is 2 meters longer than MSC Virtuosa.
  • It has a better ratio of crew and passengers than MSC Virtuosa.
  • MSC Fantasia has 3 hot tub more.
  • It is 13 years more recent than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 5 meters more beam than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 1 more floors than MSC Fantasia.
  • It has 784 cabins more than MSC Fantasia.
  • It has a capacity of 1971 passengers more than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 5 restaurants than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 8 bares more than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 4 restaurants included in the price more than MSC Fantasia.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 4 elevators more than MSC Fantasia.
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