Cruise Comparison

MSC Grandiosa VS MSC Meraviglia

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MSC Grandiosa MSC Meraviglia
Year built 2019 2017
Beam 43 m 43 m
Length 331 m 315 m
Tonnage 181000 tn. 167600 tn.
Velocity 22 23
Passenger capacity 6334 4488
Crew capacity 1704 1536
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,72 2,92
Decks 19 19
Cabins 2421 2244
Restaurants 10 11
Bars/Pubs 21 20
Lifts 19 32
Nationality Malta France
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MSC Grandiosa MSC Meraviglia
Butcher’s Cut De pago De pago
Kaito Sushi Bar De pago De pago
Kaito Teppanyaki De pago De pago
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido Incluido
Hola! Tapas Bar By Ramón Freixa De pago
L'Atelier Bistrot De pago
Il Campo Incluido
Ristorante Italiano De pago
Carousel Lounge De pago
Overview
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MSC Grandiosa was dumped after manufacture in 2019, with a difference of 2 years later from MSC Meraviglia, which left the shipyards on 2017. MSC Grandiosa it has a capacity of 6334 passengers that are distributed in its 2421 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the MSC Meraviglia can accommodate up to 4488 passengers in its 2244 cabins. In addition, the ship MSC Grandiosa 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 rooms on the ship.

Among its main features is MSC Grandiosa is that it has 10 restaurants of which 3 (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC), Il Campo) are included in the price of the cruise at no extra cost On the contrary, the cruise MSC Meraviglia includes a total of 11 restaurants among which 2 (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC), ) are completely free in the price of the cruise and have no additional cost.

In the common leisure areas we can see that the ship MSC Grandiosa It has a total of 4 pools and 9 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. On the contrary, 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, Ship MSC Grandiosa has 1 bars and lounges more than cruise ship MSC Meraviglia which has a total of 20, so we have more places to drink drinks.

MSC Grandiosa it has 331 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 14 tennis courts, 6 Towers of Pisa, 7 Statues of Liberty or 12 basketball court. Likewise MSC Meraviglia has 315 meters in length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 3 Big Ben, 22 buses, 3 football fields or 70 Tesla Model 3 cars.

MSC Grandiosa MSC Meraviglia
  • It is 2 years newer than MSC Meraviglia.
  • It is 16 meters longer than MSC Meraviglia.
  • It has 177 cabins more than MSC Meraviglia.
  • MSC Grandiosa fits 1846 more passengers than MSC Meraviglia.
  • MSC Grandiosa has 1 bar more.
  • MSC Grandiosa has 1 restaurant included in the price plus.
  • MSC Meraviglia has 1 restaurant than MSC Grandiosa.
  • MSC Meraviglia offers a better crew/passenger ratio.
  • Owns 13 elevators more than MSC Grandiosa.
MSC Grandiosa MSC Meraviglia