Cruise Comparison

MSC Seaview VS MSC Lirica

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MSC Seaview MSC Lirica
Year built 2018 2003
Beam 41 m 32 m
Length 323 m 275 m
Tonnage 153516 tn. 65591 tn.
Velocity 22 22
Passenger capacity 5336 2679
Crew capacity 1413 721
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,78 3,72
Decks 20 13
Cabins 2066 992
Restaurants 10 5
Bars/Pubs 16 5
Lifts 19 9
Nationality Malta Panamá
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MSC Seaview MSC Lirica
Butcher’s Cut De pago
Ocean Cay Fish Restaurant De pago
Kaito Sushi Bar De pago De pago
Kaito Teppanyaki De pago
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido Incluido
L'Atelier Bistrot De pago De pago
Pan-Asian by Roy Yamaguchi De pago
Ocean Point Incluido
Overview
MSC Seaview MSC Lirica
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The MSC Seaview was built in 2018, where 15 is years newer than MSC Lirica, which was built on 2003. The cruise MSC Seaview has a capacity of 5336 passengers that are distributed in its 2066 cabins, on the contrary, the MSC Lirica can accommodate up to 2679 passengers in its 992 cabins. Likewise, the ship MSC Seaview It has a lower ratio of crew members for each passenger, as it has one crew member for each 3.8 passengers, compared to the ratio of 3.7 passengers for each crew member of the MSC Lirica that offers greater passenger service.

One of the differences between MSC Seaview with MSC Lirica is that it includes a total of 3 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC), Ocean Point) that are included in the price of the cruise, making a total of 10 restaurants of different types of food at which to dine. Instead, the MSC Lirica includes 5 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 MSC Seaview It has a total of 4 pools and 13 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. However, the ship MSC LiricaIt has 2 pools less (2 in total) to bathe in and a total of 2 jacuzzis to enjoy with its relaxing bubbles. On the other hand, the cruise ship MSC Seaview has 16 bars and lounges to enjoy all kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages instead of the 5 that includes MSC Lirica distributed throughout the boat.

The ship MSC Seaview It has 323 meters length (length), which is the same as 3 Big Ben, 5 Towers of Pisa, 3 football fields or 8 Boeing 737 aircraft approximately. Instead the ship MSC Lirica is 275 meters long, so it is equal to the length or height of 22 buses, 69 Tesla Model 3 cars, 12 basketball court or 7 Statues of Liberty.

MSC Seaview MSC Lirica
  • It is 15 years newer than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Seaview has 9 meters more beam than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Seaview is meters longer.
  • MSC Seaview has 7 more covered than MSC Lirica.
  • It has 1074 cabins more than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Seaview has a capacity of 2657 differences more than MSC Lirica.
  • Has a difference of 5 restaurants than MSC Lirica.
  • It has a difference of 11 bares more than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Seaview has more free 3 restaurants than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Seaview has 11 jacuzzi more.
  • MSC Seaview has a difference of 2 pools than MSC Lirica.
  • It has 10 elevators more than MSC Lirica.
  • MSC Lirica has a better crew to passenger ratio.
MSC Seaview MSC Lirica