Cruise Comparison

MSC Sinfonia VS Norwegian Epic

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MSC Sinfonia Norwegian Epic
Year built 2002 2010
Beam 32 m 41 m
Length 275 m 329 m
Tonnage 65542 tn. 155873 tn.
Velocity 21 20
Passenger capacity 2679 4100
Crew capacity 721 1724
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,72 2,38
Decks 13 19
Cabins 980 3540
Restaurants 4 13
Bars/Pubs 7 17
Lifts 9 16
Nationality Panamá Bahamas
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MSC Sinfonia Norwegian Epic
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido
O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill Incluido
Garden Café Incluido
Great Outdoors Incluido
Shanghai's Incluido
Salón Manhattan Incluido
Taste Incluido
Restaurante The Haven Incluido
Moderno Churrascaria De pago
Wasabi De pago
La Cucina De pago
Cagney's Steakhouse De pago
Le Bistro De pago
Teppanyaki De pago
Overview
MSC Sinfonia Norwegian Epic
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The MSC Sinfonia was built in 2002, with a difference of 8 years prior to Norwegian Epic, which left the shipyards on 2010. The MSC Sinfonia has a capacity of 2679 passengers distributed in the 980 cabins available. The Norwegian Epic can accommodate up to 4100 passengers in its 3540 cabins. In the same way, the cruise MSC Sinfonia has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 3.7 passengers, compared to the ratio of 2.4 per crew member of Norwegian Epic, which normally translates into better service.

When comparing both cruises, one of the differences of MSC Sinfonia is that it has 2 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC)), which is very important. It also has a total of 4 restaurants with different types of menus. Nevertheless, the ship Norwegian Epic accommodates a total of 13 restaurants of different types of menus and includes 7 (O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill, Garden Café, Great Outdoors, Shanghai's, Salón Manhattan, Taste, Restaurante The Haven, ) where we can have lunch or dinner at no additional cost.

In the common areas of the cruise MSC Sinfonia It has a total of 2 pools and 2 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. On the contrary, the ship Norwegian Epic comes with more pools by having a total of 4 pools and 11 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. Moreover, MSC Sinfonia has 10, bars and lounges less than cruise ship Norwegian Epic where you can have soft drinks, cocktails, beers, juices, etc.

The ship MSC Sinfonia is 275 meters long, so it is equal to the length or height of 7 Boeing 737 aircraft, 11 tennis courts, 18 buses, or 3 football fields. Equally the ship Norwegian Epic it has 329 meters in length (length), which is the same as 6 Statues of Liberty, 5 Towers of Pisa, 10 basketball court or 59 Tesla Model 3 cars approximately.

MSC Sinfonia Norwegian Epic
  • Norwegian Epic is 8 years more modern.
  • Norwegian Epic is 9 meters wider.
  • It is 54 meters longer than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has 6 more floors.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2560 more cabins than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has a capacity of 1421 differences more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has 9 restaurants more.
  • Norwegian Epic has 10 bares more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has a better crew to passenger ratio than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Includes 11 restaurants more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Has 9 jacuzzi more than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has 2 more pools than MSC Sinfonia.
  • Norwegian Epic has 7 elevators more.
MSC Sinfonia Norwegian Epic