Cruise Comparison

Utopia of the Seas VS MSC Meraviglia

Find out all the differences between these two cruises at 2026

Utopia of the Seas MSC Meraviglia
Year built 2024 2017
Beam 64 m 43 m
Length 362 m 315 m
Tonnage 236860 tn. 167600 tn.
Velocity 22 23
Passenger capacity 5668 4488
Crew capacity 2290 1536
Ratio of crew per passenger 2,48 2,92
Decks 18 19
Cabins 2834 2244
Restaurants 22 11
Bars/Pubs 13 20
Lifts 24 32
Nationality Bahamas France
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Overview
Utopia of the Seas MSC Meraviglia
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Utopia of the Seas was built in 2024, so it is 7 years more modern than MSC Meraviglia, which launched on 2017. The Utopia of the Seas has a capacity of 5668 passengers that are distributed in its 2834 cabins, on the other hand, the MSC Meraviglia can accommodate up to 4488 passengers in its 2244 cabins. Likewise, the Utopia of the Seas 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 2.5 passengers.

The first difference of Utopia of the Seas is that it has a total of 10 free restaurants (Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, Dog House, Solarium Bistro, Café Promenade, Park Cafe, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, Poolside Food Truck, Sprinkles) included in the price of the cruise, making a total of 22 restaurants that we can visit. 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 cruise Utopia of the Seas Take a total of 5 pools and 8 jacuzzis to be able to take a bath during your stay on the cruise. On the contrary, the cruise MSC MeravigliaIt has 1 pools less (4 in total) to bathe in and a total of 9 jacuzzis to enjoy with its relaxing bubbles. At the same time, Utopia of the Seas has 7, bars and lounges less than cruise ship MSC Meraviglia, which includes a total of 20 instead of 13, both cruise ships having a variety of places to have all kinds of drinks.

The Utopia of the Seas it has 362 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 3 football fields, 9 Boeing 737 aircraft, 24 buses or 4 Big Ben. At the same time the MSC Meraviglia has 315 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 8 Statues of Liberty, 15 tennis courts, 13 basketball court or 4 Big Ben.

Utopia of the Seas MSC Meraviglia
  • Utopia of the Seas is 7 years more recent than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Utopia of the Seas has 21 meters more beam than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Utopia of the Seas has 47 meters more than length.
  • Owns 590 more cabins than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Utopia of the Seas has a capacity of 1180 differences more than MSC Meraviglia.
  • It has 11 restaurants more than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Utopia of the Seas has a better crew to passenger ratio than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Owns 1 restaurant included more than MSC Meraviglia.
  • Has more decks than Utopia of the Seas.
  • MSC Meraviglia has 7 bares more.
  • MSC Meraviglia has a difference of 1 tubs jacuzzi.
  • MSC Meraviglia has a difference of 8 elevators.
Utopia of the Seas MSC Meraviglia