MSC Grandiosa, MSC Cruises’ newest and most innovative ship to date entered service on October 31, 2019, and is one of the most environmentally-sound ships at sea and an energy-efficient role model for modern cruising.
MSC Grandiosa cruise ship deck plan shows 2421 staterooms for 4888 passengers (max capacity is 6334) served by 1704 crew-staff. The boat has 18 decks (15 passenger-accessible, 11 with cabins), 14 restaurants and food bars (including 5x MDRs dining rooms and 5x specialty), 21 lounges and bars, 4 swimming pools (1x sliding roof-covered, 1x MSC Yacht Club), 9 Jacuzzis (outdoor whirlpool hot tubs), 32 elevators (19 passenger lifts, including 1x MSC Yacht Club and 2x panoramic / glass-walled lifts in the Atrium).
MSC Grandiosa decks are named after the world’s most famous painters.
The following official MSC Cruises YouTube video release reviews the “Meraviglia Plus” class liners as best features and shipboard amenities.
- Among the dining options are “Butcher’s Cut” (a new American steakhouse); a new pastry bar/creperie (by celebrity chef Jean Philippe Maury), a new “Kaito Sushi” restaurant, a new “Kaito Teppanyaki” restaurant, a 20-hours a day open buffet restaurant.
- The 4 swimming pools include a 25-m / 80 ft long Atmosphere pool, a 10-m / 33 ft long indoor pool (Bamboo pool), and the aft-located Horizon pool – the most generous open-deck area at sea.
- Weekly, a total of 12 “Cirque du Soleil” circus acrobatic shows will be presented in the dedicated “Carousel Lounge”. The lounge is located aft on deck 7 (Promenade) and has capacity of 120 seats for dinner (plus additional 290 seats reserved for drinks).
- Balinese Spa complex is an 1100 m2 (11840 ft2) sized wellness area.
Each Meraviglia- and Meraviglia Plus-class ship is fitted with a total of 114 Interactive screens, 244 info screens, 31 virtual screens, 81 video wall monitors, 3050 iBeacons, 700 WAPs (wireless access points), 1200 CCTV cameras.
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FULL SPECIFICATIONS
| Name | MSC Grandiosa |
| Owner | MSC Cruises |
| Operator | MSC Cruises |
| Port of registry | Valletta,  Malta |
| Ordered | 1 February 2016[4] |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | G34[2] |
| Laid down | July 2018[1] |
| Launched | 5 January 2019[1] |
| Sponsored by | Sophia Loren[5] |
| Christened | 9 November 2019[5] |
| Acquired | 31 October 2019[3] |
| In service | 2019–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type | Meraviglia Plus-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 181,541 GT[6] |
| Length | 331.43 m (1,087.4 ft)[3] |
| Beam | 43 m (141 ft)[3] |
| Height | 65 m (213 ft)[3] |
| Decks | 19 |
| Speed | 22.3 kn (41.3 km/h; 25.7 mph)[3] |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | 1,704[3] |
