Mistral-class cruise ship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Operators |
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| Preceded by | Renaissance Cruises: R class |
| Succeeded by | MSC Cruises: Musica class |
| Subclasses | Lirica class |
| Built | 1999–2004 |
| In service | 2000–present |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 4 |
| Laid up | 1 pending refit |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 216 m (708 ft 8 in)275.25 m (903 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 28.80 m (94 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Decks | 9 (passenger accessible) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Azimuth thrusters (20,000 kW) |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,500 to 2,000 passengers |
| Crew | 700, 740 (MSC Opera) |
The Mistral class is a class of cruise ships, now owned and operated by MSC Cruises and Ambassador Cruise Line. There are currently five active Mistral-class cruise ships, the lead vessel, MS Ambition (1999 as Mistral), MSC Armonia (2001 as European Vision), MSC Sinfonia (2002 as European Stars), MSC Lirica (2002) and MSC Opera (2003).