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{{short description|Class of cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation & plc}}
{{no footnotes|date=January 2013}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = Costa Atlantica.jpg
| Ship image size = 300px
| Ship caption = ''Costa Atlantica'' in Miami
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Builders = *[[Kvaerner Masa-Yards]] [[Helsinki New Shipyard]], Finland
| Operators = *[[Carnival Cruise Lines]]
*[[Costa Cruises]]
*[[Adora Cruises]]
*[[Margaritaville at Sea]]
| Class before = * Carnival Cruise Lines: {{sclass|Destiny|cruise ship|4}}
* Costa Cruises: {{sclass|Classica|cruise ship|4}}
| Class after = * Carnival Cruise Lines: {{sclass|Conquest|cruise ship|4}}
* Costa Cruises: [[Destiny-class cruise ship|''Fortuna'' class]]
| Subclasses = {{sclass|Vista Spirit hybrid|cruise ship|2}}
| Built range = 2000–2004
| In service range = 2000–present
| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 8
| Total ships completed = 6
| Total ships cancelled = 2
| Total ships active = 6
| Total ships laid up = 
| Total ships lost = 
| Total ships retired = 
| Total ships preserved = 
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Header caption = 
| Ship type = [[Cruise ship]]
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|85,619–88,500}}
*{{DWT|7,500}}
| Ship displacement = 
| Ship length = {{convert|292.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|32.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draft = {{convert|7.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth = 
| Ship decks = 12
| Ship deck clearance = 
| Ship ramps = 
| Ship ice class = 
| Ship power = *6{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Wärtsilä]] 9R46
* {{cvt|63,370|kW}} (combined)
| Ship propulsion = 2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}17.6 MW [[ABB (company)|ABB]] [[Azipod]]
| Ship speed = {{convert|22|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship capacity = 2,114–2,680 passengers
| Ship crew = 930
| Ship notes = 
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The '''''Spirit'' class''' is a class of [[cruise ship]]s built at the [[Kvaerner Masa-Yards]] [[Helsinki New Shipyard]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. The ships are operated by [[Carnival Cruise Lines]], [[CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping]] and [[Costa Cruises]] (a subsidiary of Miami-based [[Carnival Corporation]]). The six ships were built to the original [[Panamax]] [[Naval architecture|form factor]], allowing them to pass through the [[Panama Canal]]. This class has the smallest of the signature [[Funnel (ship)|smoke stacks]] that Carnival has on their ships. Carnival's ''Spirit''-class ships also feature a unique funnel design that integrates the skylight dome of the atrium.

In 2007 and 2009, {{MS|Queen Victoria||2}} and {{ship||Costa Luminosa}} (built by [[Fincantieri]]) were introduced. The design of these ships are a hybrid between the ''Spirit'' class and the {{sclass2|Vista|cruise ship|4||2002}}, creating the [[Vista Spirit hybrid class cruise ship|Vista/''Spirit'' hybrid class]]. As of November 2022, ''Costa Luminosa'' (now ''Carnival Luminosa'') is marketed by Carnival as a part of their ''Spirit'' class.

== Ships ==
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! colspan="7" | Margaritaville at Sea
|-
|2000
|{{ship||Margaritaville at Sea Islander}}
|[[Tampa, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaritaville at Sea Adds Second Ship, To Sail From Tampa |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/12/margaritaville-at-sea-adds-second-ship-to-sail-from-tampa/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Margaritaville at Sea Islander |url=https://margaritavilleatsea.com/explore-our-ships/resort-at-seathe-islander}}</ref>
|{{GT|85,619}}
|{{BHS}}
|First ''Spirit''-class ship in this line and first ''Spirit''-class ship for Costa.<br>Transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in 2020.<br>Sold to Margaritaville at Sea in 2023.
|[[File:Costa Atlantica 2010-05-20 1.jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="7" | Adora Cruises
|-
|2003
| {{ship||Adora Mediterranea}} || [[Tianjin|Tianjin, China]]

[[Guangzhou|Guangzhou, China]]

[[Xiamen|Xiamen, China]]

|{{GT|85,619}}
|{{ITA}}
|Last ''Spirit''-class ship for Costa.<br>Transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in 2021.
|[[File:Costamedarg.jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="7" | Carnival Cruise Line
|-
| 2001 || {{ship||Carnival&nbsp;Spirit}} || [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]] 

[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]

[[Mobile, Alabama]] 
|| {{GT|88,500}} || {{BHS}}|| 
* First ''Spirit''-class ship for Carnival 
* First ship to in the fleet to sail year round from Australia 
* Previously based in Australia from 2012–2022
|| [[File:Carnival Spirit 04.jpg|200px]]
|-
| 2001 || {{ship||Carnival&nbsp;Pride}} || [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
[[Tampa, Florida]]

[[London|London, England]]

[[Rome|Rome, Italy]]

[[Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain]]


| {{GT|88,500}} || {{PAN}} ||
* At one point, she was the [[flagship]] of Carnival
|| [[File:Carnival Pride in Cabo San Lucas.jpg|200px]]
|-
| 2002 || {{ship||Carnival&nbsp;Legend}} || [[Tampa |Tampa, Florida]]
[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]

[[Dover|Dover, England]]

[[Galveston, Texas]]

[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]]
| {{GT|88,500}} || {{BHS}}||
* In 2009 collided with Enchantment of the Seas, which was already docked, in Cozumel, Mexico
* In 2019 collided with Carnival Glory, which was also already docked, in Cozumel, Mexico
|| [[File:Carnival Legend.jpg|200px]]
|-
| 2004 || {{ship||Carnival&nbsp;Miracle}} ||| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California]]
[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]]

[[Galveston, Texas]]

[[Tampa |Tampa, Florida]]

[[Dover|Dover, England]]

[[Rome, Italy]]
| {{GT|88,500}} || {{PAN}} || Last ''Spirit''-class ship in this line and last ''Spirit''-class ship for Carnival || [[File:Carnival Miracle April 5 2017.png|200px]]
|-
|}

==See also==
* {{MV|Arcadia|2004|6}} – a similar [[Panamax]] ship operated by [[P&O Cruises]].
* {{ship||Coral Princess}} and {{MS|Island Princess|2002|2}} – A similar set of Panamax ships operated by [[Princess Cruises]]
* {{sclass|Radiance|cruise ship|1}}s – a similar class of Panamax ships operated by [[Royal Caribbean International]]
* [[Vista-class cruise ship (2002)#Derivative designs|Signature-class]] cruise ship – a similar class of [[Panamax]] ships operated by [[Holland America Line]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Spirit-class cruise ships}}
* [http://www.carnival.com/ Carnival Cruise Lines]
* Picture of one of these ships leaving the drydock: [https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/dole_chile/?cf-view] [https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/10/dole2.jpg]

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