MS Cruise Barcelona
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| History | |
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| Name | Cruise Barcelona |
| Owner | Grimaldi Group |
| Operator | Grimaldi Lines |
| Port of registry | Palermo,  Italy |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy |
| Launched | 16 February 2008 |
| Completed | September 2008 |
| In service | 2008–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | 54,310 GT |
| Length | 225 m (738 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 30.4 m (99 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MS Cruise Barcelona is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Grimaldi Lines. It was built at Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.[1]
She was the second of a series of four sister ships, the others being Cruise Roma (also operated by Grimaldi Lines), Cruise Europa and Cruise Olympia (operated by Minoan Lines). They are the largest ferries under Italian flag.
The ship can carry 2794 passengers and about 215 cars.[2]
Cruise Barcelona, together with sister Cruise Roma, is operated on the Civitavecchia-Porto Torres-Barcelona route, sailing twice a week in winter and five times per week in summer.[3]
On 13–14 January 2012 Cruise Barcelona was involved in the rescue operation following the Costa Concordia disaster.[4]
See also
References
External links
Media related to IMO 9351488 at Wikimedia Commons
