MS Cruise Barcelona

MS Cruise Barcelona is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Grimaldi Lines. It was built at Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.^[1]

MS Cruise Barcelona
History
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	Call sign: IBWP IMO number: 9351488 MMSI number: 247243600
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Cruiseferry
Tonnage	63,742 GT
Length	254 m (833 ft 4 in)
Beam	30.4 m (99 ft 9 in)
Draught	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V46D 55,440 kW (combined)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Capacity	3,500 passengers 215 vehicles

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 3,500 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]

The ferry was lengthened to 254 meters in 2019.^[5]

In 2019, the vessel underwent an upgrade, incorporating a 5.5 MWh Orca ESS battery system from Corvus Energy. Contributes and estimated savings of about 1 million liter diesel each year, resulting in reduce in CO₂ emissions.^[6]

See also

• Largest ferries of Europe