Beachammo Posted June 30, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 30, 2016 A video of the new MSC Meraviglia holding around 6000 paxs! Not in English....but thought most of you would find it interesting. Like that they have a partnership with Cirque du Soleil. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1128980517140342&id=340609235977478&_rdr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 30, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Wow, and that ship is just a bit larger than Freedom class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted June 30, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 30, 2016 MSC is the worst nightmare to Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted June 30, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 30, 2016 MSC is the worst nightmare to Royal Phrasing? What exactly does this mean? MSC is Royal's worst nightmare MSC is a nightmare compared to Royal. MSC has nightmares about Royal. Something else entirely... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted June 30, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Is Oasis class REALLY the "most crowded at sea"? Of course they hold the most guests but that doesnt automatically mean most crowded does it? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruthCanHurt Posted June 30, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Is Oasis class REALLY the "most crowded at sea"? Of course they hold the most guests but that doesnt automatically mean most crowded does it? :confused: I was thinking the same thing. I personally have found the oasis class to be less crowded then the freedom class. and I have sailed each one 2 times now( particularly since there are so many places for people to spread out). I would think this op might have phrased it differently .. Like (Oasis class no longer the biggest passenger capacity cruise ship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG1924 Posted June 30, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I was thinking the same thing. I personally have found the oasis class to be less crowded then the freedom class. and I have sailed each one 2 times now( particularly since there are so many places for people to spread out). I would think this op might have phrased it differently .. Like (Oasis class no longer the biggest passenger capacity cruise ship) I was also on the same page....it definitely doesn't feel the most crowded, just has the capacity to hold the most people. Like Clarea said, if they're holding that many passengers on a Freedom class sized ship, then I'm out! Somebody posted awhile back the space to passenger ratio on Royal's ships...I wish I could find that. I *think* the Oasis class was one of the more favorable ratings?? Could be wrong on that though. To me, it's the neighborhood layout that helps the most by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBuzz Posted June 30, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 30, 2016 One measure of crowds would be Gross tonnage to (nominal) passenger ratio. Of the 65 ships larger than 100,000GT, 35 are below 40T/Pass and 30 are above. All 14 of Royal's entries are above 40T/Pass. Queen Mary 2 is the highest (57.3T/Pass) and Carnival Vista is worst (33.8T/Pass). Of the 30 ships greater than 40T/Pass, they break down as: 14 Royal 6 Princess 5 Celebrity 2 Disney 2 MSC 1 Cunyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratique Posted June 30, 2016 #9 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Somebody posted awhile back the space to passenger ratio on Royal's ships...I wish I could find that. I *think* the Oasis class was one of the more favorable ratings?? Could be wrong on that though. To me, it's the neighborhood layout that helps the most by far. Gross tonnage is a measure of enclosed space. One way to compare ships is to divide GT by passenger capacity. The higher the number the better. Allure = 225282/5400 (double occupancy) = 41.7 Meraviglia = 167600/4500 = 37.2 Liberty = 155889/3798 = 41.0 Empress = 48563/1840 = 26.4 Keep in mind that the Boardwalk and Central Park are not enclosed spaces so in theory they are not counted in the GT. Numbers per Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneputt18 Posted June 30, 2016 #10 Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) Looking at the specifications: MSC Meraviglia: Length-315.83 meters Beam- 43 meters Gross tonnage- 167,600 @ 30 tons per passenger Harmony: Length- 362.12 meters Beam 47.42 meters Gross tonnage- 226,693 @ 40 tons per passenger Sounds like Meraviglia will be a sardine can, especially if it is not divided into neighborhoods like the Oasis class. We have never felt crowded on Oasis class except during high elevator traffic times. Edited June 30, 2016 by oneputt18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constable145 Posted June 30, 2016 #11 Share Posted June 30, 2016 A video of the new MSC Meraviglia holding around 6000 paxs! Not in English....but thought most of you would find it interesting. Like that they have a partnership with Cirque du Soleil. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1128980517140342&id=340609235977478&_rdr Oasis isn't anywhere near the most crowded class of ship. You might want to rethink your thread title. Just because it has the most passengers currently doesn't mean it is crowded. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted June 30, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I was also on the same page....it definitely doesn't feel the most crowded, just has the capacity to hold the most people. Like Clarea said, if they're holding that many passengers on a Freedom class sized ship, then I'm out! Somebody posted awhile back the space to passenger ratio on Royal's ships...I wish I could find that. I *think* the Oasis class was one of the more favorable ratings?? Could be wrong on that though. To me, it's the neighborhood layout that helps the most by far. Unless it's raining.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted June 30, 2016 #13 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Phrasing? What exactly does this mean? MSC is Royal's worst nightmare MSC is a nightmare compared to Royal. MSC has nightmares about Royal. Something else entirely... ? i took it as MSC is Royal's worst nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcool Posted June 30, 2016 #14 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have found Oasis class ships not crowded at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedhalo Posted July 1, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Am I the only one who saw the two - count them two- chocolate fountains:eek: - first thought was 'oh that's not going to go well' with pictures of children and fingers running thru my mind:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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