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Part 1 MSC Virtuosa.

MSC Virtuosa 

Welcome to my First attempt to explain the images I have taken and some feedback about the ships and locations I have travelled on and too, so here goes.

• MSC Virtuosa
• Built in 2021 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France
• Meraviglia Plus ship
• Displacement 181,541 tons 
• Capacity 4842 double occupancies, (1704 crew)
• Length 331.43mtrs, Beam 50mtrs, Height 64.9mtrs 

MSC Virtuosa was launched and Christened during the Covid-19 Pandemic and her first voyages were around the UK coastline from Southampton, I took the above photo of her arriving in Southampton on the day we boarded her for a Baltic cruise in May 2022. Virtuosa's name was used to pay homage to the ship designers describing them as someone highly skilled in any field of activity.

This ship is huge with 16 decks including 3 main decks with the bars, lounges, casinos, shopping and that Amazing LCD screen running nearly 100 meters called the main Galleria Virtuosa, a 3-minute video can be viewed from the following - link https://youtu.be/3JuMc0v3VR8

Outside or the topside is the main pool deck with two main pools and 4 round
jacuzzies and 2 jacuzzis jutting out over the side of the ship, at the rear of the ship is an Adult only pool surrounded by sun loungers and bartenders. On deck 15/16 is the indoor Tropical pool with the main pool and 4 large Jacuzzies all themed as a tropical forest there's even a Monky and a Patriot in the palmtrees, this is a great area but can get a bit noisy when there are children around.

The main theatre called the Grand Theatre is where the ship's singers and dancers perform great shows, and where guest acts tread the boards, there is a huge LCD screen around the back and sides of the stage giving the performances an extra Wow factor and that to a wonderful sound system and the show go up another level. On decks 7 and 8 is the Carousel Lounge where they perform 2 Fantastic Cirque Soleil shows with once again a huge 40-meter LCD screen to add that extra Wow to an already amazing show.

This is the end of Part 1 I hope you enjoyed this section, on quite cruise news days I'll post a bit of a review and more of the photos I took around the ship, so stay tuned in.

Above is the Main Atrium with the Galleria displaying the British Union Flag.