MSC Bellissima

IMO 9606879 · MMSI 370148000

Spotlight

MSC Bellissima is a 2019-built Meraviglia-class cruise ship (167,600 GT, 5,700 passenger capacity) built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France. She entered service in March 2019 with a naming ceremony in Southampton attended by Sophia Loren. Sister to MSC Meraviglia. Notable for the industry's first Zoe voice assistant on cabin walls and a 96m glass Galleria Bellissima promenade. Operates Mediterranean summers and Emirates winters; base-ported at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi Dec-Mar.

Crew perspective

Meraviglia-class ships carry ~1,536 crew for 5,700 guests — a 1:3.7 ratio typical of modern mass-market cruises. Deck-officer intake into the MSC fleet often begins on the Meraviglia class before rotation to newer Seaside or World-class hulls. Multilingual crew requirements (Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Filipino, Indonesian) make this class a career-defining post for early-career hospitality officers.

Sister ships

MSC Meraviglia

Status: In service · Wikipedia

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1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. MSC Bellissima (IMO 9606879) · Flag: PAN
2. Check the flag state record
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3. Check the company
Owner: msc · Manager: msc
4. Review your contract (SEA)
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5. Check repatriation terms
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6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
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7. Save emergency contacts
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Type: Passenger / Cruise
Flag: 🇵🇦 Panama · compare
Year built: 2019
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
GT: 167,600
DWT: —
LOA: 315.8 m
Beam: 43 m
Draft: 8.7 m
Class: Bureau Veritas
Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Company
Manager: Mediterranean Shipping Company

MSC Meraviglia-class cruise ship.

Vessel history

MSC Bellissima is a cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises . She was constructed at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique .[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSCBellissima#citenote-2) The ship joined MSC Meraviglia in the company's Meraviglia class of cruise ships. She has a tonnage of 171,598 gross tonnage (GT) and a capacity of 4,500 passengers.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSCBellissima#citenote-veristar-1)

Source: MSC Bellissima · cached via Firecrawl

PSC detention history

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