{{Short description|Cruise ship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox ship |infobox_caption = ''MSC Euribia'' |display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image = MSC Euribia - 3 juin 2023 - Saint-Nazaire, France.jpg |image_caption = ''MSC Euribia'' near Saint-Nazaire in 2023 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header = |name = ''MSC Euribia'' |owner = MSC Cruises |operator = MSC Cruises |registry = Valletta, {{flag|Malta|civil}} |ordered = |awarded = |builder = Chantiers de l'Atlantique |yard_number = V34 |original_cost = |laid_down = 28 June 2021 |launched = 22 June 2022 |sponsor = Sophia Loren |christened = 8 June 2023 |acquired = 31 May 2023 |in_service = 2023–present |out_of_service = |identification = *Call sign: 9HA5782 *{{IMO Number|9901544}} *{{MMSI Number|256281000}} |notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header = |header_caption = |class = ''Meraviglia'' Plus-class cruise ship |tonnage = {{GT|184,011}} |displacement = |length = {{cvt|331|m|ftin}} |beam = {{cvt|43|m|ftin}} |height = {{cvt|65|m|ftin}} |draught = |power = |propulsion = |speed = {{convert|22.3|kn}} |capacity = *6,327 |crew = 1,711 |decks = 16 |notes = }} }} '''''MSC Euribia''''' is a ''Meraviglia-''Plus-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was launched on 22 June 2022, followed by sea trials, and entered service in June 2023.
== History == Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, ''MSC Euribia'' is the third ship in the ''Meraviglia-''Plus class. MSC placed the order for the ship in 2018, with construction beginning in June 2020 and keel laying in December 2021.<ref name="chantiers"/> She was launched on 22 June 2022, followed by sea trials.<ref name="chantiers">{{Cite web |title=MSC Euribia |url=https://chantiers-atlantique.com/en/references/msc-euribia/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Chantiers de l'Atlantique |language=en-US}}</ref> She was delivered to MSC Cruises on 31 May 2023 and entered service in June 2023.<ref name="salesopen">{{Cite web |date=31 May 2023 |title=MSC Euribia Delivery Ceremony |url=https://www.msccruises.com/int/news/msc-euribia-delivery-ceremony |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=www.msccruises.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wepner |first=Melanie |date=22 June 2022 |title=MSC Euribia wurde ausgedockt |url=https://www.kreuzfahrt-aktuelles.de/news/msc-euribia-wurde-ausgedockt/35427/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Kreuzfahrt Aktuelles |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=Aufschwimmen der MSC World Europa & Kiellegung der MSC Euribia |url=https://www.cruise-paper.de/2021/12/02/aufschwimmen-der-msc-world-europa-kiellegung-der-msc-euribia/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Cruise Paper |language=de-DE}}</ref>
== Description == [[File:MSC Euribia, Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, Saint-Nazaire-5017.jpg|thumb|''MSC Euribia'' at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, Bassin de Penhoë, Port de Saint-Nazaire|left]] ''MSC Euribia'' is the 22nd ship operated by the Geneva-based Italian shipping company MSC Cruises.<ref name =desc/> It is the fifth unit of the Meraviglia class built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique for MSC Cruises.<ref name =keel/>
The ship is the second MSC ship to be powered by LNG, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bond |first=Mary |title=MSC Cruises takes delivery of MSC Euribia at Chantiers de l'Atlantique |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/shipbuilding-equipment/msc-cruises-takes-delivery-of-msc-euribia-at-chantiers-de-l-atlantique |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=Seatrade Cruise News}}</ref>
''MSC Euribia'' measures around {{GT|180000|disp=long}}. During sea trials, it achieved a top speed of {{convert|23.5|kn|lk=in}}.<ref name =desc>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title="MSC Euribia" beendet Probefahrt erfolgreich – Ablieferung am 31. Mai |url=https://anbord.de/msc-euribia-beendet-probefahrt-erfolgreich-ablieferung-am-31-mai/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=an Bord |language=de}}</ref><ref name="float"/> The ship, designated as Yard No. V34, is {{convert|331.4|m|ftin}} long, {{convert|43|m|ftin}} wide, and has a depth of {{convert|8.5|m|ftin}}.<ref name =keel>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title="MSC Euribia" beendet Probefahrt erfolgreich – Ablieferung am 31. Mai |url=https://anbord.de/msc-euribia-beendet-probefahrt-erfolgreich-ablieferung-am-31-mai/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=an Bord |language=de}}</ref> It is {{cvt|65|m|ftin}} in height.<ref name="float" >{{cite press release |title=MSC Euribia - Cruise ship MSC Cruises |url=https://www.msccruises.com/int/our-cruises/ships/msc-euribia |access-date=7 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
The ship can carry 6,327 passengers and 1,711 crew.<ref name="float" />
== 2026 Iran war == In March 2026, ''MSC Euribia'' was one of six cruise ships stuck in the Gulf during the 2026 Iran war, when Iran closed the Straits of Hormuz. MSC arranged chartered flights with Emirates Airlines to get some of the stranded passengers home from Dubai.<ref>{{cite | last=Yeğinsu | first=Ceylan | title=MSC Steps Up to Return Cruise Passengers Stranded in Dubai | date=6 March 2026 | issn=0362-4331 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/travel/stranded-cruise-passengers-gulf-war.html | website =The New York Times | access-date=6 March 2026 | page=}}</ref>
On April 17, ''MSC Euribia'' departed from Dubai, along with the ''Celestyal Journey'', hours after ''Celestyal Discovery'' departed. Both ships travelled through the Straits of Hormuz, in a group together with ''Mein Schiff 4'' and ''Mein Schiff 5'' which had been stranded in Doha.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruise Ship Reports “Splash” in Strait as Five Ships Escape Persian Gulf |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/four-cruise-ships-escape-persian-gulf-after-being-trapped-for-47-days |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref> Crew from one of the ships reported a “splash” occurred near the ship while transiting the Strait, while another containership was struck by a projectile. The cruise ships departed while the Strait was reportedly open, but then Iran declared the Strait closed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran Fires on Containership, Tanker and Cruise Ship Saying Hormuz is Closed |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/iran-fires-on-containership-tanker-and-cruise-ship-saying-hormuz-is-closed |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref> MSC reports that the ''MSC Euribia'' was able to safely pass through the Strait, and is returning to Europe.<ref> {{Cite web |date=2026-04-18 |title=MSC Cruises provides update on MSC Euribia |url=https://www.travelpress.com/msc-cruises-provides-update-on-msc-euribia/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=TravelPress |language=en-US}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |title=Five Gulf-stranded cruise ships clear Strait of Hormuz |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/five-gulf-stranded-cruise-ships-clear-strait-of-hormuz |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Seatrade Cruise News |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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