MSC Divina is a cruise ship measured at owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed from 2010 to 2012 being originally named MSC Fantastica while under construction. MSC renamed her when near complete in the shipyard to honour the actress Sophia Loren. The MSC Divina is the third ship of the four s, built after and , and followed by her identical sister ship the . MSC Divina and MSC Preziosa are larger than the two previous ships in the class (which were of 137,936 tons each). She is the twelfth ship in MSC's fleet, and was the joint largest ship with MSC Preziosa at 139,400 tons, until the completion of the company's (160,000 tons) and (171,598 tons) in 2017. 3,502 passengers in 1,539 cabins are accommodated with a crew complement of 1,388. The MSC Divina entered service in May 2012, with her identical sister ship MSC Preziosa following in March 2013. MSC Divina cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Development In July 2010, MSC Cruises announced the construction of a new Fantasia-class ship to be named MSC Fantastica. MSC Fantastica was largely based on the two previous ships in the class, however she was increased in size from 137,936 to 139,400 gross tonnage with 100 additional cabins and facilities and more efficient and energy saving mechanical and electrical systems. Passenger numbers increased to 3,502 with the crew complement increasing by 63 to 1,388. The vessel has a total of 1,539 passenger cabins. The main dimensions of the vessel have remained the same as the previous two ships, with the length being 333.33 meters, the moulded breadth of the hull 37.92 meters and the draught remaining the same at 8.45 meters. Italian naval architects De Jorio Design International designed the ship and the interior areas with construction by STX Europe at Saint-Nazaire France. When near completion MSC Cruises announced that Fantastica would be renamed MSC Divina to honour the Italian actress Sophia Loren. Loren had mentioned to MSC Cruises president, Gianluigi Aponte, that she had wished to have a ship named after her. Aponte approved and renamed the MSC ship next into service after Loren. Launch The ship was delivered to MSC Cruises on 19 May 2012 at Marseille in France, with her christening by Sophia Loren on 26 May 2012. The ship embarked on her maiden cruising voyage the next day. The maiden voyage was met with