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Carnival Celebration vs MSC World Asia

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Carnival Celebration is a mega Carnival Cruise Line ship carrying 5,374 passengers, in service since 2022. MSC World Asia is a mega MSC Cruises ship carrying 5,240 passengers. MSC World Asia has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Carnival Celebration if you want a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $310 (vs $703).

Choose MSC World Asia if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 57 cruises on sale (vs 19).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Carnival CelebrationMSC World Asia
Cruise line Carnival Cruise Line MSC Cruises
Ship size Mega Mega
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2022 —
Gross tonnage 180,000 —
Passengers 5,374 5,240
Crew 1,735 —
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.1 —
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 33.5 —
Decks 19 —
Length 1,130 ft —
Beam 137 ft —
Speed 20 mph —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 19 57
Upcoming sailings 70 495
Cruise lengths 7 to 8 nights 3 to 27 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $310 (better) $703

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

MSC World Asia has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Carnival Celebration: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Carnival Celebration: 5.0
  • Cultural Carnival Celebration: 5.0
  • Dining Carnival Celebration: 6.0
  • Entertainment Carnival Celebration: 7.0
  • Family friendly Carnival Celebration: 8.0
  • Party Carnival Celebration: 9.0
  • Romantic Carnival Celebration: 6.0
  • Spa & fitness Carnival Celebration: 6.0
  • Staterooms Carnival Celebration: 6.0

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Celebration

Carnival Celebration, the first megaship from Carnival Cruise Line with 5,374 passengers (double occupancy), debuted in November 2022 with short splash-and-dash sailings to the Caribbean out of Miami.

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19 cruises on sale, from $310.

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