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had two competing and very similar ship designs, the and . The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri constructed Vista-class ships for Holland America and P&O Cruises and the Finnish STX shipbuilder built ''Spirit''-class vessels for the Carnival and Costa brands. Both designs incorporated

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Background

The visual differences between the ships include: * Vista-class ships had an external observation lift mid-ship on both sides of the ship, a wider forward and aft deck-width and a tiered forward section on the passenger cabin decks. Vista-class vessels also tend to have an additional upper deck just forward of the funnel. * ''Spirit''-class ships have an alternate wide-narrow-wide-narrow-wide deck width along their length and a flat forward section leading to the bow of the ship with small windows

Hybrid design

The hybrid design was first launched as ''Queen Victoria'' in 2007. The hull, bow, and stern of the Vista Spirit hybrid class are identical; except for ''Queen Victoria'' which differs in some details.

Ships in class

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