Vista-class cruise ship (2002)

The Vista class of 2002 is a group of Panamax-size cruise ships built by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard in Italy for brands of Carnival Corporation: Holland America Line first, then P&O Cruises and Cunard Line and later Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival developed the design for Holland America as a modified version of its earlier Spirit class. The first ship was Zuiderdam in 2002. The ships use a diesel-electric power plant with Azipod propulsion pods, and the name refers to the extensive glass in their superstructure. The platform was reworked several times over two decades into the Signature class and the hybrid Vista and Spirit designs that led to Cunard's Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. The last version is the Pinnacle class from Koningsdam to Queen Anne.