Margaritaville Islander
Spirit Class · Margaritaville at Sea
// ABOUT THE SHIP
About the Ship
Margaritaville Islander is a Spirit-class cruise ship operated by Margaritaville at Sea, originally launched in 2000 (26 years ago). She is one of 2 active ships in the Margaritaville at Sea fleet. The ship underwent her most recent renovation in 2024, which included updates to onboard features and spaces.
Deck Plans – 12 Decks to explore
Margaritaville Islander spans 12 passenger-accessible decks with 1,105 staterooms and 54 onboard venues — including 22 activities, 13 bars & lounges, 12 dining, and 7 shopping. Explore every level from bow to stern using the interactive deck plans below.
PASSENGER DECKS
12
guest-accessible decks
STATEROOMS
1,105
cabins across all categories
VENUES ONBOARD
54venues
BY TYPE
Margaritaville Islander Cruises
Margaritaville Islander offers 4 sailings in June, ranging 4-5 nights, departing from Tampa, Florida.
Cabins – 1,105 staterooms
Margaritaville Islander has a total of 1,105 cabins throughout its 12 passenger decks. Those are made up of 169 Ocean View, 640 Balcony, 70 Suite and 226 Inside cabins. The 12 stateroom categories that make up these 4 cabin types are found below, along with counts for each.
// SHIP CLASS
Spiritclass
YEARS
2000
AVG SIZE
86k GT
AVG LENGTH
959 ft
AVG CAPACITY
2,114
The Margaritaville at Sea Islander belongs to the Spirit-class of cruise ships. This classification comes from its original design as the Costa Atlantica, built in 2000 for Costa Cruises by the Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Helsinki, Finland. The Spirit-class was developed by Carnival Corporation, Costa's parent company, and is known for its mid-sized vessels designed for flexibility and efficiency, typically featuring a gross tonnage of around 85,900 GT and a capacity for approximately 2,200 passengers. While refurbished in 2024 by Margaritaville at Sea, the ship's core structural and class characteristics remain tied to its Spirit-class origins. details on Spirit-class other cruise ship classes
Things to do
Margaritaville Islander features 49 venues across 12 decks, including 20 activity, 11 bar, 11 dining, 6 other and 1 shopping. Explore every onboard experience from dining and entertainment to pools, fitness and more.
// AGE & RENOVATIONS
Margaritaville Islander ship age vs the fleet
Built in 2000 and last renovated in 2024, Margaritaville Islander is 26 years old. The fleet average age is 32.5 years. She is newer than 100% of the 2-ship fleet, ranking #1 from newest to oldest.
THIS SHIP
Age at a glance
BUILT
2000
26 years old today
LAST RENOVATED
2024
2 yrs ago
FLEET AVERAGE
32.5 yrs
6.5 newer
NEWER THAN
100%
of fleet
FLEET RANK
#1
of 2
FLEET RANKING
By age, newest to oldest
Out of 2 ships in the fleet, Margaritaville Islander ranks #1 when sorted from newest to oldest by build year.
AGE BENCHMARKS
Margaritaville Islander vs the fleet
SHIP RENOVATIONS
Last major refit
LAST RENOVATED
2024
2 years ago
The Margaritaville at Sea Islander remains in its "fresh" post-launch state, having undergone an extensive, four-month bow-to-stern transformation that concluded in June 2024. During this dry dock, the ship was completely gutted to replace all 1,105 staterooms with tropical-themed accommodations and to build out a signature 14-story atrium and the three-story LandShark Bar at Sea. As of late 2025, the ship continues to receive minor "lifestyle" updates rather than structural ones, such as the December 2025 addition of the Permanent Reminder tattoo parlor and temporary modifications for specialized sailings, including the world’s first dog-friendly cruise scheduled for late 2025.
How big is Margaritaville Islander?
Compare the Margaritaville Islander ship size with the rest of the Margaritaville at Sea fleet below. Included, you'll find gross tonnage, length, and the relationship between the two graphed in the scatter plot.
Margaritaville Islander measures 85,619 GT and 959 ft in length. The average size of a Margaritaville at Sea ship is 69k gross tons and the average ship length is 841 ft. Margaritaville Islander is 24% larger and 14% longer than the average ship in the fleet.
// THIS SHIP
86k GT
MARGARITAVILLE ISLANDER
// AVERAGE
69k GT
FLEET AVERAGE
// LARGEST
86k GT
MARGARITAVILLE ISLANDER
// SMALLEST
53k GT
MARGARITAVILLE PARADISE
// PROPORTIONAL AREA · 2 SHIPS · TOTAL 139K GT
EACH CIRCLE'S AREA IS PROPORTIONAL TO GROSS TONNAGE · HOVER FOR DETAILS
// CAPACITY
Passenger Capacity
The Margaritaville Islander carries up to 2,114 guests and operates at roughly 100% capacity, so you can expect that number will accurately reflect your fellow passenger count. These guests are looked after by a crew of 897 staff members, representing a guest-to-crew ratio of 2.4:1. On average, Margaritaville at Sea ships have 1,680 guests and 620 crew, which works out to a fleet-average ratio of 2.7:1.
// GUESTS
2,114
at full occupancy
// CREW
897
international staff
// RATIO// GUEST-TO-CREW
2.4:1
service ratio
// 3,011 PEOPLE ABOARD AT FULL CAPACITY
// 10 · FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About the Margaritaville Islander
FAQs for the Margaritaville Islander. Here are the most popular questions asked by our community members regarding this Margaritaville at Sea ship.
// TOTAL QUESTIONS
10
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LAST UPDATED · JUNE 15, 2026