Costa Mediterranea
Costa Mediterranea is a Spirit-class cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises. She was constructed at the Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland at a cost of over €400 million. Like sister ship Costa Atlantica, her design was derived from Carnival Cruise Line's Spirit-class ships, Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend and Carnival Miracle. On June 16, 2003 she departed on her maiden voyage from Genoa to Spain and Portugal.
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Name: | Costa Mediterranea |
Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
Operator: | Costa Crociere |
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Yard number: | 502 |
Laid down: | 1 October 2000 |
Completed: | 27 May 2003 |
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Status: | In service |
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Class and type: | Spirit-class cruise ship |
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Length: | 292.5 m (960 ft) |
Beam: | 32.2 m (106 ft) |
Draught: | 8 m (26 ft) |
Depth: | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
Decks: | 12 |
Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
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Crew: | 912 |
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The twelve decks are named after mythological and historical characters: Circe, Tersicore, Bacco, Teseo, Orfeo, Narciso, Prometeo, Pegaso, Armonia, Cleopatra, Pandora and Medea.
In 2021, Costa Mediterranea is scheduled to be sold to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping.[2]
Refurbishment
Costa Mediterranea was dry docked for a €4 million refurbishment at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo from November 21, 2013 to December 4, 2013.[3]
Ports of call
On 10 September 2008 Costa Mediterranea was the first ship make a port call to the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]
References
- "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Mediterranea". VesselTracker. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- "Five Ships to Leave Costa Fleet by May 2021". Cruise Industry News. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- http://cruisemiss.com/2013/11/21/costa-mediterranea-enters-drydock-for-e4-million-refurbishment/
- "Port" (in Russian). Marine Facade Management Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
External links
Media related to IMO 9237345 at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Photos & video of Costa Mediterranea in Yalta, Ukraine
- Video Clip of Costa Mediterranea
- Miramar Ship Index - Costa Mediterranea