Costa Venezia

Costa Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises, a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. She exclusively serves the Chinese market, having debuted in Shanghai on 18 May 2019.[3] At 135,225 GT, with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she was briefly the largest ship in the Costa Cruises fleet until the debut of Costa Smeralda in late 2019.

History
Italy
Name: Costa Venezia
Namesake: Venice, Italy
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Costa Cruises
Port of registry: Genoa,  Italy
Ordered: April 2016
Builder: Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)
Laid down: 1 November 2017
Launched: 22 June 2018
Sponsored by: Gan Beiye
Christened: 1 March 2019
Completed: 28 February 2019
In service: 8 March 2019
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Vista-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 135,225 GT[1]
Length: 323 m (1,060 ft)[1]
Beam: 37.2 m (122 ft)[1]
Draught: 8.55 m (28.1 ft)[1]
Depth: 11.2 m (37 ft)[1]
Decks: 14 passenger decks
Installed power:
  • MAN 2x14V48/60 CR kW
  • +3x8L48/60 CR kW[2]
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service)[2]
Capacity:
  • 4,208 (double occupancy)[2]
  • 5,260 (max)
Crew: 1,278 crew

History

Planning and construction

Carnival Corporation entered a strategic agreement with Fincantieri in March 2015 about 5 cruise ships for delivery between 2019 and 2022.[4] The Enchanted Princess was ordered in April 2016.[5] In December 2015 Carnival and Fincantieri signed a memorandum of agreement about 4 cruise ships of them.[6] In January 2016, Carnival Corporation announced that they had made firm their commitment with Fincantieri to expand Costa Cruises' Asia fleet, with two vessels at 135,500 GT each, with a guest capacity of approximately 4,200 passengers.[7] The contracts were finalized in April 2016, which were built off of a memorandum agreed upon between the cruise line and the shipyard earlier in 2015.[8] The ships, comprising a new class of vessels in Costa's fleet, were planned to carry an interior design that would focus on Costa's Italian traditions for their Asian clientele to experience.[7]

On 1 November 2017, Costa Cruises announced that the first of the two vessels built specifically for the Chinese market would be named Costa Venezia. The announcement came at the coin ceremony for the ship at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone.[9] On 22 June 2018, Costa Venezia was floated out from the shipyard[10] and additional details were also announced about the ship's interior design and facilities, revealing that many of the key features of the ship would be inspired by Venetian landmarks and their architecture, including the ship's main atrium, theatre, and restaurants.[10] She completed her first round of sea trials on 27 December 2018 and began the second round on 18 January 2019.[11]

Delivery and christening

Fincantieri officially delivered Costa Venezia to Costa Cruises on 28 February 2019 in Monfalcone.[12]

Costa Venezia's godmother, Gan Beiye, a frequent cruiser with Costa Cruises, officially christened the vessel at the naming ceremony on 1 March 2019 in Trieste.[13]

Itineraries

Costa Venezia held a vernissage cruise on 3 March 2019, departing from Trieste to Greece and Croatia, before arriving back in Trieste on 8 March.[14] Her official inaugural voyage was a 53-day cruise that departed on 8 May from Trieste to Tokyo.[3] Beginning on 18 May 2019, Costa Venezia has been homeported year-round in Shanghai, serving exclusively Chinese guests on itineraries around East Asia.[3]

References
  1. "Costa Venezia (9801689)". LR Class Direct. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. "Costa Venezia". Fincantieri. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. "Costa Venezia, the First Costa Cruises Ship Designed for the Chinese Market, Comes Into Service". Carnival Corporation & plc. March 1, 2019.
  4. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2015/000619/
  5. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2016/0007072/
  6. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2015/000703/
  7. Leppert, Jason (January 4, 2016). "Carnival Corp. Announces Four New Cruise Ships for Three Brands". TravelPulse.
  8. Leppert, Jason (April 4, 2016). "Carnival Corp. Celebrates Koningsdam and Finalizes New Ship Orders for Costa, P&O and Princess". TravelPulse.
  9. "Costa Cruises Holds Coin Ceremony for Costa Venezia | World Maritime News". worldmaritimenews.com. November 1, 2017.
  10. Staff, C. I. N. (June 22, 2018). "Costa Venezia Floated Out at Fincantieri". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  11. "COSTA VENEZIA SEA TRIALS – Microdata due". December 27, 2018.
  12. "Fincantieri | COSTA VENEZIA DELIVERED". www.fincantieri.com. February 28, 2019.
  13. Staff, C. I. N. (March 1, 2019). "Venezia Named in Spectacular Trieste Ceremony". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  14. Staff, C. I. N. (December 7, 2018). "Costa Venezia Set for Trieste Christening". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
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