Costa Mediterranea

Costa Mediterranea in Argostoli, Cephalonia Greece
History
Name: Costa Mediterranea
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Costa Crociere
Port of registry:  Italy, Genoa
Builder:
Yard number: 502
Laid down: 1 October 2000
Completed: 27 May 2003
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class & type: Spirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage:
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)
Capacity:
  • 2,114 passengers (normal)
  • 2,680 passengers (maximum)
Crew: 912
Notes: [1]

Costa Mediterranea is a Spirit-class cruise ship operated by the Costa Crociere cruise line. She was constructed at the Kvaerner Masa-Yards (currently Aker Finnyards) in Helsinki, Finland at a cost of over €400 million. Like sister ship Costa Atlantica, her design was derived from the Carnival Cruise Lines 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.

Public rooms aboard Costa Mediterranea such the ten floor high Maschera d'Argento atrium, were inspired by Italy's 16th and 17th century palazzi and decorated to reflect the ship's motto "Mai visto niente di simile" (You've never seen anything like it). The twelve decks are named after mythological and historical characters: Circe, Tersicore, Bacco, Teseo, Orfeo, Narciso, Prometeo, Pegaso, Armonia, Cleopatra, Pandora and Medea.

Amenities and features

Refurbishment

As part of Costa Cruises’ ongoing investment to improve the quality and sustainability of its fleet, Costa Mediterranea was dry docked at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo from November 21, 2013 to December 4 2013, for planned maintenance work. Costa Cruises’ invested more than €4 million to perform the routine refurbishment, which takes place approximately every two and a half years to keep the fleet fresh and modern. The renewal work included restoration of the ship’s hull, and a full renovation of the ship’s interior including the replacement of the carpets, curtains and upholstery. Specially for Costa Mediterranea Italian artist Gigi Rigamonti has produced an entire wall with Matisse-like dancers in the foyer of cruise ship.[2][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]

Summer 2015 Itineraries

Dates Region Round-Trip Duration Ports of Call (visited)
May 2015-November 2015 Eastern Mediterranean 7 nights Trieste, Kotor, Argostoli, Corfu, Dubrovnik & Venice
Costa Mediterranea in Argostoli, Cephalonia Greece on August 4th, 2015

References

  1. 1 2 "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Mediterranea". VesselTracker. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ↑ http://cruisemiss.com/2013/11/21/costa-mediterranea-enters-drydock-for-e4-million-refurbishment/
  3. ↑ Cybercruises.com, The new flagship Costa Mediterranea, , Retrieved in 2003.
  4. ↑ "Port" (in Russian). Marine Facade Management Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.

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