Costa Crociere

Costa Crociere S.p.A.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Transportation
Founded	1854
Headquarters	Genoa, Italy
Products	Cruises
Parent	Carnival Corporation & plc
Website	costacruise.com

Costa Crociere S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔsta kroˈtʃɛːre]) trading as Costa Cruises (Italian: Costa Crociere), is a British-American owned Italian cruise line, based in Genoa, Italy, and under control of the Carnival Corporation & plc.^[1][2]

Founded in 1854,^[3] the company originally operated cargo ships, in order to carry olive oils and textiles from Sardinia to Liguria.^[3] In 1924 the company passed to founder's sons (Federico, Eugenio and Enrico) that started commercial activities, buying the ship Ravenna.^[3] Commercial activities continued until the introduction of passenger services in 1947, with regular services between Italy and South America. The company later converted its entire fleet to full-time cruising, and as an independent company became one of the largest cruise operators in Europe. Acquired by Carnival Corporation in 2000, Costa Cruises is now one of eleven brands operated by Carnival and accounts for approximately 16% of its revenue.^[4]

Today, as Costa Cruises Group, the company is one of the main operating companies in the Carnival group, with executive control of the groups activities in Europe. The company is responsible for operation of Costa Cruises in Italy, AIDA Cruises in Germany and Ibero Cruises in Spain. AIDA was previously a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, being transferred to Costa following the merger of Carnival Corporation and P&O Princess in 2002. Ibero Cruises is a new brand, created in 2007 as a joint venture between Carnival Corporation and Orizonia Group.

The Costa Cruises brand currently operates fourteen cruise ships, which all sail under the Italian flag and provide cruise holidays in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, South East Asia and South America.

The company gained international attention on January 13, 2012 when one of its cruise ships, the Costa Concordia, ran aground and capsized off the coast of Italy. The ship was left lying on its side in shallow water. As of 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27) thirty-two have been confirmed dead. ^[5] Six weeks later the company made headlines again when a fire on Costa Allegra left it drifting without power for 13 hours in waters frequented by pirates, before the ship was taken under tow.

Current fleet

Mistral class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa neoRiviera[6]	1999	Nov 2013	48,200	→	[7]

Classica class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Classica	1991	1991–Present	52,926	→ →	operating Summer 2014 for TAAJ Croisieres; decision on rebuilding pending
Costa neoRomantica	1993	1993–Present	56,000	→ →	Originally Costa Romantica, received a €90 million refit and renamed Costa neoRomantica

Victoria(Sky) class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Victoria	1996	1996–Present	76,000	→ →	Similar to Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Sun.

Atlantica(Spirit) class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Atlantica	2000	2000–Present	85,619		Panamax form factor
Costa Mediterranea	2003	2003–Present	85,619		Panamax form factor

Fortuna(Destiny) class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Fortuna	2003	2003–Present	102,587		Identical to Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory
Costa Magica	2004	2003–Present	102,587	→ →	Identical to Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory

Luminosa class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Luminosa	2009	2009–Present	92,700		Hybrid design between Spirit and Vista-class ships
Costa Deliziosa	2010	2010–Present	92,700		Hybrid design between Spirit and Vista-class ships

Concordia class

Ship	Built	Entered service for Costa	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Serena	2007	2007–Present	114,500		Concordia-class
Costa Pacifica	2009	2009–Present	114,500		Concordia-class
Costa Favolosa	2011	2011–Present	114,500		Modified Concordia-class
Costa Fascinosa	2012	2012–Present	114,500		Modified Concordia-class

Future Ships

Ship	In Costa service	Gross tonnage	Flag	Notes
Costa Diadema	Oct 2014	132,500		Largest ship to be built for Costa Cruises. Ordered as a replacement to the Costa Concordia.

Accidents and incidents

See also Carnival Cruises Accidents and incidents for incidents associated with the parent company's other cruise operations.

Costa Concordia sinking

Costa Concordia capsized on reef

On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia, operated by Costa Cruises (Carnival subsidiary), ran aground off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany. The ship capsized and partially sank, killing 32 people.

Costa Allegra engine room fire, ship adrift

On February 27, 2012, the Costa Allegra, owned by Costa Cruises (Carnival subsidiary), suffered an engine room fire and went adrift in the Indian Ocean. After several days adrift without power, the ship was towed to the Seychelles island of Desroches but was unable to dock there. It was then towed to Mahé, Seychelles, where the passengers disembarked. No casualties were reported. On March 9, 2012 The Costa Allegra can't return to service with Costa. Costa Allegra was beached at Aliaga, Turkey, for scrapping.^[8]

Cancelled Fleet

• Costa Olympia (1993) Originally ordered for Costa Cruises but following the financial collapse of the shipyard the hull was sold to Norwegian Cruise Lines and became Norwegian Sky
• Costa Splendor (2008) Originally ordered for Costa Cruises but transferred to Carnival Cruise Lines and became Carnival Splendor

Former fleet

• Anna C (1948–1981) Built in 10.1955 at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam yard in Holland. LOA 150.3m, 19.2m, DWT 10,272, Flag Panama, Class Registro Italiano Navale. Sold in 1981 to Chaldeos Freighters Ltd and renamed Damenham.
• Andrea C (1948–1981)
• Luisa C (1947–1951)
• Maria C (1947–1953)
• Franca C (1952–1977)
• Flavia C (1968–1982)
• Federico C (1958–1983)
• Fulvia C (1969–1970)
• Giovanna C (1947–1953)
• Italia (1974–1983)
• Bianca C (1959–1961) explosion and shipwreck
• Carla C (1967–1985, 1986–1992)
• Columbus C (1981–1984)
• Danae (1979–1992)
• Daphne (1979–1997)
• Enrico C (1965–1994)
• Eugenio C (1966–1996)
• Costa Riviera (1981–2002)
• Costa Playa (1995–1998)
• Costa Tropicale (2001–2005)
• Costa Europa (2002–2010)
• Costa Marina (1988–2011)
• Costa Concordia (2006-2012)
• Costa Allegra (1989-2012)
• Costa Voyager (2011-2013)

Ship's Photos

Costa Pacifica moored at Katakolo, Greece.

Costa Atlantica approaching Miami Cruise Ship Terminal.

Costa Luminosa in Magdalenefjorden, Spitsbergen

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Costa Cruises.

• Costa Cruises Corporate
• Costa Cruises Official Website
• Costa Cruises fleet location in Google Maps
• Costa Line – Linea "C" Page 1A – The Early Liners 1948–65

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