Costa Concordia
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| Name: | Costa Concordia |
| Owner: | Costa Cruises |
| Operator: | Costa Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Genoa, 22x20px Italy |
| Ordered: | 19 January 2004[1] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri Sestri Ponente in Italy |
| Cost: | EUR 450 Million[1] |
| Launched: | 2 September 2005 |
| Acquired: | 30 June 2006 |
| In service: | July 2006[2] |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Concordia class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 114,500 tons |
| Length: | 950 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Speed: |
service speed: 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) maximum speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[2] |
| Capacity: | 3,700 Passengers |
| Crew: | 1,100 Crew |
Costa Concordia is a Concordia-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises. She was built at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy. The name Concordia was intended to express the wish for continuing harmony, unity and peace between European nations.
She is the namesake of Concordia-class, with sisters, Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa, and Costa Fascinosa. Costa Concordia entered service in July 2006 and was the largest ship to be built in Italy, at 114,500 tons.
Concept and Construction
The then unnamed Costa Concordia was ordered in 19 January 2004[1] in Fincantieri and will be built in their Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa. Costa Concordia was then launched at Sestri Ponente in 2 September 2005.[3] At the time of her construction, she was the largest Italian cruise ship ever built in history. She was then delivered to Costa in June 30th, 2006.[4]
Amenities
Costa Concordia have 1,500 staterooms; 505 have private balconies and 55 with direct access to Samsara Spa; 58 suites with private balconies and 12 with direct access to spa. Costa Concordia has one of the world's largest wellness centers at sea, the Samsara Spa, a two-level, 6,000 m2(64, 583 ft2) wellness area, with gym, a Thalassotherapy pool, sauna, Turkish bath and a solarium.[2] The ship also have four swimming pools, two with retractable covers, five Jacuzzis and a poolside screen on the Pool deck.[2]
There are five onboard restaurants, two of which (Club Concordia and Samsara Restaurant) are reservations-only. There are thirteen bars including a Cigar and Cognac Bar and a Coffee and Chocolate bar.
Entertainment options are a three-level Theater, Casino and a Discotheque. There is also a children's area equipped with PlayStation products. There is also the Grand Prix simulator and an Internet cafe.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 COSTA CROCIERE ORDERS A NEW SHIP FROM FINCANTIERI WITH AN INVESTMENT OF AROUND 450 MILLION EUROS. Press Release. Fincantieri. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Company Profile. Costa Cruises. Retrieved 10 May 2010 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Costa" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ COSTA CONCORDIA, THE LARGEST ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP, IS LAUNCHED IN GENOA. Press Release. Fincantieri. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2010
- ↑ COSTA CROCIERE TAKES DELIVERY FROM FINCANTIERI OF THE NEW FLAGSHIP COSTA CONCORDIA. Press Release. Fincantieri. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2010
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