Costa Serena

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Career
Name:	Costa Serena
Owner:	Costa Crociere
Operator:	Costa Crociere
Port of registry:	Genoa, Italy
In service:	(2007)
Status:	In Service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Concordia class
Tonnage:	gross tonnage (GT) of 114,500 tons
Length:	950 ft (290 m)
Beam:	118 ft (36 m)
Speed:	20 kts
Capacity:	3,700 Passengers
Crew:	1,100 Crew

Costa Serena is a Concordia-class cruise ship for the Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises. Since it's inauguration, it became the line's flagship. She entered service in mid-2007. The name Serena was intended to symbolize harmony and serenity. The ship was constructed at Sestri Ponente. Her sister ship, Costa Concordia, was launched in 2006. The two ships are the largest and longest ships in the Costa Cruises fleet. A third sister ship, Costa Pacifica, was launched in 2009 and another two sister ships, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa are scheduled for launching in 2011 and 2012. The ship's godmother is Marion Cotillard.

Inaugural Event

Costa Serena ship leaving Venice, Italy on maiden voyage; picture taken on Grand Canal just in front of Ponte dei Sospiri, near Piazza San Marco

May 19, 2007 marked the day of the Costa Serena's inaugural event. The event was held in Marseille, France. At night, fireworks lit up the sky as the Costa Serena sat in the Old Port of Marseilles. ^{[citation needed]}

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Leaving Venice on maiden voyage

Media coverage

In 2009 the Costa Serena and its crew was featured in the six-episode National Geographic TV documentary series "Cruise Ship Diaries" [1]

External links

• Costa Cruises Official Website
• "A Floating Pantheon" Media report