Costa Fortuna
Costa Fortuna in the port of Lanzarote
IMO no. 9239783
The Costa Fortuna is a cruise ship of Costa Crociere. At the time of its completion in 2003 it was the largest ever built in Italy cruise ship with more than 100,000 GT. On 22 November 2003, the godmother of the ship Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Her sister ship is the one year later completed Costa Magica.
Equipment
On the Costa Fortuna there are 1358 cabins including 27 due are handicapped accessible. A total of 464 cabins are equipped with private balcony. In addition, the ship has 58 suites. Overall, the Costa Fortuna has 17 decks, 13 of which are available for guests. The ship's theater spans three decks, along with many other entertainment venues is also a Turkish steam bath. In addition, the ship is also equipped with:
- Ladengalerie with drugstore, jeweler, boutique, duty- free shop, photo studio, travel agency
- 4 restaurants, including Restaurant Club Conte Grande 1927, the service a la carte restaurant with reservation. 11 bars, including Cognac & Cigar.
- 4 swimming pools, one with a retractable roof, six whirlpools and large water slide. Sports court, outdoor jogging track, fitness center with various rooms for treatments, sauna, Turkish steam bath.
- Laundry, Ironing Service
- Printing ( the latest news through the on-board newspaper daily)
Area of application
- November 2007 to April 2008 → Caribbean cruises from / to Fort Lauderdale
- April 2008 → transatlantic cruise from the Caribbean to Italy
- April to December 2008 → Mediterranean cruises from / to Savona / Venice
- December 6, 2008 Transatlantic Cruise from Savona to the Caribbean
- Summer 2009, 2010, 2011: Mittelmeerkreuzahrten from Venice
- Spring 2012: Eastern Mediterranean, in May Western Europe from Venice; Western Europe Cruise to Warnemünde
- From summer 2012: Northern Europe cruises from Warnemünde to Norway and in the Baltic Sea.
For fall 2012 cruises were originally planned to the eastern Mediterranean from Savona, due to some changes for the 2012 season, the Costa Fortuna but touring the western Mediterranean. Costa Crociere is in 2013 the ship again for 14 Northern Europe cruises from Warnemunde from a. In winter 2012/13 is the Costa Fortuna traveling in South America, between November 2013 and April 2014, she used the other hand, from Dubai for cruises in the Arab world.
Incidents
In May 2005, the Costa Fortuna is gone according to media reports at Sorrento on the basis of or be in conflict with a near-shore rocks. The report is based on statements from an on-board photographer, therefore the incident was hushed up. The representations were denied by Costa Crociere.