Costa Mediterranea
Costa Mediterranea in Katakolon, Greece
IMO no. 9237345
The Costa Mediterranea is a cruise ship of Costa Crociere. The ship was built in 2003 and was for half a year, the flagship of the Italian shipping company.
- 2.1 Features
- 2.2 style
- 2.3 Other Information
History
Your maiden voyage took the Costa Mediterranea on 16 June 2003. She led the then new ship from Genoa in Italy to Malaga, then it went through the Straits of Gibraltar to Casablanca, Cadiz, Lisbon, Gibraltar and back to Genoa.
Areas of application
Since 2010 the ship in the summer in the Mediterranean is regularly in use, while continuing to travel on the Caribbean in the winter months. In winter 2012/2013 the Costa Mediterranea will sail from Miami to the Caribbean. Between spring and autumn 2013 Mediterranean cruises from Savona, Heraklion and Rhodes are planned. In winter 2013/14 and 2014/15, the Costa Mediterranea will sail the Southern Caribbean from Guadeloupe., In the summer half of 2014, it is used from Hamburg for cruises to Norway, which sometimes lead to the North Cape.
The ship
The ship, with a maximum passenger number of 2680 (2114 without loft bed use) over 1057 cabins, 40 outside cabins with spa balcony, 4 Wellness suites, 620 balcony staterooms and 54 suites with private balcony. Of the 16 decks are 12 accessible for passengers ( deck A, 1-10 and an additional deck above ). For the crew of 897 people are 509 cabins.
Equipment
The Costa Mediterranea has a main restaurant ( Argentieri ), buffet restaurant ( Perla de Lago), a reserved for spa cabins customer restaurant and a specialty restaurant ( Medusa ). Furthermore, there are twelve bars on board. Outside there are three swimming pools (one überdachbar ) and three hot tubs. In addition, an indoor hot tub ( spa ) is freely accessible. Depending on the weather is also a water slide available.
Style
In the style of noble Italian palaces of the 16th and 17th Century, can be found throughout the ship Venetian influences and works of art. The ship was designed by Joe Farcus, which has already equipped the Costa Atlantica, furnished. In the lobby there is the 25 meter high work of art by the artist Gigi Rigamonti. Reminiscent of altarpieces from the 18th century figures can be viewed from the panoramic lifts.
Other Information
The language on board on the ship is predominantly Italian, important announcements will also be translated into German, English and French. The staff is always multilingual. Information as well as information sessions are available in German. The onboard currency is dependent on the application euros or U.S. dollars.
Identical ships
- Costa Atlantica
- Carnival Spirit
- Carnival Pride
- Carnival Legend
- Carnival Miracle