Ibero Cruises
Ibero Ibero Cruceros or Cruises ( alternative spelling also Iberocruceros ) is a trademark of the British-American cruise operator Carnival Corporation & plc for the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets in Europe and South America.
Owners of the vessels used for the brand is the Southern subsidiary of Carnival Group, based in Genoa, Italy. This operates under the traditional name already in 1997 by Carnival Corporation fully burdened Italian shipping company Costa Crociere. By way of derogation from the otherwise Italian fleet of the company the ships for Ibero Cruceros under the flag of Portugal.
Besides the Ibero Cruceros Costa Crociere also leads the brands Costa Cruises and specifically geared to German customers AIDA Cruises. The Ibero Cruceros subsidiary S. L. based in Madrid during the Spanish-speaking support operation of the vessels and in the distribution of deals in Argentina, Brazil and Spain.
- 2.1 Current Vessels
- 2.2 Former ships
History
History under Iberojet
In 2000, the Iberostar Group decided to expand their travel offer by cruises and therefore founded the Iberojet Cruceros. These in turn formed with the ferry company Trasmediterranea and the Greek Festival Cruises in equal proportions, the joint venture Spanish Cruise Lines and chartered as the first ship the Bolero for trips from Barcelona to the western Mediterranean. It was followed in 2002 the Crown / Mare Nostrum from Valencia.
After the bankruptcy Festival Cruises in 2004 was Iberojet Cruceros sole owner of the Spanish Cruise Lines and led the ship operating under its own name from now on. The company chartered in the same year, the Voyager of the financially troubled shipping company Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Star Cruises acquired from their already somewhat obsolete in the years Super Star Capricorn. The latter was sold but after only one year cruise service as Grand Latino again in 2005.
In early summer 2006, the Orizonia Corporation was created as the new parent company of the Iberojet. The owners of Iberostar had decided to divide the group into three areas: Iberostar Hotels and Resort, Grupo Receptor ( travel agencies) and Grupo Emisor ( tours, cruises, airlines) and with the exception of hotels for sale. The shares went for 900 million to private equity firms Carlyle Group to 55 %, Vista Capital to 36%, ICG Equity Fund to 5% and the remaining 4% as a management buy-out of ten senior staff.
Ibero Cruceros
Ibero Cruceros was founded in 2007 as a joint venture between the Orizonia Corporation and Carnival Corporation & plc. Although the new brand actually stood in competition with the offerings of the Carnival subsidiary Costa Cruises, said Micky Arison, chairman and chief executive of Carnival, its growth targets in the Spanish mass market, the fourth largest in Europe, with an experienced local partner to achieve faster and better to be able to. Carnival held from the very start, the majority of three quarters. In May 2009, they agreed on the complete takeover by Carnival to the acquisition of the remaining shares for 33 million euros.
Fleet
The ownership and responsibility for the operation of vessels is since 2007 the Italian Carnival subsidiary Costa Crociere SpA based in Genoa. In contrast to the rest of the Ibero Cruceros fleet vessels flying the flag of Portugal, with Madeira as a home port.
Striking visible at the two current ships is their origin by Carnival Cruise Lines. The typical " whale tail " called chimney shape for their vessels was not changed, just repainted.
Current Vessels
Passed to Ibero Croceros 2008
Passed after reconstruction of Ibero Cruceros 2010
Former ships
2003 sold to Iberojet, from 2008 as Grand Mistral for the brand Ibero Cruceros in service since November 2013 after reconstruction at Costa Crociere as Costa neoRiviera
2004 sold to Iberojet, starting in 2008 as the Grand Voyager for Ibero Cruceros brand in service from 2011 to Costa Crociere as Costa Voyager