MS Costa Allegra is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Italy-based Costa Cruises. She was built in 1969 by the Wartsila Turku shipyard in Turku,Finland as the container ship MS Annie Johnson for the Sweden-based Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship under the name MS Regent Moon, but she was laid up instead. In 1988 she was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed MS Alexandra but continued laid up. In 1990 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises and rebuilt into a cruise ship at the T.Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She entered service as the Costa Allegra in 1992.
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Ports of Call: Singapore, Singapore | Singapore, Singapore | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | Da Nang, Vietnam | Hong Kong, China | Manila, Philippines | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
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Ports of Call: Singapore, Singapore | Singapore, Singapore | Belawan/Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia | Phuket, Thailand | Phuket, Thailand | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Goa, India | Bombay, India | Bombay, India.
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Ports of Call: Bombay, India | Bombay, India | Muscat, Oman | Salalah, Oman | Aden, Yemen | Aqaba (Petra), Jordan | Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt | Alexandria, Egypt | Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy | Savona (Genoa), Italy.
Costa Cruises enjoys the reputation of being Europe's number one cruise line. The Italian company, with its North American headquarters in Miami, has been hosting passengers since 1948, when the line switched from its business of transporting olive oil to a passenger line.
Costa's 12-ship fleet sails Eastern and Western Caribbean, Mediterranean, Scandinavia, South America, Baltic and Russia, and transatlantic itineraries. The ships run the gamut from the intimate to the super-luxurious: 1,036-passenger Costa Allegra to the 3,780-passsenger Costa Serena.
Costa’s Italian-style hospitality offers clients in-depth travel experiences aboard as well as ashore. Passengers will bask in European-style luxury and sophistication, while sharing their experience with fellow cruisers who are just as likely to hail from Paris, Texas as Paris, France.
Here are the Costa’s Line Up :
Costa Marina(1990)
MS Costa Marina is a cruse ship owned and operated by the Italy-based Costa Cruises. She was built in 1969 by the Wartsila Turku shipyard in Turku,Finland as the container ship MS Axel Johnson for the Sweden-based Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship under the name MS Regent Sun, but she was laid up instead. In 1987 she was sold to Navyclup and renamed MS Italia but continued laid up. In 1988 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises, renamed Costa Marina and rebuilt into a cruise ship at the T.Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She entered service as the Costa Marina in 1990. After a refurbishment in 2002, she was marketed more towards German passengers.She is designed to blend together the outdoors with elegant Italian art.
Costa Classica (1991)
Costa Classica is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She was built by Fincantieri Shipyards. In 2001 and 2005, she underwent major refurbishments. On board are two restaurants, 9 bars, 2 swimming pools, and 4 whirlpools. In summer 2006 she will make cruises through Norway and the Mediterranean Sea under the slogan "German Cruises".
Costa Allegra (1992)
MS Costa Allegra is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Italy-based Costa Cruises. She was built in 1969 by the Wartsila Turku shipyard in Turku,Finland as the container ship MS Annie Johnson for the Sweden-based Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship under the name MS Regent Moon, but she was laid up instead. In 1988 she was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed MS Alexandra but continued laid up. In 1990 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises and rebuilt into a cruise ship at the T.Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She entered service as the Costa Allegra in 1992.
Costa Romantica (1993)
Costa Romantica is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She debuted in 1993 as a sister ship to the Costa Classica and was refurbished in 2003. Her public rooms are decorated with rare woods, Carrara marble, and millions of dollars in original works of art. There is also a full luxury spa aboard. Her decks are named for well-known European cities: Monte Carlo, Madrid, Vienna, Verona, Paris, London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Wednesday 25 of February of 2009 the ship suffered a small fire in its engines and one of its electric generators off the coast of Uruguay, about 10 km from the city of Punta del Este. After the incident, the ship was stalled for more than 24 hours and for a long period there was no electricity or running water, the worst consequence of this was the clogging of most of the ships toilets. The ship was partially fixed and was able to sail to approximately 1 km from the coast. It was then evacuated by landing ships.
Costa Victoria (1996)
Costa Victoria is a cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises. She debuted in 1996 and was refurbished in 2004. She was designed to reflect the spirit of Italy. Features include the panoramic Concorde Plaza, an indoor pool, the ultramodern Pompei Spa, and the seven deck Planetarium Atrium. Costa Cruises ordered a sister ship for the Costa Victoria, the Costa Olympia. During the construction of the Costa Olympia, the shipyard went bankrupt and her construction was halted. The unfinished hull was subsequently sold to Norwegian Cruise Line. The ship eventually came in service as the Norwegian Sky. A third sister was built, named the Norwegian Sun. In 2004 the ship got an extensive rebuilt, in which a total of 246 balconies were added to the accommodations (decks 9, 10 & 11) -- a first for an existing cruise ship -- along with an extension of the buffet terrace and adding promenades on Deck 11.
Costa Atlantica (2000)
Costa Atlantica is a Spirit class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises. She was built in 2000 by the Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland.
Costa Europa (2002)
MS Costa Europa is a cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises.She was built in 1986 by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,West Germany as MS Homeric for Home Lines. In 1988 she was sold to Holland America Line and renamed MS Westerdam. In 1990 she was lengthened by 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) at Meyer Werft. In 2002 she was transferred to the fleet of Costa Cruises.In April 2010 she is due to leave the fleet of Costa Cruises on a ten-year charter to Thomson Cruises.
Costa Mediterranea (2003)
Costa Mediterranea is a Spirit class cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises. She was constructed at the Kvaerner Masa-Yards (currently Aker Finnyards) in Helsinki, Finland at a cost of over 400 million euros. Her design, like sister ship Costa Atlantica's, was derived from Carnival Cruise Lines' Spirit Class ships (Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend and Carnival Miracle). On June16,2003 she departed on her maiden voyage from Genoa to Spain and Portugal. Her public rooms, like the ten floor high Maschera d'Argento Atrium, were inspired by Italy's 16th and 17th century palazzi and decorated to reflect the ship's motto "Mai visto niente di simile" (You've never seen anything like it). The twelve decks are named after mythological and historical characters: Circe, Tersicore, Bacco, Teseo, Orfeo, Narciso, Prometeo, Pegaso, Armonia, Cleopatra, Pandora and Medea.
Costa Fortuna (2003)
Costa Fortuna is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She was built in 2003 on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines ' Destiny Class. She was inspired by the Italian steamships of the past. Models of these ships are on display in the ship's public areas. In the atrium, models of the 26 past and present ships of Costa's fleet are displayed (upside down, on the ceiling), up to, and including, the Fortuna herself.
Costa Magica is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She debuted in 2004 as a sister ship to Costa Fortuna, built on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines' Destiny Class. She pays homage to some of the most famous destinations in Italy. Places like Positano, Portofino, Bellagio, and Sicily are all incorporated into the public rooms and restaurants. At 105,000 tons, she is one of the largest ships in Costa's fleet.
Costa Concordia is the flagship of the Costa Cruises fleet. She was launched at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa in 2005 and entered service in 2006 as the largest Italian passenger ship ever built. The name Concordia was intended to express the wish for continuing harmony, unity and peace between European nations. Her thirteen decks are named after European countries (Olanda, Svezia, Belgio, Grecia, Italia, Gran Bretagna, Irlanda, Portogallo, Francia, Germania, Spagna, Austria and Polonia). Her most prominent feature is the Samsara Spa, described as the largest wellness center ever created on a ship. It consists of a two-deck fitness area covering nearly 2,000 square meters, with thermal baths, a pool for thalassotherapy, a tea house, treatment rooms, a gym, hot tubs, a sauna and a Turkish bath. A sister ship, the Costa Serena was launched in mid-2007.
Costa Serena (2007)
Costa Serena is a cruise ship of the Costa Cruises fleet, and has been characterized by the line as its flagship. It 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, the Costa Concordia, was launched in 2006. The two ships are the largest and longest ships in the Costa Cruises fleet. A third sister ship, the Costa Pasifica, was launched in 2009.
Costa Luminosa (2009)
The ship is be gross tonnagegross tonnage (GT) of 92,700 tons and 292 meters long. It offers the highest number of veranda accommodations in the entire Costa fleet. 772 of its 1,130 cabins will have this feature. Innovations included will be the Samsara Spa, which is will be one of the largest wellness centers in all cruises. It also have a pool deck with a retractable magrodome extending over two pools and a Grand Prix race car driving simulator. Also, the Costa Luminosa will have an 18-hole championship golf course simulator. The ship is expected to make sail in spring 2009. The keel of the ship was laid in Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in early October 2007. It departed Fincantieri's Trieste shipyard on her final sea trial on 7 March 2009.Its sister ship has been transferred to Cunard Line to be the new MS Queen Elizabeth, which will enter service in March 2010.Costa Luminosa entered service in early May 2009. She was later christened along with the Costa Pasifica on June 5.
Costa Pasifica (2009)
Costa Pacifica is the third sister ship in the Concordia-class for Costa Cruises. Her sister ships, the Costa Concordia and the Costa Serena, were launched in 2006 and in 2007. She will feature many of the same facilities that her sister ships have, including the Samsara Spa. The ship was christened along with the Costa Luminosa on June 5, 2009
