Costa Atlantica

Costa Atlantica
History
Name: Costa Atlantica
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Costa Crociere
Port of registry:  Italy, Genoa
Route: Asia
Builder:
Yard number: Kvaerner Masa-Yards 498
Launched: 11 November 1999
Acquired: 30 June 2000
In service: 17 July 2000
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1][2]
General characteristics
Class and type: Spirit class cruise ship
Tonnage:
Length: 292.56 m (959.8 ft)
Beam: 32.2 m (106 ft)
Draught: 7.80 m (25.6 ft)
Installed power:
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity:
  • 2,114 passengers
  • (2,680 at full occupancy)
Crew: 897
Notes: [1][2]

Costa Atlantica is a Spirit-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere. She was built in 2000 by the Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland.

In 2010 Francesco Schettino, later the captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia, was the captain of the Costa Atlantica as it entered the port of Warnemünde, Germany, at too high a speed, allegedly causing damage to the AIDAblu, also a Carnival Corporation ship.[3][4]

Deck information

Each passenger deck on Costa Atlantica is named after a movie by the Italian director Federico Fellini. She is decorated with Carrara marble, Murano glass accents, and in-laid mosaic tile. She also replicates Venice's Caffè Florian.

# Name Notes
1. Luci Del Varietà lowest deck, passenger cabins only
2. La Dolce Vita front desk, excursion ticket desk, casino, lounge
3. La Strada First with exterior deck access
library, shops, chapel, arcade, theatre, Caffe Florian
4. Roma
5. I Clowns
6. Amarcord
7. Intervista
8. 8½
9. Ginger & Fred fitness center, lido deck
10. E La Nave Va highest interior deck with exterior deck access
11. La Voce Della Luna exterior and highest deck
Approaching Miami Cruise Ship Terminal

References

  1. 1 2 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Costa Atlantica (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Atlantica". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Costa Capt. Crashed Before: Report". The Daily Beast. March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Nick Pisa, Allan Hall (March 3, 2012). "Captain Calamity had already crashed ANOTHER cruise ship before hitting the rocks in Costa Concordia". Daily Mail. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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