Costa Victoria

Costa Victoria was a Victoria-class cruise ship owned by Genova Trasporti Marittimi. Prior to its 2020 sale, the ship was owned and operated by Costa Crociere. 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 Victoria was sold for scrap in June of 2020 and arrived in Piombino for scrap on June 23rd due to economic hardship caused by COVID-19.

Costa Victoria at Pireaus in 2011.
History
Name: Costa Victoria
Owner:

Carnival Corporation & plc (1996-2020)

Genova Trasporti Marittimi (2020-2020)
Operator: Costa Crociere (1996-2020)
Port of registry:
Builder:
Yard number: 107
Launched: 2 September 1995
Completed: 1996
Acquired: 10 July 1996
Maiden voyage: 28 July 1996
In service: 1996
Out of service: 2020
Identification:
Fate: Sold for scrap in 2020
Status: Laid up in Piombino awaiting scrapping.
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Victoria-class cruise ship
Tonnage:
Length: 252 m (827 ft)
Beam: 32.2 m (106 ft)
Draught: 8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Decks: 14
Deck clearance: 3.207 m (10.52 ft)
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity:

1.928 passengers (normal)

2,394 passengers (maximum)
Crew: 766

History
Costa Victoria at night.

The ship was built in 1996, it can carry up to 2,394 passengers with fourteen decks, and can travel up to 24 knots.[2] Costa Cruises ordered a sister ship for Costa Victoria, Costa Olympia. During the construction of Costa Olympia, the shipyard went bankrupt and her construction was halted. The unfinished hull was subsequently sold to Norwegian Cruise Line. She eventually came in service as Norwegian Sky and was heavily refurbished and became part of 2 ship Sun class which was followed by Norwegian Sun.[3][4].

In 2004 the ship underwent an extensive rebuild which included balconies being added to 246 cabins. Costa Victoria underwent a refit in November 2013 which saw modernization to her public rooms and staterooms to more "Italian" design.[5]

Costa Victoria hosted athletes for Universiade event at Naples in July 2019 with over 1,900 athletes and 38 national delegations worldwide will be accommodated to aboard the ship.[6]


Route

On 2018 April, the ship has been sailing in Asia, including China, and sailed on Mediterranean during summer season.[7] On 2019 November, the ship sailed from Mumbai to Maldives for the travellers to experience the ship,[8] and begins at Indian Ocean of a fortnightly cruises to Sri Lanka.[9] It is the second ship on the cruise season to call a port in New Mangalore Port.[10] The ship's alongside with other Costa Cruises and some AIDA Cruises were set to sail on Aqaba in October 2019 to 2020.[11] In 2020, it has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was sold during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Incidents

COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ship left Dubai on 7 March 2020. A female Argentine national tested positive and disembarked in Crete. 726 passengers were quarantined.[13] The ship did not dock at Venice, its final destination, or nearby Trieste.[14] Passengers managed to leave only after the ship docked in Civitavecchia, near Rome, Italy on 25 March.[13][15] On 4 May, a 69-year-old woman died from the disease, while her husband was also infected.[16]

2020 Removal from Costa Crociere, sold for accommodation ship and scrap

After the incident with the COVID-19 pandemic Costa Victoria arrived in Civitavecchia for laid-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic since 25th March. On 13th June it was announced that Costa Victoria sold from Costa Crociere to Cantiere Navale San Giorgio del Porto for floating hotel for the crews of the ships under repair. However, it was later reported that the ship was sold for scrap. The Costa Victoria was moved to Piombino, Italy to be scrapped. It arrived on June 23rd. [17]

References
  1. "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Victoria". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. Wilson, Darryl. "Costa Victoria Cruise Review".
  3. Newman, Doug (7 May 2008). "From Norwegian Sky to Pride of Aloha and Back Again". At Sea with Doug Newman. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. Asklander, Micke. "M/S Norwegian Sky (1999)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  5. Wilson, Daryl. "New Costa Victoria to Debut in November". philippinesflightnetwork.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. Staff, C. I. N. (29 June 2019). "Costa Victoria To Host Athletes for Universiade Event in Naples". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  7. Staff, C. I. N. (2 April 2018). "Photos: Costa Victoria". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  8. "Costa Victoria All Set To Sail From Mumbai To Maldives". outlookindia.com.
  9. "Costa Cruises begins Indian Ocean fortnightly cruises to Sri Lanka | EconomyNext". 7 November 2019.
  10. "Second cruise vessel calls at NMP". Deccan Herald. 12 November 2019.
  11. "Costa and Sahara Forest Project join forces for sustainable farming in Jordan". seatrade-cruise.com. 14 August 2019.
  12. Bartiromo, Michael (24 April 2020). "Cruise lines owned by Norwegian, Carnival extend suspension of sailings into the summer". Fox News.
  13. "Coronavirus: Fears on cruise ship docked at Italian port after case confirmed". The Local. Agence France Presse. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  14. "Two Costa Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Cases Head for Italy". The Maritime Executive.
  15. Le Messurier, Danielle (25 March 2020). "West Live: Perth couple stranded on Costa Victoria cruise ship where COVID-19 case confirmed". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  16. Boseley, Matilda (4 May 2020). "Australia's coronavirus victims: Remembering those lost to Covid-19". The Guardian.
  17. Street, Francesca. "Carnival cruise ship named for demolition amid Covid-19 crisis". CNN. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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