MS Ambition
 Costa neoRiviera anchoring in Italy, June 2014
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) 1999–2003: Mistral 2003–2013: Grand Mistral 2013–: Costa neoRiviera |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc[1] |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) 1999–2003: Festival Cruises 2003–2013: Iberocruceros 2013 onwards: Costa Crociere |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) France, Mata Utu  Marshall Islands , Majuro  Italy, Genova  Portugal, Madeira Italy, Genova |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Callsign: IBDU IMO number: 9172777 MMSI number: 247325300 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mistral-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 48,200 GT |
| Length | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Beam | 28.8 m (94 ft) |
| Depth | 5 meters |
| Decks | 8 passenger decks |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,700 Passengers |
| Crew | 670 |
MS Costa neoRiviera is a cruise ship currently sailing for Costa Crociere and formerly operated by Ibero Cruises.
History
In 1999 Festival Cruises delivered their first new build MS Mistral which was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Her maiden cruise started on 17 July 1999, from Venice to the Greek islands.
But following the collapse of Festival Cruises in 2004 most of its fleet was sold off including Mistral that was sold to Viajes Iberojet which was sometimes called Iberojet and the cruise line was owned by a company also named Iberojet. Mistral was renamed Grand Mistral. In 2007 Viajes Iberojet was sold to Carnival Corporation & plc and was renamed Ibero Cruises, the next year the Grand Mistral received the new Ibero Cruises livery and continued sailing for Ibero Cruises. [2]
In 2012 Costa Crociere planned to transfer the Grand Mistral in 2014, but in early 2013 they move the transferring to late 2013 to keep the schedule correct.
Grand Mistral was transferred to Costa Crociere in November 2013 and renamed to Costa neoRiviera, her itineraries will feature more overnight and unusual calls to ports, as a part of Costa's new project featuring their smaller ships. Costa Crociere invested 10 million euros into refurbishing Costa neoRiviera and into maintenance checkup of Costa Classica and Costa Voyager.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ 2.http://www.iberocruceros.com/flota/grand-mistral.aspx
- ^ 2.http://www.iberocruceros.com/flota/grand-mistral.aspx
- ^ http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9804-grand-mistral-south-america-season-cancelled-ship-transferred-to-costa.html
- ^ http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9950-overnights-and-unusual-destinations-mark-new-costa-project.html
- ^ http://worldcruises1.blogspot.com.br/2013/11/costa-investe-mais-de-10-milhoes-de.html
External links
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