Costa Victoria

Costa Victoria in Piraeus
History
Name	Costa Victoria
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Costa Crociere
Port of registry	Italy, Venice (1996–1997) Liberia, Monrovia (1997–2000) Italy, Genoa (2000–present)
Builder	Bremer Vulkan Bremen, Germany
Yard number	107
Completed	1996
In service	1996
Identification	Call sign: IBLC IMO number: 9109031 MMSI number: 247109000
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Victoria-class cruise ship
Tonnage	75,166 GT 43,277 NT 8,039 DWT
Length	252 m (827 ft)
Beam	32.2 m (106 ft)
Draught	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Decks	12
Deck clearance	3.207 m (10.52 ft)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity	1,928 passengers
Crew	766

Costa Victoria is a Victoria-class cruise ship 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 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 "Sky"-class which was followed by Norwegian Sun.

In 2004 the ship underwent an extensive rebuild during which a total of 246 balconies were added to the accommodations on decks 9, 10 and 11. She was also fitted with an extension of the buffet terrace and adding promenades on Deck 11. Costa Victoria has undergone a refit on November 11th 2013 which will see modernization to her public rooms and staterooms to more "Italian" design.

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  Costa Victoria in Pathos, Greece

External links

• Official website
• Video Tour of Costa Victoria
• Costa Victoria ship photos and details at MarineLike
• Information on Costa Victoria's 2013 refit