Costa Favolosa
 Costa Favolosa in Piraeus, Athens
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Costa Favolosa |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Costa Crociere |
| Port of registry | Genoa,  Italy |
| Ordered | October 2007 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Marghera, Venice |
| Cost | €510 million |
| Laid down | 5 November 2009 |
| Launched | 6 August 2010 |
| Christened | 2 July 2011 |
| Maiden voyage | 4 July 2011 |
| In service | 4 July 2011 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified Concordia-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 113,216 GT |
| Length | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Beam | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Draught | 8.5 metres |
| Depth | 14.18 metres |
| Decks | 13 |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric: Two shafts: 2 fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (Max.) 22 Knots (service) |
| Capacity | 3,780 passengers |
| Crew | 1,110 |
| Notes | [1][2] |
Costa Favolosa is a cruise ship ordered for Costa Crociere in October 2007. Based on the Concordia class design, Costa Favolosa was laid down by Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard on 5 November 2009 and launched on 6 August 2010. Part of a five-ship expansion of the Costa Crociere fleet, the vessel entered service in July 2011.[3]
Design and construction
Costa Favolosa and sister ship Costa Fascinosa were ordered in October 2007 as part of a €2.4 billion expansion of the Costa Crociere fleet, with five ships entering service between 2009 and 2012 to increase the company's passenger capacity by 50%.[2][4][5] Costa Favolosa cost €510 million to build.[6]
The names of the two ships were selected via competition. The first phase saw 16,000 pairs of names submitted by travel agents and their customers from around the world, after being asked to suggest names. These names were to evoke the idea that the ships were magical and glamorous places. 25 name pairs were shortlisted and placed on the company's website, where over 42,000 visitors voted on their favourite. Favolosa (Italian for "fabulous") and Fascinosa ("fascinating" or "glamorous") were selected as the winning name pair.[2]
The first section of the cruise ship was laid down at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard on 5 November 2009.[2] The ship was launched from the builder's dry dock on 6 August 2010.[7]
The vessel is based on the Concordia class design already in service with Costa Crociere.[5] At 114,500 GTs,[3] she can carry up to 3,800 passengers in 1,506 cabins; six more than previous Concordia class ships.[2][6]
Costa Favolosa is the fifteenth ship in service with Costa Crociere.[2]
Operational history
Costa Favolosa entered service in July 2011 when she set sail on a three-day preview cruise departing from Venice on July 4, with calls at Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Koper, Slovenia, and on July 7, an eleven-day inaugural cruise departing from Venice with calls at Bari, Italy; Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey; Mykonos, Piraeus and Olympia, Greece; and Dubrovnik.
For the 2011 summer season, Costa Favolosa sailed seven-day cruises from Venice and Bari to Olympia, Izmir, Istanbul and Dubrovnik before repositioning to Dubai for a series of winter cruises. As of 2018, the captain of the Costa Favolosa is Ciro Ambrosio who was the first officer aboard the Costa Concordia when it crashed in 2012. [8]
References
- ^ a b "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Favolosa". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Costa Favolosa and Fascinosa". Cruise Industry News. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b "The Costa Favolosa, The Largest Italian Cruise Ship, Entered Service in Venice" (Press release). Fincantieri. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Niemelä, Teijo (31 January 2010). "Costa Deliziosa handed over". Cruise Business Review. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Company profile". Costa Cruises. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Costa Crociere orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri" (Press release). Costa Cruises. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Niemelä, Teijo (6 August 2010). "Costa Favolosa launched in Marghera". Cruise Industry News. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Donna Tunney (30 June 2011). "Costa Favolosa delivered". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
