Concordia-class cruise ship
 Costa Concordia | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Fincantieri |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Dream class |
| Built | 2006–2012 |
| In service | 2006–present |
| Planned | 8 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 5 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 113,300– GT |
| Length | 952 ft (290.2 m) |
| Beam | 116 ft (35.4 m) |
| Decks | 24 |
| Installed power | 76,640 kW (102,780 hp) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts Alstom propulsion motors (2 × 21 MW) Two fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 3,006 passengers |
| Crew | 1,600 |
The Concordia class is a class of cruise ships that are operated by Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines, subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc.
The ship's design is based on the design of Carnival's Conquest class fleet of ships. However, their design from lido (pool) deck up to the top deck was enlarged and redesigned. The most notable difference is the structure around the main pool. The main pool features a glass exterior on both sides of the ship. A retractable magrodome was also added for the main pool. Another notable difference is the enlargement of its spa facilities. Each ship has a 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m2) wellness facility. Additional spa cabins were also included into the Concordia class.
Carnival operates only a single vessel in this class, Carnival Splendor, which is marketed as a Splendor-class ship. Including Carnival Splendor, there are currently five ships sailing in the Concordia class.[1]
Incidents and accidents
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Carnival Splendor experienced a fire in her engine room on November 8, 2010, resulting in a loss of all electrical power and stranding the vessel with almost 4,500 on board.[2]
Costa Concordia sank on January 13, 2012, after running aground shortly off the coast of Tuscany, resulting in 32 fatalities (33 including the later death of a salvage worker). The ship had departed from Civitavecchia on a seven-day Mediterranean cruise with 3,229 passengers and a crew of 1,023. The grounding caused a 50-metre (160 ft) gash in the hull, flooding the ship, causing her to list and drift toward the shore, where she later capsized and sank.[3] Although the ship had sunk only partially and next to the shore, the evacuation was chaotic and her captain was subsequently arrested on preliminary charges of multiple manslaughter in connection with not only causing a shipwreck, but also failing to assist 300 passengers and failing to be the last to leave the wreck.[4]
Vessels of the class
[edit]| Built | Ship | Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
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| Costa Cruises | |||||
| 2007 | Costa Serena | 114,500 GT |  Italy | First sister to Costa Concordia |  |
| 2009 | Costa Pacifica | 114,500 GT | Italy |  | |
| 2011 | Costa Favolosa | 114,500 GT | Italy | Identical to Costa Fascinosa, modified Concordia class |  |
| 2012 | Costa Fascinosa | 114,500 GT | Italy | Identical to Costa Favolosa, modified Concordia class |  |
| Carnival Cruise Line | |||||
| 2008 | Carnival Splendor | 113,323 GT |  Panama | Referred to as a Splendor-class cruise ship. Originally designed and ordered for Costa Crociere but transferred to Carnival Cruise Lines during construction. Originally planned to be named Costa Splendor. | _(cropped).jpg) |
| Former ships | |||||
| 2006 | Costa Concordia | 114,500 GT | Italy | Capsized and sank in 2012; salvaged in 2015 and scrapped in 2017 | .JPG) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Costa Crociere orders two new cruise ship from Fincantieri". Costa Crociere S.p.A. October 18, 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "More details emerge about Carnival Splendor fire". USA Today. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "2 American, 2 German victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster are identified". The Washington Post. The Associated Press. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "No. 12/285 N.R. and No. 12/117 Magistrate in Charge of Preliminary Inquiries" (PDF). Republic of Italy, Court of Grosseto. 16 January 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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