Mediterranea as Costa Mediterranea leaving the port of Argostoli, Greece
History
Name
  • Costa Mediterranea (2003–2023)
  • Mediterranea (2023–present)
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
RouteCruising from Tianjin, China on international routes (2023-present)
Builder
Yard number502
Laid down1 October 2000
Completed27 May 2003
Out of service2020-2023
Identification
StatusIn service
Notes[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeSpirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length292.5 m (959 ft 8 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Depth13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Decks12
PropulsionTwin propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity
  • 2,114 passengers (normal)
  • 2,680 passengers (maximum)
Crew912
Notes[1]

Mediterranea is a Spirit-class cruise ship operated by Adora Cruises in the Chinese market. She was built in 2003 in Finland as Costa Mediterranea for Carnival Corporation & plc's Costa Cruises brand, and began operating with Adora Cruises in 2023.

Costa Line

Costa Mediterranea was completed in 2003 as at the Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland at a cost of over €400 million. Like sister ship Costa Atlantica, her design was derived from Carnival Cruise Line's Spirit-class ships. On 16 June 2003 she departed on her maiden voyage from Genoa to Spain and Portugal. The twelve decks were named after mythological and historical characters: Circe, Tersicore, Bacco, Teseo, Orfeo, Narciso, Prometeo, Pegaso, Armonia, Cleopatra, Pandora and Medea.

On 10 September 2008, Costa Mediterranea was the first ship to make a port call to the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2]

Costa Mediterranea was dry docked for a €4 million refurbishment at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo from 21 November to 4 December 2013.[3]

Adora Cruises

In 2021, Costa Mediterranea was transferred to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping.[4] Renamed Mediterranea in 2023, the ship entered service in September that year under CSSC Carnival's brand Adora Cruises, sailing short international itineraries based at Tianjin.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Mediterranea". VesselTracker. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Port" (in Russian). Marine Facade Management Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Costa Mediterranea Enters Drydock For €4 Million Refurbishment". cruisemiss.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Five Ships to Leave Costa Fleet by May 2021". Cruise Industry News. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Adora Names Its First Chinese-Built Ship: Adora Magic City – Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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