Concordia-class cruise ship
{{Short description|Class of Costa Cruise Line cruise ships}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Costa Concordia in Palma, Majorca, Spain.JPG |Ship caption=Costa Concordia }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders= Fincantieri |Operators=* Costa Cruises |Class before=* Costa Cruises: {{sclass|Destiny|cruise ship|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|Dream|cruise ship|4}} |Subclasses= |Built range= 2006–2012 |In service range= 2006–present |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= 8 |Total ships completed= 6 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= 5 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= 1 |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type= Cruise ship |Ship tonnage= {{GT|113,300–}} |Ship length= {{convert|952|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|116|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship decks= 24 |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= {{convert|76,640|kW|hp|lk=on|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= Diesel-electric; two shafts Alstom propulsion motors (2 × 21 MW) Two fixed pitch propellers |Ship sail plan= |Ship speed= {{convert|22|kn|lk=in}} |Ship capacity= 3,006 passengers |Ship crew= 1,600 |Ship notes= }} |
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 {{sclass|Conquest|cruise ship|4}} 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 {{convert|21,000|ft2|abbr=on}} wellness facility. Additional spa cabins were also included into the Concordia class.
Carnival operates only a single vessel in this class, {{ship||Carnival Splendor}}, which is marketed as a Splendor-class ship. Including Carnival Splendor, there are currently five ships sailing in the Concordia class.{{cite web | title=Costa Crociere orders two new cruise ship from Fincantieri | url=http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/Info/two_new_cruise_ship.htm | publisher=Costa Crociere S.p.A | date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214403/http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/Info/two_new_cruise_ship.htm | archive-date=21 February 2014 | url-status=dead }}
Incidents and accidents
File:Collision of Costa Concordia 11.jpg on January 13, 2012]]
{{ship||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.{{cite web|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/02/carnival-splendor-fire-damage/144061/1|title=More details emerge about Carnival Splendor fire|date=22 February 2011|work=USA Today|access-date=5 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218113818/http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/02/carnival-splendor-fire-damage/144061/1|archive-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead}}
{{ship||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 {{convert|50|m|ft|adj=on}} gash in the hull, flooding the ship, causing her to list and drift toward the shore, where she later capsized and sank.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/2-german-2-american-victims-of-costa-concordia-cruise-ship-disaster-identified/2012/04/17/gIQAYfxmNT_story.html |title=2 American, 2 German victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster are identified |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=17 April 2012 |agency=The Associated Press |access-date=17 April 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428120824/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/2-german-2-american-victims-of-costa-concordia-cruise-ship-disaster-identified/2012/04/17/gIQAYfxmNT_story.html |archive-date=28 April 2012 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |title=No. 12/285 N.R. and No. 12/117 Magistrate in Charge of Preliminary Inquiries |url=http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/2012/traduzione_ordinanza_grosseto.pdf |date=16 January 2012 |publisher=Republic of Italy, Court of Grosseto |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119212604/http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/2012/traduzione_ordinanza_grosseto.pdf |url-status=live }}
Vessels of the class
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Built | Ship | Tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image | |
| colspan="6" | Costa Cruises | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | {{ship | Costa Serena}} | {{GT|114,500|link=off}} | {{flag|Italy|civil}} | First sister to Costa Concordia | thumb |
| 2009 | {{ship | Costa Pacifica}} | {{GT|114,500|link=off}} | {{flag|Italy|civil}} | thumb | |
| 2011 | {{ship | Costa Favolosa}} | {{GT|114,500|link=off}} | {{flag|Italy|civil}} | Identical to Costa Fascinosa, modified Concordia class | thumb |
| 2012 | {{ship | Costa Fascinosa}} | {{GT|114,500|link=off}} | {{flag|Italy|civil}} | Identical to Costa Favolosa, modified Concordia class | thumb |
| colspan="6" | Carnival Cruise Line | ||||||
| 2008
|{{ship | Carnival Splendor}}
|{{GT|113,323|link=off}} |{{PAN}} |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. | |||||
| colspan="6" | Former ships | ||||||
| 2006
|{{ship | Costa Concordia}}
|{{GT|114,500}} |{{flag|Italy|civil}} |Capsized and sank in 2012; salvaged in 2015 and scrapped in 2017 |
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/Default.htm Costa Cruise Lines website]
- [http://www.Carnival.com Carnival Cruise Lines website]
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
{{Concordia class}}
{{Carnival Cruise Line}}