Costa Diadema
{{Short description|Cruise ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Costa Diadema leaving Kiel P1040253 (cropped).jpg |Ship caption=Costa Diadema docked at Kiel }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = Costa Diadema | Ship renamed = | Ship owner = Carnival Corporation & plc | Ship operator = Costa Crociere | Ship registry = {{ITA}}, Genoa | Ship route = Mediterranean, Persian Gulf | Ship ordered = 2012 | Ship builder = Fincantieri | Ship original cost = US$739 million | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship completed = 25 October 2014 | Ship christened = 7 November 2014 | Ship acquired = 30 October 2014 | Ship maiden voyage = 1 November 2014 | Ship in service = 8 November 2014 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = * Call sign: IBCX
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Dream|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = {{GT|132,500}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|306|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|37.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship power = *4 × Wärtsilä 12V46{{cite web|title=Costa Diadema|url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/cruise-ships/costa-diadema/|publisher=Fincantieri|access-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326082232/https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/cruise-ships/costa-diadema/ |archive-date=26 March 2019 }} | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|22.5|kn}} max | Ship capacity = * 3,724 passengers (double occupancy)
| Ship crew = 1,253 | Ship notes = }} |
Costa Diadema is a {{sclass|Dream|cruise ship}} owned by Carnival Corporation and operated by Costa Crociere. The ship was ordered in October 2012 and was delivered to Costa on 25 October 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.seatrade-insider.com/news/news-headlines/costa-takes-delivery-of-costa-diadema-at-fincantieris-marghera-yard.html?print=1&tmpl=component | title= Costa takes delivery of Costa Diadema at Fincantieri's Marghera yard |last=Bond |first=Mary |work=Seatrade Cruise News |access-date=25 October 2014 |date= 25 October 2014}} At her time of delivery, Costa Diadema was the largest vessel to fly an Italian flag and was Costa's largest vessel at the time; she was formerly Costa Crociere's flagship being replaced by the {{ship||Costa Toscana||2}} in 2022.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kemplon.com/costa-diadema-costa-cruises-new-flagship/|title=Costa Diadema: Costa Cruises' New Flagship|last=Zabala|first=Fred|date=24 January 2015|website=Kemplon Engineering |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215021541/http://www.kemplon.com/costa-diadema-costa-cruises-new-flagship/ |archive-date=15 February 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019}}
Design and engineering
File:Costa Diadema Palma 2019-10-29 6.jpg
Costa Diadema{{'}}s 11 kV electrical generation system is provided from six generators, six aft/bow thruster electrical motors, HV main switchboard and distribution transformers, propulsion transformers, synchro drives, and motors from General Electric.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/12166-ges-power-conversion-on-new-costa-diadema.html|title=GE's Power Conversion on New Costa Diadema|date=27 January 2015|website=cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=16 September 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131032711/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com:80/cruise-news/12166-ges-power-conversion-on-new-costa-diadema.html |archive-date=31 January 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/costa-diadema-cruise-ship/|title=Costa Diadema Cruise Ship|website=Ship Technology|access-date=16 September 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728093319/http://www.ship-technology.com:80/projects/costa-diadema-cruise-ship |archive-date=28 July 2013 }} The ship is also equipped with six Wärtsilä 12V46 engines that produce an output of {{convert|75,600|kW|lk=on|abbr=on}}.
Costa Diadema features a total of 1,862 cabins that can accommodate a maximum of 4,947 passengers and 1,253 crew members and also has an outside promenade extending over {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The ship includes three swimming pools, three dining areas, a 4D cinema hall, and a Saṃsāra spa across four decks.{{cite news|last1=Shillinglaw|first1=Greg|title=Sailing Italian style|url=http://www.travelpulse.com/articles/cruise/sailing-italian-style.html|access-date=14 April 2015|work=TravelPulse.com|date=30 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102918/http://www.travelpulse.com/articles/cruise/sailing-italian-style.html|url-status=dead}}
Construction and career
Costa Cruises ordered the Dream-class vessel in October 2012, making her the largest ship to be ordered and built for Costa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.latecruisenews.com/2014/11/10/new-costa-flagship-christened-cruise-news-two-german-cruise-ship-owners-insolvent-cruise-names-titles/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209021608/http://www.latecruisenews.com:80/2014/11/10/new-costa-flagship-christened-cruise-news-two-german-cruise-ship-owners-insolvent-cruise-names-titles/ |archive-date=9 February 2020 |title=New Costa Flagship Christened – Other Cruise News: Two German Cruise Ship Owners Insolvent – Cruise Names and Titles |last=Griffin |first=Kevin |date=10 November 2014 |access-date=16 September 2019}} The ship cost Carnival Corporation US$739 million to build.{{Cite web|url=https://maritimematters.com/2013/11/costa-diadema/|title=Costa Diadema Floated Out |website=Maritime Matters |last=Cox |first=Martin |date=16 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918161027/https://maritimematters.com/2013/11/costa-diadema/ |archive-date=18 September 2020 |access-date=16 September 2019}} She was ordered and built to replace the {{ship||Costa Concordia}}, which sank earlier in the year.{{cite web |url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/replacement-for-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia-cruises-into-dubrovnik/#:~:text=Costa%20Diadema%2C%20the%20550%20million,in%20Dubrovnik%20on%20Monday%20morning%E2%80%A6 |title=Replacement for the Ill-Fated Costa Concordia Cruises into Dubrovnik |work=croatiaweek.com |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=31 May 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112073432/http://www.croatiaweek.com:80/replacement-for-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia-cruises-into-dubrovnik/ |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}
Costa Diadema had her keel laid on 10 December 2012 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Marghera, marking the beginning of her hull assembly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shipandoffshore.net/news/shipbuilding/detail/news/construction-work-on-costa-diadema-started.html|title=Construction work on "Costa Diadema" started|website=shipandoffshore.net |date=13 December 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531145151/https://www.shipandoffshore.net/news/shipbuilding/detail/news/construction-work-on-costa-diadema-started.html |archive-date=31 May 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5115|title=Construction Begins on World's Largest Italian Cruise Ship|website=cruisecritic.com|access-date=16 September 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212032301/http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5115}} She was launched on 15 November 2013,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisehive.com/costa-diadema-floats-out-for-final-stages-of-construction/1320|title=Costa Diadema Floats Out For Final Stages Of Construction |date=15 November 2013 |website=Cruise Hive |last=Thakkar |first=Emrys |access-date=16 September 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193718/https://www.cruisehive.com/costa-diadema-floats-out-for-final-stages-of-construction/1320 |archive-date=19 September 2020 }} with an official ceremony performed by Franca Grasso, the ship's madrina at her launch. She was delivered on 25 October 2014 and performed a "Vernissage Cruise," from Trieste to Genoa on 1 November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/costa-cruises-officially-names-costa-diadema-at-genoa-ceremony.html|title=Costa Cruises Officially Names Costa Diadema at Genoa Ceremony |website=TravelPulse |date=8 November 2014 |access-date=16 September 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112164316/http://www.travelpulse.com:80/news/cruise/costa-cruises-officially-names-costa-diadema-at-genoa-ceremony.html |archive-date=12 November 2014 }} Her naming ceremony was held on 7 November 2014 at the Port of Genoa, where she was officially christened by Italian travel agent, Carolina Micelli.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/costa-gears-up-for-diadema-naming-festivities-in-genoa/|title=Costa gears up for Diadema naming festivities in Genoa|date=7 November 2014|website=Seatrade Cruise News |last=Kalosh |first=Anne |access-date=16 September 2019}}
Costa Diadema spent her inaugural season and subsequent seasons cruising the Western Mediterranean until she was redeployed to Dubai in November 2018 to begin cruising the Persian Gulf for the winter season.{{Cite web|url=https://cruisearabiaonline.com/2018/09/05/6110/|title=Costa sending largest ship Costa Diadema to Dubai for 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season|last=Ebelthite|first=Shaun|date=5 September 2018|website=cruisearabiaonline.com|access-date=16 September 2019}} As of 2019, she rotated between the Mediterranean in the spring and summer months and the Persian Gulf in the fall and winter months.
On 24 March 2020, the ship docked at Limassol, Cyprus, and a crew member suspected of suffering from the coronavirus was taken to hospital. Several other crew members were also reported to be ill. Costa Diadema was sailing from Dubai to Savona, Italy, without passengers.{{cite web |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-crew-member-from-italian-cruise-liner-taken-to-limassol-hospital/ |title=Coronavirus: crew member from Italian cruise liner taken to Limassol hospital |work=Cyprus Mail |last=Chrysostomou |first=Annette |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=29 March 2020 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224180449/https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-crew-member-from-italian-cruise-liner-taken-to-limassol-hospital/ |archive-date=24 February 2021 }}
References
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External links
{{commons category|IMO 9636888}}
- [http://www.costacruise.com/usa/costa_diadema.html Official site]
{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
{{Costa Cruises}}
Category:Cruise ships of Italy
Category:Ships built by Fincantieri