Costa Fascinosa

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Costa Fascinosa in 2022
History
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NameCosta Fascinosa
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator Costa Crociere
OrderedOctober 2007
Builder Fincantieri, at Marghera, Venice
Cost510 million euro
Laid down3 September 2010 [1]
Maiden voyage6 May 2012
In service2012
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Concordia-class cruise ship
Tonnage114,500  GT
Capacity3,780 passengers

Costa Fascinosa is a Concordia-class cruise ship that was ordered in October 2007 for Costa Crociere. Based on the Concordia-class design, Costa Fascinosa was constructed by Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in Venice. Part of a five-ship expansion of the Costa Crociere fleet, the vessel entered service on 6 May 2012. She was Costa Crociere's flagship until Costa Diadema entered service.

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Design and construction

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Costa Fascinosa at night in Istanbul.

Costa Fascinosa and sister ship Costa Favolosa were ordered in October 2007 as part of a 2.4 billion euro 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] [3] [4] Costa Fascinosa cost 510 million euro to build. [5]

The names of the two ships were selected via competition. [2] 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 as part of the send us a sea of names project. [2] These names were to evoke the idea that the ships were "magical" and "glamorous" places. [2] 25 name pairs were shortlisted and placed on the company's website, where over 42,000 visitors voted on their favourite. [2] Favolosa (Italian for "fabulous") and Fascinosa ("fascinating" or "glamorous") were selected as the winning name pair. [2]

The vessel is based on the Concordia-class design already in service with Costa Crociere. [4] Upon completion, the vessel measured 114,500 gross tons. [2] She carries up to 3,780 passengers in 1,506 cabins; six more than previous Concordia-class ships. [2] [5]

Costa Fascinosa is the sixteenth ship in service with Costa Crociere. [2] She was laid down on 3 September 2010 [1] and was delivered to Costa Cruises on 5 May 2012. [6]

Operational history

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Costa Fascinosa close to Corfu.

Costa Fascinosa entered service on 6 May 2012, sailing on a preview cruise before entering regular service on 11 May, cruising to the eastern Mediterranean. [7] She was transferred to South America in November 2012, before returning to the eastern Mediterranean for the summer 2013 season. [7]

Bardo National Museum attack

On 18 March 2015, Costa Fascinosa was in port along with MSC Splendida in Tunis when gunmen opened fire on tourists at the Bardo National Museum, including several on a tour bus from Costa Fascinosa. Five passengers from the ship were killed, eight passengers were injured. [8]

2020 COVID-19 pandemic

On 11 April 2020, after the disembarkation of the ship, 19 crew members tested positive of COVID-19. [9] On 16 April, the head doctor of the cruise ship died, [10] and as of 21 April, a crew member also died in Brazil hospital. [11]

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