Mediterranea (Adora Cruises)

Cruise ship built in 2003

Mediterranea as Costa Mediterranea leaving the port of Argostoli, Greece

History
Name|

* Costa Mediterranea (2003–2023)
* Mediterranea (2023–present)

Owner|

* Carnival Corporation & plc (2003–2023)
* CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping (2023-present)

Operator|

* Costa Cruises (2003-2021)
* Adora Cruises (2023-present)

Port of registry|

* Italy, Genoa (2003-2021)
* Bahamas, Nassau (2021-present)

Route| Cruising from Tianjin, China on international routes (2023-present)
Builder|

* Kværner Masa-Yards
* Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland

Yard number| 502
Laid down| 1 October 2000
Completed| 27 May 2003
Maiden voyage|

* 2003-2023 (Costa Mediterranea)
* 2023-present (Mediterranea)

In service|

* 2003-2023 (Costa Mediterranea)
* 2023-present (Mediterranea)

Identification|

* IMO number: 9237345
* Call sign: IBCF (2003), C6FE7 (2023)
* MMSI number: 311001086 (2023)

Status| In active service
Notes| [1]
General characteristics
Class and type| Spirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage|

* 85,619 GT
* 53,437 NT
* 7,500 DWT

Length| 292.5 m (959 ft 8 in)
Beam| 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught| 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Depth| 13.6 m (44 ft 7 in)
Decks| 12
Propulsion| Twin propellers
Speed| 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity|

* 2,114 passengers (normal)
* 2,680 passengers (maximum)

Crew| 912
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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Media related to IMO 9237345 at Wikimedia Commons
* "Costa Mediterranea official page". Costa Cruises. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
* "Cruise ship Costa Mediterranea in Yalta, Ukraine". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
* Galutschek, Ernst. "Video clips of Costa Mediterranea 2005, 2018". shipvideos.net. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
* Miramar Ship Index – Costa Mediterranea

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Current ships|

* Costa Deliziosa
* Costa Diadema
* Costa Fascinosa
* Costa Favolosa
* Costa Fortuna
* Costa Pacifica
* Costa Serena
* Costa Smeralda
* Costa Toscana

Former ships|

* Angelina Lauro
* Bianca C.
* Carla C / Carla Costa
* Columbus C.
* Costa Allegra
* Costa Atlantica
* Costa Celebration
* Costa Firenze
* Costa Concordia
* disaster
* Costa Europa
* Costa Luminosa
* Costa Marina
* Costa Magica
* Costa Mediterranea
* Costa neoClassica
* Costa neoRiviera
* Costa neoRomantica
* Costa Playa
* Costa Riviera
* Costa Tropicale
* Costa Venezia
* Costa Victoria
* Costa Voyager
* Eugenio C
* Federico C
* Franca C
* Italia
* Maria C

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Spirit-class cruise ships and derived designs

Original Spirit class|

* Costa Atlantica
* Carnival Spirit
* Carnival Pride
* Carnival Legend
* Costa Mediterranea
* Carnival Miracle

Hybrid Vista / Spirit class|

* Costa Luminosa
* Costa Deliziosa

* Costa Cruises
* Carnival Cruise Lines

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