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			{{short description\|Former cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises}}
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	\|'''Tonnage:'''
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			\| Ship name = *''Costa Victoria'' (1996–2021)
	\|'''Length:'''
			*''St. Victoria'' (2021)
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			*Genova Trasporti Marittimi (2020)
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			*Piombino Industrie Marittime (2020–2021)
	\|105.5 feet
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			\| Ship registry = *{{ITA}}, ] (1996–1997)
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			*{{LBR}}, ] (1997–2000)
	\|23 knots
			*{{ITA}}, ] (2000–2021)
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	\|'''Complement:'''
			\| Ship yard number = 107
	\|1,928 passengers, 766 crew
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			\| Ship laid down =
			\| Ship launched = 2 September 1995
			\| Ship christened =
			\| Ship completed = 1996
			\| Ship acquired = 10 July 1996
			\| Ship maiden voyage = 28 July 1996
			\| Ship in service = 1996
			\| Ship out of service = 25 March 2020
			\| Ship identification = *]: IBLC
			*{{IMO Number\|9109031}}
			*{{MMSI\|247109000}}
			\| Ship fate = Scrapped in ], ], in 2021
			\| Ship notes = <ref name=vesseltracker>{{cite web\|title=Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel ''Costa Victoria''\|url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Costa-Victoria-9109031.html\|work=VesselTracker\|year=2012\|accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref>
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			\| Ship class = ''Victoria''-class ]
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			*{{NetT\|43,277}}
			*{{DWT\|8,039}}
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			\| Ship capacity = 1,928 passengers (normal)
			2,394 passengers (maximum)
			\| Ship crew = 766
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			'''''Costa Victoria''''' was a ''Victoria''-class ] launched in 1995 and operated by ], a subsidiary of ], from 1996 until 2020. Built at Bremen, Germany, she was designed to reflect the spirit of ], which was enhanced in a 2013 refit. During her service with Costa she operated in many areas, including Asia. In June 2020, in light of the economic impact caused by the ], ''Costa Victoria'' was moved to the Port of ], Italy and decommissioned. She was sold in December 2020 for possible conversion to worker's accommodation at a Genoa shipyard, but resold for demolition in Turkey, where she arrived on 28 January 2021.

			== Design and construction ==
			]
			''Costa Victoria'' was the first of two ''Victoria''-class ]s ordered by ] from the German shipyard ] as their ] 107<ref name=Miramar>{{csr \|register=MSI \|id=9109031 \|shipname=Costa Victoria \|access-date=2021-02-01}}</ref> (the second was intended to become ''Costa Olympia'', but was completed as ]'s {{ship\|\|Norwegian Sky}}).{{efn\|During the construction of ''Costa Olympia'', the shipyard became bankrupt and her construction was halted. Costa Cruises declined to buy the unfinished hull and she was subsequently sold to Norwegian Cruise Line and she eventually entered service as {{ship\|\|Norwegian Sky}}, followed by {{ship\|\|Norwegian Sun}}, as the two-ship Sun class.<ref name="Newman">{{cite web \|url=http://dougnewmanatsea.com/2008/05/07/from-norwegian-sky-to-pride-of-aloha-and-back-again/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719180819/http://dougnewmanatsea.com/2008/05/07/from-norwegian-sky-to-pride-of-aloha-and-back-again/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2008-07-19 \|title=From ''Norwegian Sky'' to ''Pride of Aloha'' and Back Again \|accessdate=2008-05-08 \|date=2008-05-07 \|last=Newman \|first=Doug \|work=At Sea with Doug Newman }}</ref><ref name="Asklander">{{cite web \|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/norwegian_sky_1999.htm \|title=M/S ''Norwegian Sky'' (1999) \|accessdate=2008-05-08 \|last=Asklander \|first=Micke \|work=Fakta om Fartyg \|language=Swedish }}</ref>}} ''Costa Victoria'' was ] on 2 September 1995 and delivered on 15 July 1996.<ref name="Miramar" /> She was {{convert\|252.9\|m\|ftin\|abbr=on}} in length with a {{convert\|36.1\|m\|ftin\|abbr=on}} ], had fourteen decks and was measured at {{GT\|75,166\|disp=long}}. She had a ] power plant, which gave her an operating speed of up to {{convert\|24\|kn\|lk=in}}.<ref name="Miramar" />

			== Costa Cruises service ==
	'''Costa Victoria''' is a ] for ] and is designed to reflect the spirit of ]. She was designed to be one of the most beautiful ships of the time. Features include the panoramic Concorde Plaza, an indoor pool, the ultramodern Pompei Spa, and the seven deck Planetarium Atrium
			], ] in 2001.]]
			The last new acquisition before Costa Cruises was taken over by ] and ] in 1997, ''Costa Victoria'' entered service in mid-1996 with a capacity for 2,394 passengers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2016/05/asia-cruises-costa-victoria-cruise.html\|title=Costa Victoria Cruise Review\|first=Darryl\|last=Wilson}}</ref>
			In 2004, the ship underwent an extensive refit, which included balconies being added to 246 cabins. ''Costa Victoria'' underwent an additional refit in November 2013, in which public rooms were modernized and staterooms were remodeled to have a more "Italian" design.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2013/10/new-costa-victoria-to-debut-in-november.html \|title=New Costa Victoria to Debut in November \|work=philippinesflightnetwork.com \|last=Wilson \|first=Daryl \|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>

			Costa Victoria hosted athletes for ] event at ] in July 2019 with over 1,900 athletes and 38 national delegations worldwide were accommodated to aboard the ship.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21159-costa-victoria-to-host-athletes-for-universiade-event-in-naples.html\|title=Costa Victoria To Host Athletes for Universiade Event in Naples\|first=C. I. N.\|last=Staff\|date=29 June 2019\|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com}}</ref>

			], ] in 2019.]]
			During the ], after the ship left ] on 7 March 2020, a female ] national tested positive after she had disembarked in ]. 726 passengers on the ship were quarantined.<ref name="afp">{{cite web\|date=25 March 2020\|title=Coronavirus: Fears on cruise ship docked at Italian port after case confirmed\|url=https://www.thelocal.it/20200325/coronavirus-fears-on-cruise-ship-docked-in-rome-after-case-confirmed\|access-date=1 April 2020\|work=The Local\|agency=Agence France Presse}}</ref> The ship did not dock at ], her final destination, or nearby ],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Two Costa Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Cases Head for Italy\|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-costa-cruise-ships-with-covid-19-cases-head-for-italy\|website=The Maritime Executive}}</ref> and passengers ultimately departed the ship after she docked in ] on 25 March.<ref name="afp" /><ref>{{cite web\|last=Le Messurier\|first=Danielle\|date=25 March 2020\|title=West Live: Perth couple stranded on Costa Victoria cruise ship where COVID-19 case confirmed\|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/west-live-perth-couple-stranded-on-costa-victoria-cruise-ship-where-covid-19-case-confirmed-ng-b881500084z\|access-date=1 April 2020\|work=The West Australian}}</ref> On 4 May 2020, a 69-year-old woman linked to the ship died from the ], while her husband was also infected.<ref>{{Cite news\|last1=Boseley\|first1=Matilda\|date=4 May 2020\|title=Australia's coronavirus victims: Remembering those lost to Covid-19\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/04/australia-coronavirus-victims-tributes-friends-family-stories-age-names-covid-19-death-toll-australian}}</ref>

			=== Deployments ===
	==External Links==
			], ] in 2020.]]
	*
			In April 2018, the ship sailed in ], including ], and in summer 2018, the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Staff\|first=C. I. N.\|date=2 April 2018\|title=Photos: Costa Victoria\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18793-photos-costa-victoria.html\|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com}}</ref> In November 2019, the ship sailed cruises from ] to the ]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Costa Victoria All Set To Sail From Mumbai To Maldives\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/travelnews/story/69729/costa-victoria-all-set-to-sail-from-mumbai-maldives\|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> and fortnightly cruises to ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=7 November 2019\|title=Costa Cruises begins Indian Ocean fortnightly cruises to Sri Lanka \| EconomyNext\|url=https://economynext.com/costa-cruises-begins-indian-ocean-fortnightly-cruises-to-sri-lanka-31138/}}</ref> ''Costa Victoria'' was set to sail from ] from October 2019 to 2020,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=14 August 2019\|title=Costa and Sahara Forest Project join forces for sustainable farming in Jordan\|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/costa-and-sahara-forest-project-join-forces-sustainable-farming-jordan\|website=seatrade-cruise.com}}</ref> but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Costa's operations were suspended and her planned sailings were cancelled prior to her ultimate departure from the fleet.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Bartiromo\|first=Michael\|date=24 April 2020\|title=Cruise lines owned by Norwegian, Carnival extend suspension of sailings into the summer\|url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/cruise-lines-norwegian-carnival-suspension-into-summer-coronavirus\|website=Fox News}}</ref>
	*

			== Sale and scrapping==
			]
			She docked in Civitavecchia to disembark her final passengers on 25 March 2020. On 19 June, Costa sold ''Costa Victoria'' to Cantiere Navale San Giorgio del Porto SpA for possible conversion to an accommodation vessel for their shipyard workers in ] or, otherwise, for scrapping.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=23 June 2020\|title=Costa Victoria arrivata a Piombino ma non potrà essere demolita in Italia\|language=it\|work=Shipping Italy\|url=https://www.shippingitaly.it/2020/06/23/costa-victoria-in-arrivo-a-piombino-ma-non-potra-essere-demolita-in-italia/\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last1=Kalosh\|first1=Anne\|last2=Peruzzi\|first2=Luca\|date=19 June 2020\|title=Costa Victoria reported sold to San Giorgio del Porto\|work=Seatrade Cruise News\|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/costa-victoria-reported-sold-san-giorgio-del-porto\|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> On 23 June she was transferred to subsidiary Genova Trasporti Marittimi and berthed in ].<ref>{{Cite news\|date=3 July 2020\|title=Sosta in disarmo nel porto di Piombino per la nave Costa Victoria\|work=Livorno Press \|language=Italian\|url=https://livornopress.it/sosta-in-disarmo-nel-porto-di-piombino-per-la-nave-costa-victoria}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=9 January 2021\|title=The Costa Victoria Will Be Scrapped\|work=Cruise Industry News \|language=English\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24174-the-costa-victoria-will-be-scrapped}}</ref>

			]
	]
			On 13 January 2021, renamed ''St. Victoria'', the ship left Piombino in towed of the tug ''VOS Chablis'', to ], ], for demolition and was beached on 28 January. Scrapping began in March.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=2021-01-30\|title=These Cruise Ships Are Being Scrapped in Aliaga\|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24273-these-cruise-ships-are-being-scrapped-in-aliaga.html\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130141639/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24273-these-cruise-ships-are-being-scrapped-in-aliaga.html\|archive-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=Gonzalez>{{cite web \|last1=Gonzalez \|first1=Frank \|title=Costa Victoria is ready for her last trip to Aliaga \|url=https://www.cruises-info.com/2021/01/costa-victoria-is-ready-for-her-last.html \|website=Cruises-Info.com \|date=9 January 2021 \|access-date=9 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131204148/https://www.cruises-info.com/2021/01/costa-victoria-is-ready-for-her-last.html \|archive-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

			== Notes ==
			{{Notelist}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			{{commons category\|IMO 9109031}}
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			{{Sun class}}
			{{Costa Cruises}}

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Latest revision as of 19:46, 30 October 2024

Former cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises

*Costa Victoria*
History
Costa Victoria in 2012
Name	Costa Victoria (1996–2021) St. Victoria (2021)
Owner	Costa Crociere (1996–2020) Genova Trasporti Marittimi (2020) Piombino Industrie Marittime (2020–2021)
Operator	Costa Crociere (1996–2020)
Port of registry	Italy, Venice (1996–1997) Liberia, Monrovia (1997–2000) Italy, Genoa (2000–2021)
Builder	Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, Germany
Yard number	107
Launched	2 September 1995
Completed	1996
Acquired	10 July 1996
Maiden voyage	28 July 1996
In service	1996
Out of service	25 March 2020
Identification	Call sign: IBLC IMO number: 9109031 MMSI number: 247109000
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, in 2021
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Victoria-class cruise ship
Tonnage	75,166 GT 43,277 NT 8,039 DWT
Length	252 m (826 ft 9 in)
Beam	32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught	8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Decks	14
Deck clearance	3.207 m (10 ft 6.3 in)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity	1,928 passengers (normal) 2,394 passengers (maximum)
Crew	766

Costa Victoria was a Victoria-class cruise ship launched in 1995 and operated by Costa Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, from 1996 until 2020. Built at Bremen, Germany, she was designed to reflect the spirit of Italy, which was enhanced in a 2013 refit. During her service with Costa she operated in many areas, including Asia. In June 2020, in light of the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Costa Victoria was moved to the Port of Piombino, Italy and decommissioned. She was sold in December 2020 for possible conversion to worker's accommodation at a Genoa shipyard, but resold for demolition in Turkey, where she arrived on 28 January 2021.

Design and construction

Costa Victoria was the first of two Victoria-class cruise ships ordered by Costa Cruises from the German shipyard Bremer Vulkan as their yard number 107 (the second was intended to become Costa Olympia, but was completed as Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sky). Costa Victoria was launched on 2 September 1995 and delivered on 15 July 1996. She was 252.9 m (829 ft 9 in) in length with a 36.1 m (118 ft 5 in) beam, had fourteen decks and was measured at 75,166 gross tonnage (GT). She had a diesel-electric power plant, which gave her an operating speed of up to 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph).

Costa Cruises service

The last new acquisition before Costa Cruises was taken over by Carnival Corporation and Airtours plc in 1997, Costa Victoria entered service in mid-1996 with a capacity for 2,394 passengers. In 2004, the ship underwent an extensive refit, which included balconies being added to 246 cabins. Costa Victoria underwent an additional refit in November 2013, in which public rooms were modernized and staterooms were remodeled to have a more "Italian" design.

Costa Victoria hosted athletes for Universiade event at Naples in July 2019 with over 1,900 athletes and 38 national delegations worldwide were accommodated to aboard the ship.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, after the ship left Dubai on 7 March 2020, a female Argentine national tested positive after she had disembarked in Crete. 726 passengers on the ship were quarantined. The ship did not dock at Venice, her final destination, or nearby Trieste, and passengers ultimately departed the ship after she docked in Civitavecchia on 25 March. On 4 May 2020, a 69-year-old woman linked to the ship died from the coronavirus, while her husband was also infected.

Deployments

In April 2018, the ship sailed in Asia, including China, and in summer 2018, the Mediterranean. In November 2019, the ship sailed cruises from Mumbai to the Maldives and fortnightly cruises to Sri Lanka. Costa Victoria was set to sail from Aqaba from October 2019 to 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Costa's operations were suspended and her planned sailings were cancelled prior to her ultimate departure from the fleet.

Sale and scrapping

She docked in Civitavecchia to disembark her final passengers on 25 March 2020. On 19 June, Costa sold Costa Victoria to Cantiere Navale San Giorgio del Porto SpA for possible conversion to an accommodation vessel for their shipyard workers in Genoa or, otherwise, for scrapping. On 23 June she was transferred to subsidiary Genova Trasporti Marittimi and berthed in Piombino.

On 13 January 2021, renamed St. Victoria, the ship left Piombino in towed of the tug VOS Chablis, to Aliağa, Turkey, for demolition and was beached on 28 January. Scrapping began in March.

Notes

During the construction of Costa Olympia, the shipyard became bankrupt and her construction was halted. Costa Cruises declined to buy the unfinished hull and she was subsequently sold to Norwegian Cruise Line and she eventually entered service as Norwegian Sky, followed by Norwegian Sun, as the two-ship Sun class.

References

"Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Victoria". VesselTracker. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ "Costa Victoria (9109031)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Newman, Doug (7 May 2008). "From Norwegian Sky to Pride of Aloha and Back Again". At Sea with Doug Newman. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
Asklander, Micke. "M/S Norwegian Sky (1999)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2008.
Wilson, Darryl. "Costa Victoria Cruise Review".
Wilson, Daryl. "New Costa Victoria to Debut in November". philippinesflightnetwork.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
Staff, C. I. N. (29 June 2019). "Costa Victoria To Host Athletes for Universiade Event in Naples". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
^ "Coronavirus: Fears on cruise ship docked at Italian port after case confirmed". The Local. Agence France Presse. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
"Two Costa Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Cases Head for Italy". The Maritime Executive.
Le Messurier, Danielle (25 March 2020). "West Live: Perth couple stranded on Costa Victoria cruise ship where COVID-19 case confirmed". The West Australian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
Boseley, Matilda (4 May 2020). "Australia's coronavirus victims: Remembering those lost to Covid-19". The Guardian.
Staff, C. I. N. (2 April 2018). "Photos: Costa Victoria". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
"Costa Victoria All Set To Sail From Mumbai To Maldives". outlookindia.com.
"Costa Cruises begins Indian Ocean fortnightly cruises to Sri Lanka | EconomyNext". 7 November 2019.
"Costa and Sahara Forest Project join forces for sustainable farming in Jordan". seatrade-cruise.com. 14 August 2019.
Bartiromo, Michael (24 April 2020). "Cruise lines owned by Norwegian, Carnival extend suspension of sailings into the summer". Fox News.
"Costa Victoria arrivata a Piombino ma non potrà essere demolita in Italia". Shipping Italy (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
Kalosh, Anne; Peruzzi, Luca (19 June 2020). "Costa Victoria reported sold to San Giorgio del Porto". Seatrade Cruise News. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"Sosta in disarmo nel porto di Piombino per la nave Costa Victoria". Livorno Press (in Italian). 3 July 2020.
"The Costa Victoria Will Be Scrapped". Cruise Industry News. 9 January 2021.
"These Cruise Ships Are Being Scrapped in Aliaga". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
Gonzalez, Frank (9 January 2021). "Costa Victoria is ready for her last trip to Aliaga". Cruises-Info.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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