- Costa Serena
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Career Name: Costa Serena Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc Operator: Costa Crociere Port of registry: 
Italy, GenoaOrdered: 1 October 2004 Yard number: 6130 Laid down: 1 February 2005 Launched: 4 August 2006 Completed: 9 March 2007 In service: 2007 Identification: Call sign: ICAZ
IMO number: 9343132
MMSI no.: 247187600Status: Operational Notes: [1][2] General characteristics Class and type: Concordia-class cruise ship Tonnage: 114,147 GT
87,196 NT
10,000 DWTLength: 289.59 m (950.1 ft) Beam: 35.5 m (116 ft) Draught: 8.30 m (27.2 ft) Depth: 14.18 m (46.5 ft) Deck clearance: 2,908 mm (114.5 in) Propulsion: 2 x fixed pitch Speed: 20 kts Capacity: 3,700 passengers Crew: 1,100 Notes: [1][3] Costa Serena is a Concordia-class cruise ship for the Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises. The name Serena was intended to symbolize harmony and serenity.
Since its inauguration, it has been the line's flagship. She entered service in mid-2007. The ship was constructed by Fincantieri in Sestri Ponente. Her sister ship, Costa Concordia, was launched in 2006. The two ships are the largest and longest ships in the Costa Cruises fleet. A third sister ship, Costa Pacifica, was launched in 2009 and another two sister ships, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa are scheduled for launching in 2011 and 2012. The ship's godmother is Marion Cotillard.[4]
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Inaugural event
May 19, 2007 marked the day of the Costa Serena's inaugural event. The event was held in Marseille, France and featured fireworks and a laser show.[5] At the same time as the actual inauguration, Costa held a inaugural event in the virtual world of Second Life.[6]
Media coverage
In 2009 the Costa Serena and its crew was featured in the six-episode National Geographic TV documentary series "Cruise Ship Diaries".[7]
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Costa Serena leaving Venice, on her maiden voyage taken on Grand Canal just in front of Ponte dei Sospiri, near Piazza San Marco
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Leaving Venice on maiden voyage
References
- ^ a b "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Serena". VesselTracker. 15 May 2011. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Costa-Serena-9343132.html. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Costa Crociere’s Fleet Continues to Grow Costa Serena Sister Ship of Costa Concordia Launched Today in Genoa – The Two Largest Vessels in Italian" (Press release). Fincantieri. Friday, 4 August 2006. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000067.aspx. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Costa Serena Ship's website. Retrieved 24 July 2010
- ^ "Fincantieri Delivers the Twelfth Flagship of Costa Crociere’s Italian Fleet Costa Serena the Gods’ Ship" (Press release). Fincantieri. Tuesday, 15 May 2007. http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000086.aspx. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Anita Dunham-Potter (11 June 2007). "Ciao, Serena". ExpertCruiser. http://www.expertcruiser.com/reviews/ciao-serena/. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Costa to Host 'Virtual' Costa Serena Inaugural". TravelPulse. 17 May 2007. http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=25457. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Cruise Ship Diaries". NatGeoTV. http://natgeotv.com/uk/cruise-ship-diaries/about. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
External links
- Costa Cruises official website
- "A Floating Pantheon" Media report
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