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| ''[[Costa Mediterranea|Mediterranea]]''|| style="text-align:Center;" |{{flagicon|Bahamas}} || style="text-align:Center;" | 2003 || style="text-align:Center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|85,619}} || style="text-align:Center;" | [[Tianjin|Tianjin,China]]|| style="text-align:Center;" |Adora Cruises Limited announced that the Mediterranea (the former Costa Mediterranea) will start operations in China in the fourth quarter, sailing from Tianjin, on short international itineraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSSC Carnival to Deploy Mediterranea to Tianjin Later This Year - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/05/cssc-carnival-cruises-to-sail-from-tianjin-later-this-year/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |publisher=Cruise Industry News|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:39, 22 September 2023
Adora Cruises Limited[1] (formerly CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping) is a Chinese-American cruise line that was scheduled to begin operation in 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
History
CSSC Carnival was founded in October 2015 as a joint venture, worth about $4 billion over ten years, between United States' Carnival Corporation & plc, Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation, and Chinese shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).[2] CSSC Carnival is headquartered in Hong Kong and is majority owned by the Chinese shareholders, which collectively own 60% of the company, with Carnival holding the remainder.[2][3] In September 2016, the company announced plans to order two new ships, with options for two more, with deliveries planned to begin in 2022.[4] In February 2017, two more options were added to the order, and it was announced that the vessels would be built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company through a joint venture between CSSC, owner of the shipyard, and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, with the first ship to be delivered in 2023.[4] In November 2018, the contract for the first two Chinese-built ships was formally signed at a cost of about $1.5 billion, and CSSC Carnival announced that it planned to purchase two ships already in service, to enter its fleet beginning in late 2019.[5]
Fleet
Adora Cruises will begin operations with two ships purchased from Costa Cruises, Costa Atlantica in 2020 and Costa Mediterranea in 2021.[6]
The first Chinese-built vessel, to be constructed off of the Vista-class design, is expected to be delivered in 2023, with the sister ship following in 2024.[7] If all four options are exercised, a new ship will be delivered annually through 2028.[3]
Ship | Flag | Build Year |
Entering the Fleet | Gross Tonnage | Home Port | Notes | Image |
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Costa Atlantica | 2000 | 2020 | 85,619 GT | Asia | Joined Carnival China (now Adora Cruises) in January 2020. | ||
Mediterranea | 2003 | 2021 | 85,619 GT | Tianjin,China | Adora Cruises Limited announced that the Mediterranea (the former Costa Mediterranea) will start operations in China in the fourth quarter, sailing from Tianjin, on short international itineraries.[8] | ||
Future Fleet | |||||||
Adora Magic City | 2023 | 2023 | 135,500 GT | Shanghai, China | To Sail for Adora Cruises (Based on Vista Class). Construction started on 18 October 2019.[9] | ||
TBA | TBD | 2024 | 2024 | 143,000 GT | Asia | To Sail for Adora Cruises (Based on Vista Class). Construction started on 8 August 2022[9] |
References
- ^ "CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Changes Name to Adora Cruises". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b "China firms, Carnival Corp form JV to launch Chinese cruise line". Reuters. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "First locally built cruise liner due for delivery in 2023". China Daily. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Carnival Corp. to order two China-built cruise ships with options for four more". Orlando Sun-Sentinel. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Fincantieri Seals USD 1.5 Bn Deal with CSSC-Carnival JV". World Maritime News. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Costa Atlantica and Mediterranea Sold to New Chinese Brand". Cruise Industry News. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "CSSC to Buy Two Cruise Ships Ahead of Major Newbuilding Plans". Cruise Industry News. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "CSSC Carnival to Deploy Mediterranea to Tianjin Later This Year - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b ""AMEM Cruise ships on Order"" (PDF).