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Costa Fortuna
History
NameCosta Fortuna
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorCosta Crociere
Port of registry Italy, Genoa
BuilderFincantieri
Yard number6086
Launched2003
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeFortuna-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length272.19 m (893 ft 0 in)
Beam35.54 m (116 ft 7 in)
Draught8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Decks13
Installed power63,360 kW (84,970 hp)
Propulsion2 Azimuth thrusters
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (max)
Capacity2,702 passengers (dual occupancy) 3,470 passengers (maximum)
Crew1,090

Costa Fortuna is a cruise ship for Costa Crociere built in 2003 on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines' Template:Sclass-. She was inspired by the Italian steamships of the past. Models of these ships are on display in the ship's public areas. In the atrium, models of the 26 past and present ships of Costa's fleet are displayed upside down, on the ceiling, up to, and including, Costa Fortuna herself. She was refurbished between 10 and 16 December 2018 in Singapore and was re-position back to Genoa, Italy in March 2019.

Design and description

Ship models on atrium ceiling of Costa Fortuna

The vessel was built along the same lines as Carnival Cruise Lines' Template:Sclass-. The vessel has a gross tonnage (GT) of 102,669 and 8,200 tons deadweight (DWT).[1][a] Costa Fortuna is 272.19 metres (893 ft 0 in) long overall and 230 metres (754 ft 7 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 35.54 m (116 ft 7 in) and a depth of 14.18 m (46 ft 6 in).[2][4]

The ship is powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system creating 34,000 kilowatts (46,000 hp) servicing two azimuth thrusters.[3][b] There are 1,358 cabins ranging in size from 16.7–44.8 square metres (180–482 sq ft) of which 522 have a balcony. The vessel has a crew of 1,090.[2][3]{{efn|Ward has the crew numbering 1,068.[3] Costa Fortuna has capacity for 2,702 passengers at dual occupancy and 3,470 passengers maximum. There are four restaurants and eleven bars and lounges.[2]

Construction and career

Costa Fortuna in Dubrovnik in 2009

Costa Fortuna attempted to dock at Phuket, Thailand on 6 March 2020, but was denied by Thai officials because it was carrying passengers who had left Italy within the last two weeks due to coronavirus fears.[5] On 7 March, the ship attempted to dock at Penang in northern Malaysia, but was denied due to a complete ban on cruise ships. The ship returned to Singapore on 10 March 2020 and all passengers were found well and were allowed to disembark.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ Costa Crociere and Ward state that the vessel has a GT of 102,587.[2][3]
  2. ^ Leonardo Info states the vessel uses fixed-pitch propellers and creates 40,000 kW (54,000 hp).[4]

Citations

  1. ^ Equasis.
  2. ^ a b c d Costa Fortuna.
  3. ^ a b c d Ward 2019, p. 691.
  4. ^ a b Leonardo Info.
  5. ^ a b Corcoran, Kieran (7 March 2020). "An Italian cruise ship was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand even though it has no cases of coronavirus on board". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ Wei, Toh Ting (10 March 2020). "Coronavirus: 600 passengers disembarked from Costa Fortuna cruise ship as of noon, all found to be well". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

References

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