Mediterranea as Costa Mediterranea leaving the port of Argostoli, Greece
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Port of registry | |
Route | Cruising from Tianjin, China on international routes (2023-present) |
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Yard number | 502 |
Laid down | 1 October 2000 |
Completed | 27 May 2003 |
Out of service | 2020-2023 |
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Status | In service |
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Class and type | Spirit-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
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) |
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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 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]
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]