M v  Costa Magica

© Ray Goodfellow

Steel twin screw motor vessel built by Fincantieri, Genoa (Yard no 6087) in 2004 for Costa Crocieri, Naples . Launched November 14th, 2003.

D i m e n s i o n s / T e c h n i c a l  D a t a

Original Cost - $418.5 million

Registry - Italy

IMO Number - 9239795

Length on deck - 272.00m (overall)

Breadth of hull - 35.50m (extreme)

Draught - 8.20m (maximum)

Tonnage - 105,000 gross

8,200 deadweight

Engines - Six Sulzer diesels-electric

Propulsion/Propellers - diesel (63360kw)/azimuthing pods (17.6 MW each)

Speed - 20 knots

Capacity - 3400 passengers

Cabins - 1,359 (total)

Passenger decks - 13

Crew - 1,068

Navigation Officers - Italian

Call Sign - IBQQ

H i s t o r y / R e m a r k s 

November 14^th 2003: Launched and to be delivered to Costa Grociere, Naples, Italy in 2004.

July 19^th 2004: Floated out. Her inauguration in November marked the final phase of Costa's fleet expansion since being acquired by Carnival Corporation, which has increased its capacity by 63 percent in the last two years.

July 21^st 2004: Sailed from the yard at Sestri Ponente, Genoa.

July 22^nd 2004: Arrived at Fincantieri of Palermo, Sicily for cleaning and painting of the hull.

July (late) 2004: Returned to Sestri Ponente, conducting her official trials during the crossing of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

November 6^th 2004: Christened in Barcelona.

November 8^th 2004: Maiden cruise to Naples - Messina - Kotor Bay - Venice - Dubrovnik - Corfu.

November 18^th 2004: Maiden voyage from Savona to Naples - Alexandria - Limas Sol - Rhodes - Marmaris - Piraeus - Katakolon.

May 19^th 2006: Due to call at Dover, but cancelled owing to severe bad weather.

September 9^th 2006: Inaugural call at Dover.

© Ray Goodfellow (left) and John Mavin (right)

© Ray Goodfellow

© John Mavin (left) and Ray Goodfellow (right)

© Ray Goodfellow

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