Costa Diadema Explained

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Ship Image:CostaDiademaArgostoli.jpg
Ship Caption:Costa Diadema docked at Argostoli Kefalonia's port in 2020.
Ship Name:Costa Diadema
Ship Owner:Carnival Corporation & plc
Ship Operator:Costa Crociere
Ship Registry:, Genoa
Ship Route:Mediterranean, Persian Gulf
Ship Ordered:2012
Ship Builder:Fincantieri
Ship Original Cost:US$739 million
Ship Launched:15 November 2013[1]
Ship Completed:25 October 2014
Ship Christened:7 November 2014
Ship Acquired:30 October 2014
Ship Maiden Voyage:1 November 2014
Ship In Service:8 November 2014
Ship Identification:
Ship Status:In service
Ship Length:3060NaN0
Ship Beam:37.20NaN0
Ship Draught:8.350NaN0
Ship Power:
  • 4 × Wärtsilä 12V46[2]
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 8L46
  • 67,200 kW (combined)
Ship Speed:
  • (cruise)
  • (max)
Ship Capacity:
  • 3,724 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 4,927 passengers (maximum occupancy)
Ship Crew:1,253

Costa Diadema is a owned by Carnival Corporation and operated by Costa Crociere. The ship was ordered in October 2012 and was delivered to Costa on 25 October 2014.[3] At her time of delivery, Costa Diadema was the largest vessel to fly an Italian flag and was Costa's largest vessel at the time; she is formerly Costa Crociere's flagship being replaced by the .[4]

Design and engineering

Costa Diademas 11 kV electrical generation system is provided from six generators, six aft/bow thruster electrical motors, HV main switchboard and distribution transformers, propulsion transformers, synchro drives, and motors from General Electric.[5] [6] The ship is also equipped with six Wärtsilä 12V46 engines that produce an output of 75600kW.

Costa Diadema features a total of 1,862 cabins that can accommodate a maximum of 4,947 passengers and 1,253 crew members and also has an outside promenade extending over 500m (1,600feet). The ship includes three swimming pools, three dining areas, a 4D cinema hall, and a Saṃsāra spa across four decks.[7]

Construction and career

Costa Cruises ordered the Dream-class vessel in October 2012, making her the largest ship to be ordered and built for Costa.[8] The ship cost Carnival Corporation US$739 million to build.[9] She was ordered and built to replace, which sank earlier in the year.[10]

Costa Diadema had her keel laid on 10 December 2012 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Marghera, marking the beginning of her hull assembly.[11] [12] She was launched on 15 November 2013,[13] with an official ceremony performed by Franca Grasso, the ship's madrina at her launch. She was delivered on 25 October 2014 and performed a "Vernissage Cruise," from Trieste to Genoa on 1 November.[14] Her naming ceremony was held on 7 November 2014 at the Port of Genoa, where she was officially christened by Italian travel agent, Carolina Micelli.[15]

Costa Diadema spent her inaugural season and subsequent seasons cruising the Western Mediterranean until she was redeployed to Dubai in November 2018 to begin cruising the Persian Gulf for the winter season.[16] As of 2019, she rotated between the Mediterranean in the spring and summer months and the Persian Gulf in the fall and winter months.[16]

On 24 March 2020, the ship docked at Limassol, Cyprus, and a crew member suspected of suffering from the coronavirus was taken to hospital. Several other crew members were also reported to be ill. Costa Diadema was sailing from Dubai to Savona, Italy, without passengers.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Costa Cruises' Future Flagship 'Costa Diadema' Launched (Italy) . Offshore Energy . 18 November 2013 . 19 November 2013 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531150241/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/costa-cruises-future-flagship-costa-diadema-launched-italy/ . 31 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: Costa Diadema. Fincantieri. 26 March 2019 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326082232/https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/cruise-ships/costa-diadema/ . 26 March 2019 .
  3. Web site: Costa takes delivery of Costa Diadema at Fincantieri's Marghera yard . Bond . Mary . Seatrade Cruise News . 25 October 2014 . 25 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Costa Diadema: Costa Cruises' New Flagship. Zabala. Fred. 24 January 2015. Kemplon Engineering . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190215021541/http://www.kemplon.com/costa-diadema-costa-cruises-new-flagship/ . 15 February 2019 . 16 September 2019.
  5. Web site: GE's Power Conversion on New Costa Diadema. 27 January 2015. cruiseindustrynews.com. 16 September 2019 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131032711/http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com:80/cruise-news/12166-ges-power-conversion-on-new-costa-diadema.html . 31 January 2015 .
  6. Web site: Costa Diadema Cruise Ship. Ship Technology. 16 September 2019 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728093319/http://www.ship-technology.com:80/projects/costa-diadema-cruise-ship . 28 July 2013 .
  7. News: Shillinglaw. Greg. Sailing Italian style. 14 April 2015. TravelPulse.com. 30 March 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102918/http://www.travelpulse.com/articles/cruise/sailing-italian-style.html. dead.
  8. Web site: New Costa Flagship Christened – Other Cruise News: Two German Cruise Ship Owners Insolvent – Cruise Names and Titles . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200209021608/http://www.latecruisenews.com:80/2014/11/10/new-costa-flagship-christened-cruise-news-two-german-cruise-ship-owners-insolvent-cruise-names-titles/ . 9 February 2020 . Griffin . Kevin . 10 November 2014 . 16 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Costa Diadema Floated Out . Maritime Matters . Cox . Martin . 16 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918161027/https://maritimematters.com/2013/11/costa-diadema/ . 18 September 2020 . 16 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Replacement for the Ill-Fated Costa Concordia Cruises into Dubrovnik . croatiaweek.com . 3 November 2014 . 31 May 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112073432/http://www.croatiaweek.com:80/replacement-for-the-ill-fated-costa-concordia-cruises-into-dubrovnik/ . 12 November 2014 .
  11. Web site: Construction work on "Costa Diadema" started. shipandoffshore.net . 13 December 2012 . live . 16 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531145151/https://www.shipandoffshore.net/news/shipbuilding/detail/news/construction-work-on-costa-diadema-started.html . 31 May 2021 .
  12. Web site: Construction Begins on World's Largest Italian Cruise Ship. cruisecritic.com. 16 September 2019. dead. 12 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151212032301/http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5115.
  13. Web site: Costa Diadema Floats Out For Final Stages Of Construction . 15 November 2013 . Cruise Hive . Thakkar . Emrys . 16 September 2019 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193718/https://www.cruisehive.com/costa-diadema-floats-out-for-final-stages-of-construction/1320 . 19 September 2020 .
  14. Web site: Costa Cruises Officially Names Costa Diadema at Genoa Ceremony . TravelPulse . 8 November 2014 . 16 September 2019 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112164316/http://www.travelpulse.com:80/news/cruise/costa-cruises-officially-names-costa-diadema-at-genoa-ceremony.html . 12 November 2014 .
  15. Web site: Costa gears up for Diadema naming festivities in Genoa. 7 November 2014. Seatrade Cruise News . Kalosh . Anne . 16 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Costa sending largest ship Costa Diadema to Dubai for 2019/2020 Arabian Gulf cruise season. Ebelthite. Shaun. 5 September 2018. cruisearabiaonline.com. 16 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Coronavirus: crew member from Italian cruise liner taken to Limassol hospital . Cyprus Mail . Chrysostomou . Annette . 24 March 2020 . 29 March 2020 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224180449/https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-crew-member-from-italian-cruise-liner-taken-to-limassol-hospital/ . 24 February 2021 .

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