MV Costa Favolosa
© Will Weijsters
Steel twin screw ‘Concordia’ class motor vessel built in 2011 by Fincantieri, Marghera, Venice, Italy (Yard No 6188) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship for Costa Crociere, Genoa, Italy
Technical Data
- Cost: € 510 million
- Length: 290.20m (overall) m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 35.50m
- Depth: 14.18m
- Draught: 8.20m
- Tonnage: 114,147 gross/ net/10000t deadweight
- Engines: 6 x Wärtsilä 12V46C
- Power: 75600kW/HP
- Speed: 22.5 knots (max), 22 knots (service)
- Capacity: 3,780 passengers
- Crew: 1110
- Call Sign: ICPK
- IMO Number: 9479852
- MMSI Number: 247311100
- Official Number: 78818
- Port of Registry: Genova/Italy 🇮🇹
- Sister-Ship: Costa Concordia (6122), Costa Serena (6130), Carnival Splendour (6135), Costa Pacifica (6148), Costa Fascinosa (6189)
History
October 2007: Ordered.
November 5th 2009: Laid down.
August 6th 2010: Launched.
June 30th 2011: Delivered to Costa Crociere, SpA, Genoa, Italy.
July 2nd 2011: Christened.
July 4th 2011: Maiden voyage.
© Gerolf Drebes (Istanbul, 21/06/2012)
© Josep Pretel (Barcelona)
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 28/05/2019)
June 7th 2023: Arrived at Dover.
© Dover Strait Shipping (Dover, 07/06/2023)
May 22nd 2024: Due at Dover.
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