Carnival Venezia
Carnival Venezia at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda, 2023
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History | |
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Bahamas | |
Name |
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Namesake | Venice, Italy |
Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Ordered | April 2016 |
Builder |
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Cost | $780 million[2] |
Yard number | 6271 |
Laid down | 1 November 2017 |
Launched | 22 June 2018 |
Sponsored by |
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Christened |
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Completed | 28 February 2019 |
In service |
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Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vista-class cruise ship / Venice-class |
Tonnage | 135,225 GT[3] |
Length | 323.6 m (1,061 ft 8 in)[3] |
Beam | 37.2 m (122 ft 1 in)[3] |
Draught | 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)[3] |
Depth | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)[3] |
Decks | 14 passenger decks |
Installed power |
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Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service)[4] |
Capacity |
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Crew | 1,278 crew |
Carnival Venezia is a
In 2023, amid a corporate fleet reshuffling in the wake of the
Planning and construction (2015–2019)
On 1 November 2017, Costa Cruises announced that the first of the two vessels built specifically for the Chinese market would be named Costa Venezia. The announcement came at the coin ceremony for the ship at the Fincantieri shipyard in
Costa Cruises (2019–2023)
On 1 March 2019, Costa frequent cruiser Gan Beiye
Carnival Cruise Line (2023–present)
On 22 June 2022, Carnival Corporation announced that Costa Venezia and sister ship
In December 2022, Carnival revealed that Carnival Venezia and Carnival Firenze would be slotted into its fleet as a sub-class of its existing Vista-class, known as the Venice-class. It also revealed that the two ships would combine many of the staples found on existing Carnival ships with new features and amenities inspired by Italian design and tastes, including new menu items across their bars and restaurants.[20] In March 2023, the ship began her refit and rebranding effort at the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz,[21][22] and she officially joined the fleet on 22 March in a handover ceremony that also witnessed her renaming to Carnival Venezia.[23][24] The ship left the shipyard in late-May and commenced operations on 29 May 2023 with her inaugural voyage, a two-week transatlantic crossing from Barcelona to New York, after which she will be christened by her godfather, American comedian Jay Leno, on 14 June 2023.[25][26][27] Carnival Venezia will sail year-round from her homeport in Manhattan to the Caribbean and beginning in December 2024, she will also operate week-long Caribbean voyages from Port Canaveral on a seasonal basis.[25][28]
References
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- ^ a b c "Costa Venezia, the First Costa Cruises Ship Designed for the Chinese Market, Comes Into Service". Carnival Corporation & plc. 1 March 2019.
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- ^ a b Leppert, Jason (4 January 2016). "Carnival Corp. Announces Four New Cruise Ships for Three Brands". TravelPulse.
- ^ Leppert, Jason (4 April 2016). "Carnival Corp. Celebrates Koningsdam and Finalizes New Ship Orders for Costa, P&O and Princess". TravelPulse.
- ^ "Costa Cruises Holds Coin Ceremony for Costa Venezia | World Maritime News". worldmaritimenews.com. 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Costa Venezia Floated Out at Fincantieri". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "COSTA VENEZIA SEA TRIALS – Microdata due". 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Costa Venezia delivered". Fincantieri. 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Venezia Named in Spectacular Trieste Ceremony". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. 1 March 2019.
- ^ Staff, C. I. N. (7 December 2018). "Costa Venezia Set for Trieste Christening". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
- ^ "Venezia Completes Final Cruise for Costa Ahead of Joining Carnival's Fleet". Cruise Industry News. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Jainchill, Johanna (22 June 2022). "Two Costa ships will sail for Carnival from the U.S." Travel Weekly. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Zelinski, Andrea (5 July 2022). "Costa by Carnival: New ships and a dose of dolce vita in the U.S." Travel Weekly. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Carnival Reveals Details Ahead of Venezia Debut". Cruise Industry News. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Benítez, Joaquín (7 March 2023). "El 'Costa Venezia' se convertirá en Cádiz en el 'Carnival Venezia'". Diario de Cadiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (10 May 2023). "L'ex-Costa Venezia passe aux couleurs de Carnival chez Navantia" (in French). Mer et Marine. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Carnival Venezia Officially Joins the Carnival Fleet". Cruise Industry News. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Norton, Theresa (22 March 2023). "Carnival Cruise Line Welcomes Former Costa Ship Venezia". TravelPulse. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "New Carnival Venezia Ready to Debut in Europe". Cruise Industry News. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Carnival Venezia Sets Sail, Debuts "Carnival Fun Italian Style"". TravelPulse Canada. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Jay Leno Named Godfather For Carnival Venezia". Cruise Industry News. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Carnival Venezia Heading to Port Canaveral in 2024". Cruise Industry News. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.