Costa Pacifica

Costa Pacifica

Ship data flag  Italy Ship type Cruise ship class Concordia class Callsign ICJA home port Genoa Owner Carnival Corporation & plc Shipping company Costa Crociere Shipyard Fincantieri , Sestri Ponente , Palermo Build number 6148 Order December 14, 2005 Keel laying June 29, 2006 baptism June 5, 2009 Launch June 30, 2008 Commissioning June 5, 2009 Whereabouts in service

Ship dimensions and crew length 290.2 m ( Lüa ) 247.7 m ( Lpp ) width 35.5 m Draft Max. 8.3 m displacement 56,654.3 tons measurement 114,288 GT / 87,298 NRZ   crew 1.110

Machine system machine Diesel engines (6 × 12,600 kW) Machine performance 4 × 10,500 kW (electric) Top speed 21.5 kn (40 km / h) Energy supply 6 × 12,600 kW propeller 2 × propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 10,000 dw Permitted number of passengers 3,780 Pax cabins 1,504

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO 9378498

The Costa Pacifica is a cruise ship operated by the Costa Crociere shipping company . The Concordia class ship is all about music: all of the equipment is dedicated to music, it has its own recording studio in which passengers can record songs themselves, and a song has been dedicated to it.

Due to minor construction differences and a larger number of cabins, the Costa Pacifica is slightly larger than the sister ship Costa Serena and with a gross tonnage of 114,288 it is currently the fourth largest ship of the shipping company after the Costa Diadema , the Costa Venezia and the Costa Smeralda .

history

The stern of the Costa Pacifica

The ship was ordered on December 14, 2005. The central nave section was built in Palermo , launched on June 14, 2007 and then transferred to Genoa . On June 30, 2008 the Costa Pacifica was undocked and delivered on May 29, 2009.

The baptism took place on June 5, 2009 in Genoa together with the baptism of the Costa Luminosa . The godmother of the Costa Pacifica was the Israeli singer Noa . With the double christening of the two ships, Costa Crociere entered the Guinness Book of Records . Before that, the two ships made headlines because they were the first ships in the world to be launched at the same time.

The ship was put into service on June 5, 2009. On May 18, 2011, she was the largest cruise ship handled in Kiel up to that point .

Areas of application

In its first summer season, the Costa Pacifica sailed in the Mediterranean . In the following seasons the ship was used in the following areas and base ports:

- Winter 2009/10: from Savona to the eastern Mediterranean

- Summer 2010: 7-day trips from Savona in the western Mediterranean

- Winter 2010/11: from Savona to the eastern Mediterranean

- Summer 2011: from Kiel to the Baltic Sea , Iceland , Norway and Svalbard

- Autumn 2011, spring and autumn 2012: from Savona to the eastern Mediterranean

- Winter 2011/12: from Santos to destinations in Brazil

- Winter 2012/2013 and 2013/2014: cruises from Savona, Civitavecchia and Barcelona to the western Mediterranean

- Summer 2012, 2013: Cruises from Kiel and Hamburg to the Baltic Sea, Iceland, Norway and Svalbard

Costa Pacifica in Trondheim

Technical specifications

In the hull of the 69.4 meter high Costa Pacifica , 21,500 tons of steel were used and 3,200 kilometers of power cables were laid. The 17 decks, including 14 passenger decks, correspond to the area of ​​five football fields. The wellness area extends over 6000 m², the catering takes place in thirteen bars and five restaurants, the theater has 1,487 seats. The production of the cruise ship cost 450 million euros. The theme of music is presented in 308 originals and almost 6,000 reproductions with works of architecture, sculpture, painting and graphics in modern and classical interpretations.

The two propellers with a diameter of 560 cm and an individual weight of 23 tons transmit the power of the propeller motors of each 21 MW at a speed of up to 146 / min, with an hourly consumption of 11 tonnes of heavy oil. The anchor has a weight of 12 tons, the anchor chain is 336 meters long.

The 1,110 crew members from 43 nations include 129 cooks who prepare 30,000 meals a day; 5,000 croissants are baked per night - 10 tons of flour are used per week. In the galley alone, 40 people are entrusted with cleaning, the twenty laundry employees clean 91,950 kg of dirty laundry per week, including 80,000 towels and 55,000 napkins.

Incidents

Incident 2012

On December 11, 2012, the Costa Pacifica collided with the port facilities while docking in Marseille . A hole about eight meters long was torn in the ship's wall. The damage was above the waterline, so no water penetrated. According to the first information, nobody was injured. After a temporary repair, the ship continued its voyage late.

Incident 2014

The measles spread on the ship between February 17 and 27, 2014 . 40 crew members were suspected of being infected; the disease has so far been confirmed by 7 crew members. The ship was en route from Palma via Barcelona to Civitavecchia.

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

Commons : Costa Pacifica  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Data of the ship with current webcam
• Deck plan of the Costa Pacifica
• Location of the ship with current webcam
• M / S Costa Pacifica.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Equasis
2. ↑ ^{a b} Fakta om fartyg (Swedish)
3. ↑ Ships and shipping ( Memento of April 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) , Oct. 2009, p. 22
4. ↑ https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=2119
5. ^ Verdict Media Limited: Ship Technology, Costa Pacifica - Cruise Ship, Italy
6. ↑ Joint baptism of the Costa Pacifica and Luminosa
7. ↑ Simultaneous launching of two ships in Italy
8. ↑ New size record ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Costa Catalog 2011, pp. 7-13
10. ↑ Costa Catalog 2012, pp. 6-13
11. ↑ Sabrina Fey, Behind the Scenes of the Costa Pacifica, lecture on June 11, 2013
12. ↑ Costa Pacifica badly damaged when mooring in Marseille , cruisetricks.de
13. ^ Measles on the cruise ship "Costa Pacifica". Retrieved March 4, 2014 .