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The Costa Concordia Disaster: How Human Error Made It Worse

By: Becky Little

Updated: August 10, 2023 | Original: June 23, 2021

Many famous naval disasters happen far out at sea, but on January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia wrecked just off the coast of an Italian island in relatively shallow water. The avoidable disaster killed 32 people and seriously injured many others, and left investigators wondering: Why was the luxury cruise ship sailing so close to the shore in the first place?

During the ensuing trial, prosecutors came up with a tabloid-ready explanation : The married ship captain had sailed it so close to the island to impress a much younger Moldovan dancer with whom he was having an affair.

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Whether or not Captain Francesco Schettino was trying to impress his girlfriend is debatable. (Schettino insisted the ship sailed close to shore to salute other mariners and give passengers a good view.) But whatever the reason for getting too close, the Italian courts found the captain, four crew members and one official from the ship’s company, Costa Crociere (part of Carnival Corporation), to be at fault for causing the disaster and preventing a safe evacuation. The wreck was not the fault of unexpected weather or ship malfunction—it was a disaster caused entirely by a series of human errors.

“At any time when you have an incident similar to Concordia, there is never…a single causal factor,” says Brad Schoenwald, a senior marine inspector at the United States Coast Guard. “It is generally a sequence of events, things that line up in a bad way that ultimately create that incident.”

Wrecking Near the Shore

The Concordia was supposed to take passengers on a seven-day Italian cruise from Civitavecchia to Savona. But when it deviated from its planned path to sail closer to the island of Giglio, the ship struck a reef known as the Scole Rocks. The impact damaged the ship, allowing water to seep in and putting the 4,229 people on board in danger.

Sailing close to shore to give passengers a nice view or salute other sailors is known as a “sail-by,” and it’s unclear how often cruise ships perform these maneuvers. Some consider them to be dangerous deviations from planned routes. In its investigative report on the 2012 disaster, Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructures and Transports found that the Concordia “was sailing too close to the coastline, in a poorly lit shore area…at an unsafe distance at night time and at high speed (15.5 kts).”

In his trial, Captain Schettino blamed the shipwreck on Helmsman Jacob Rusli Bin, who he claimed reacted incorrectly to his order; and argued that if the helmsman had reacted correctly and quickly, the ship wouldn’t have wrecked. However, an Italian naval admiral testified in court that even though the helmsman was late in executing the captain’s orders, “the crash would’ve happened anyway.” (The helmsman was one of the four crew members convicted in court for contributing to the disaster.)

A Questionable Evacuation

Evidence introduced in Schettino’s trial suggests that the safety of his passengers and crew wasn’t his number one priority as he assessed the damage to the Concordia. The impact and water leakage caused an electrical blackout on the ship, and a recorded phone call with Costa Crociere’s crisis coordinator, Roberto Ferrarini, shows he tried to downplay and cover up his actions by saying the blackout was what actually caused the accident.

“I have made a mess and practically the whole ship is flooding,” Schettino told Ferrarini while the ship was sinking. “What should I say to the media?… To the port authorities I have said that we had…a blackout.” (Ferrarini was later convicted for contributing to the disaster by delaying rescue operations.)

Schettino also didn’t immediately alert the Italian Search and Rescue Authority about the accident. The impact on the Scole Rocks occurred at about 9:45 p.m. local time, and the first person to contact rescue officials about the ship was someone on the shore, according to the investigative report. Search and Rescue contacted the ship a few minutes after 10:00 p.m., but Schettino didn’t tell them what had happened for about 20 more minutes.

A little more than an hour after impact, the crew began to evacuate the ship. But the report noted that some passengers testified that they didn’t hear the alarm to proceed to the lifeboats. Evacuation was made even more chaotic by the ship listing so far to starboard, making walking inside very difficult and lowering the lifeboats on one side, near to impossible. Making things worse, the crew had dropped the anchor incorrectly, causing the ship to flop over even more dramatically.

Through the confusion, the captain somehow made it into a lifeboat before everyone else had made it off. A coast guard member angrily told him on the phone to “Get back on board, damn it!” —a recorded sound bite that turned into a T-shirt slogan in Italy.

Schettino argued that he fell into a lifeboat because of how the ship was listing to one side, but this argument proved unconvincing. In 2015, a court found Schettino guilty of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, abandoning ship before passengers and crew were evacuated and lying to authorities about the disaster. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. In addition to Schettino, Ferrarini and Rusli Bin, the other people who received convictions for their role in the disaster were Cabin Service Director Manrico Giampedroni, First Officer Ciro Ambrosio and Third Officer Silvia Coronica.

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The Costa Concordia started sailing in 2006. Former names: none. The Costa Concordia is registered in . The Costa Concordia has 1500 cabins. You can expect between 3000 to 3600 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Costa Concordia has a space ratio of 31.1. (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 37.3. The Costa Concordia has 1100 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are no self serve laundromats on this cruise ship.

Sister Ships

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently. 2006- Costa Concordia - No longer sailing 2007- Costa Serena 2009- Costa Pacifica 2011- Costa Favolosa 2012- Costa Fascinosa

Accessibility

There are 0 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.

13 Decks

There are 13 on this ship. The highest deck number is 13. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 8.

38% Balconies

This is the percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

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On January 13th 2012 the Concordia partially sank after hitting a reef off the Italian coast. It ran aground at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, requiring the evacuation of 4,211 people on board.

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Costa Fascinosa Concordia-Class Cruise Liner

Costa Fascinosa is the youngest Concordia-Class passenger ship operated by Italy's Costa Crociere, an affiliate of cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation.

September 2010

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Costa Fascinosa is the youngest Concordia -Class passenger ship operated by Italy’s Costa Crociere, an affiliate of cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation. Delivered in May 2012, she is the last of two sister-ships and represents an investment of $668.8m.

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The first ship, Costa Favolosa , was delivered in June 2011. The two sister-ships are the largest cruise ships to bear an Italian flag.

Costa Fascinosa, the 16th member of the Costa fleet, was built by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard in Italy. Florida-based ship designer and architect Joseph Farcus had designed the vessel’s interiors.

Green Plus recognition for Costa Fascinosa

Fascinosa’s interior environments are inspired by film stars, exotic locations, memorable international celebrities and so on. Furnishings and interior decoration are based on silver, gold and purple colour themes.

Green features of Costa Fascinosa have helped her earn Green Plus notation. This is the highest notation awarded by Genoa-based classification society RINA, to new ships whose design architecture, onboard machinery and operational procedures contribute to achieve environmental performance better than the minimum international standards.

Costa Fascinosa is among the first ships in the world to be equipped for alternative maritime power (AMP). This means the vessel can be supplied with shore side electric power, enabling main and auxiliary engines to be turned off when berthed in ports.

Some of the sustainable features include 100% water separation and reprocessing of aluminium, glass and other waste products. The ship is fitted with reverse osmosis desalination plants to produce potable water.

Energy saving features include the use of LED light bulbs, ecological silicone-based coatings to improve resistance, and automatic lighting control systems which adjust the ship’s outside lighting in accordance with the presence of natural light.

Hot water produced by the engines is recycled and then reused for warming the cabins and common areas. The air conditioning is so optimised that its airflow adapts automatically to the outside temperature. Maintenance of propellers is undertaken on a routine basis so that they operate at optimum efficiency.

Constructing the Concordia-Class passenger ship

Costa Fascinosa was constructed as part of Costa’s $12bn (€9.6bn) fleet expansion which began in 2000. The multibillion programme called for the construction and delivery of nine vessels in nine years, with first delivery in 2003.

Construction of Costa Fascinosa and Costa Favolosa was announced in October 2007, with Fincantieri as the builder.

The keel of Costa Fascinosa was laid at Marghera in September 2010. Construction was started by lowering the first block, measuring 12m in length and 295t in weight, into the shipyard’s building dock.

In June 2011, the ship was floated out of the building dock and towed to the finishing dock for the final phase of her construction.

Initial sea trials were conducted in April 2012 and the ship was officially handed over to her operator one month later at the Venice Passenger Terminal.

Fincantieri had engaged approximately 3,000 yard workers and 7,000 other workers to complete the vessel’s construction. Upon completion, the ship’s gross tonnage was 114,500t and length was 290m.

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A total of 3,800 passengers can be accommodated in 1,508 cabins. About 35% of those are provided with private balconies. Staterooms aboard the vessel can broadly be categorised into suites, balconies, ocean views and inside cabins.

Suites include Grand Suite (deck seven), Samsara Suite with Veranda (deck ten), Suite with Veranda (decks seven and nine), Samsara Mini Suite with Veranda (deck ten) and Mini Suite with Veranda (decks six, seven and eight).

Samsara Veranda and Ocean View with Veranda are the two types of balcony staterooms. These cabins measure 220 square feet.

Ocean view staterooms, such as Samsara Outside, Outside and Outside Single, measure 191 square feet to 225 square feet. Samsara Inside and inside cabins offer 150 square feet of area. Inside single cabins, each featuring one single bed, cover 150 square feet.

Recreational venues aboard the Italian vessel

Facilities aboard the vessel include five restaurants, 13 bars, four swimming pools and five whirlpools. Sports facilities include a multipurpose court and a jogging track.

Samsara spa, one of the largest wellness centres built on a passenger ship, extends across two levels and covers 6,000 square metres. It has a gym, spa baths, thalassotherapy pool, sauna and UVA solarium.

A grand prix simulator, located on the vessel’s highest deck, reproduces the feeling of racing circuits. There is also a golf simulator. It is fitted with latest technology to create a realistic environment.

Other entertainment facilities include a theatre on three levels, casino, disco, dance club, library, duty free shops, a 4D cinema and kids’ and teen areas.

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10 years later, Costa Concordia disaster is still vivid for survivors

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Ten years have passed since the Costa Concordia cruise ship slammed into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio . But for the passengers on board and the residents who welcomed them ashore, the memories of that harrowing, freezing night remain vividly etched into their minds.

The dinner plates that flew off the tables when the rocks first gashed the hull. The blackout after the ship’s engine room flooded and its generators failed. The final mad scramble to evacuate the listing liner and then the extraordinary generosity of Giglio islanders who offered shoes, sweatshirts and shelter until the sun rose and passengers were ferried to the mainland.

Italy on Thursday is marking the 10th anniversary of the Concordia disaster with a daylong commemoration that will end with a candlelit vigil near the moment the ship hit the reef: 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2012. The events will honor the 32 people who died that night, the 4,200 survivors, but also the residents of Giglio, who took in passengers and crew and then lived with the Concordia’s wrecked carcass off their shore for another two years until it was righted and hauled away for scrap.

“For us islanders, when we remember some event, we always refer to whether it was before or after the Concordia,” said Matteo Coppa, who was 23 and fishing on the jetty when the darkened Concordia listed toward shore and then collapsed onto its side in the water.

“I imagine it like a nail stuck to the wall that marks that date, as a before and after,” he said, recounting how he joined the rescue effort that night, helping pull ashore the dazed, injured and freezing passengers from lifeboats.

The sad anniversary comes as the cruise industry, shut down in much of the world for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, is once again in the spotlight because of COVID-19 outbreaks that threaten passenger safety. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control last month warned people across-the-board not to go on cruises , regardless of their vaccination status, because of the risks of infection.

A dozen passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

The passengers, whose infections were found through random testing, were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, according to the Port of San Francisco.

Jan. 7, 2022

For Concordia survivor Georgia Ananias, the COVID-19 infections are just the latest evidence that passenger safety still isn’t a top priority for the cruise ship industry. Passengers aboard the Concordia were largely left on their own to find life jackets and a functioning lifeboat after the captain steered the ship close too shore in a stunt. He then delayed an evacuation order until it was too late, with lifeboats unable to lower because the ship was listing too heavily.

“I always said this will not define me, but you have no choice,” Ananias said in an interview from her home in Los Angeles. “We all suffer from PTSD. We had a lot of guilt that we survived and 32 other people died.”

Prosecutors blamed the delayed evacuation order and conflicting instructions given by crew for the chaos that ensued as passengers scrambled to get off the ship. The captain, Francesco Schettino, is serving a 16-year prison sentence for manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning a ship before all the passengers and crew had evacuated.

Ananias and her family declined Costa’s initial $14,500 compensation offered to each passenger and sued Costa, a unit of U.S.-based Carnival Corp., to try to cover the cost of their medical bills and therapy for the post-traumatic stress they have suffered. But after eight years in the U.S. and then Italian court system, they lost their case.

“I think people need to be aware that when you go on a cruise, that if there is a problem, you will not have the justice that you may be used to in the country in which you are living,” said Ananias, who went onto become a top official in the International Cruise Victims association, an advocacy group that lobbies to improve safety aboard ships and increase transparency and accountability in the industry.

Costa didn’t respond to emails seeking comment on the anniversary.

Cruise Lines International Assn., the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, stressed in a statement to the Associated Press that passenger and crew safety were the industry’s top priority, and that cruising remains one of the safest vacation experiences available.

“Our thoughts continue to be with the victims of the Concordia tragedy and their families on this sad anniversary,” CLIA said. It said it has worked over the past 10 years with the International Maritime Organization and the maritime industry to “drive a safety culture that is based on continuous improvement.”

For Giglio Mayor Sergio Ortelli, the memories of that night run the gamut: the horror of seeing the capsized ship, the scramble to coordinate rescue services on shore, the recovery of the first bodies and then the pride that islanders rose to the occasion to tend to the survivors.

Ortelli was later on hand when, in September 2013, the 115,000-ton, 1,000-foot long cruise ship was righted vertical off its seabed graveyard in an extraordinary feat of engineering. But the night of the disaster, a Friday the 13th, remains seared in his memory.

“It was a night that, in addition to being a tragedy, had a beautiful side because the response of the people was a spontaneous gesture that was appreciated around the world,” Ortelli said.

It seemed the natural thing to do at the time. “But then we realized that on that night, in just a few hours, we did something incredible.”

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Costa Fascinosa current position

Costa Fascinosa current location is at West Mediterranean (coordinates 41.67584 N / 11.91921 E) cruising at speed of 16.4 kn (30 km/h | 19 mph) en route to Civitavecchia-Rome. The AIS position was reported 3 minutes ago.

Current itinerary of Costa Fascinosa

Costa Fascinosa current cruise is 8 days, one-way from Catania to Genoa . The itinerary starts on 21 Sep, 2024 and ends on 29 Sep, 2024 .

Specifications of Costa Fascinosa

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The 2012-built Costa Fascinosa cruise ship is the fifth and last Concordia-class Costa liner, with sisterships Concordia , Pacifica , Serena , Favolosa and also Carnival Splendor . Fascinosa was Costa fleet's flagship until the launch of Costa Diadema in 2014.

The vessel (IMO number 9479864) is currently Italy- flagged (MMSI 247313500) and registered in Genoa .

History - construction and ownership

Costa Cruises is a Genoa -headquartered subsidiary company owned by Carnival Corporation . Costa is Europe's second-largest cruise line (after MSC ) with year-round operations in the Mediterranean. Costa was founded in 1854 as a cargo shipping company. It started passenger shipping services in 1947, with regular Transatlantic crossings between Europe (Italy) and South America. In 2000, Costa Cruises was acquired by Carnival Corporation (shipowner).

The 3000-passenger ship Costa Fascinosa was designed by the well-known cruising designer and interior architect Joe Farcus. The liner's theme is “things that fascinate”, meaning celebrities, exotic spaces and movie stars, synonymous with enticement and charm. If that does not narrow it down, try this: a “Gone With the Wind”- themed lido place. Fascinosa features increased whirlpool tubs and waterfalls, her “Millionaire Casino” is called after the Italian Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” movie. Fascinosa ship provides five dining rooms, casino, theater, two show lounges, library, steam room, modern fitness center, 4 pools, and 5 jacuzzis plus SPA.

Besides the ship's staff and crew, Costa cruise passengers are also served by Peper robots - the latest cyborg technology implemented fleetwide in 2016. These humanoid robots greet and guide passengers upon embarkation. They also assist them throughout the cruise by providing information and tips on onboard dining, entertainment, enrichment program (workshops, pre-scheduled events), casino and shopping promotions, shore excursions and tours. Pepper robots are mobile and communicate in 3 languages (English, German, Italian). They can also interpret human emotions by analyzing voice tones and facial expressions.

Decks and Cabins

Costa Fascinosa staterooms (1507 total, in 16 grades) include 70x Suites, 524x Balconies, 321x Oceanviews and 592x Inside cabins. Most staterooms are sized 185 ft2 / 17 m2 (nearly 40% of all) and have a private step-out balcony. Wheelchair-accessible cabins are 28. The largest accommodations are the Grand Suites (345 ft2 / 32 m2, with terraces sized 85-120 ft2 / 8-11 m2). There are also Spa Staterooms (103 total, including 12x Spa Suites), and single cabins (12).

The boat has 13 passenger decks , of which 8 are with cabins.

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

Ristorante Otto e Mezzo is Fascinosa's 2-tier forward formal restaurant. It offers fixed seating options for early and late dining. The restaurant serves starters, appetizers, main courses of fish or meat, side dishes, salads and desserts (vegetarian options and special dietary requirements are also available). Ristorante il Gattopardo is the ship's 2-tier aft formal restaurant, featuring fixed seating options of 6:30 pm or 9 pm. The Samsara Restaurant, located on deck 3, offers a range of healthy food with the latest cooking techniques and a selection of special ingredients. The restaurant is free to guests in the Samsara cabins, whilst other passengers can dine there for a charge (booking required). Costa Fascinosa also offers complimentary 24-Hour Room-Service.

Follows the complete list of Costa Fascinosa restaurants and food bars.

• Ristorante Otto e Mezzo (complimentary forward Dining Room, operates with open seating Breakfast and Lunch, 2 assigned seatings for Dinner - at 6:30 pm and 9 pm)
• Ristorante il Gattopardo (complimentary 2-level aft Dining Room with 2 fixed Dinner seatings)
• Club Fascinosa (158-seat specialty a la carte restaurant; Steakhouse menu and extensive wine list; dinner-only, reservations required)
• Ristorante Samsara (serves healthy and low-calorie food; with complimentary dining room for guests in Samsara Spa cabins, and a specialty restaurant for other passengers at a surcharge/reservations are required)
• Ristorante Buffet Tulipano Nero (self-service buffet restaurant, complimentary; offers breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea at 4-5 pm, and dinner; in the evening is transformed into Pizzeria, complimentary, with waiter service).

Introduced in 2021, "Destination Dishes" are complimentary and available at the MDR's/main dining rooms fleetwide. They are based on individual recipes designed by a "celebrity chef trio" (Bruno Barbieri/Italian, Helene Darroze/French, Angel Leon/Spanish) and interpret the traditional food of the destinations to be visiting by the ship on the following day of the voyage.

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

The 3,780-passenger Fascinosa ship features Concordia-class signature elements, like “Samsara Spa” (which is Asian-themed with dining venue associated), the sliding glass roof and huge movie screen close to the swimming pool space, and the Grand Prix simulator. Entertainment takes many forms on board Costa Fascinosa. Passengers can enjoy movies at a 4D cinema, or enjoy video games in the state-of-the-art Virtual World. If you are in the mood for a grand live performance, the theatre spans three levels and hosts spectacular musicians, dancers and more.

Follows the complete list of Costa Fascinosa lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens, and adults.

• Teatro Bel Ami (3-tiered theatre and main show lounge; hosts grand scale show productions, musicals, classical concerts, ballet performances, circus, and laser light shows)
• Nuovomondo 4D cinema room (featuring 3D films with moving seats)
• Club Stargate (playground zone with dance floor and bar for snacks, popcorn, ice cream; also serving the Cinema)
• Grand Bar Topkapi (with own dance floor and stage for live performances; hosts quiz games and fashion reviews)
• Bar Classico Malia (Cigar Lounge and Bar; also selling cigars and fine liquor)
• Galleria d’Arte (Fascinosa’s Art Gallery)
• Sala Carte (cards room)
• Casino The Millionaire
• Fascinosa Atrium (multi-deck “Atrio Amarcord” - an open-floor area with live music and entertainment, served by Amarcord Lobby Bar)
• Sala da Ballo Angelo Azzurro (lounge with dance floor and own bar)
• Blue Velvet Piano Bar (stage for cabaret performances, live music, own dance floor)
• Salone Cheri (grand lounge with round-shaped bar and stage)
• Discoteca Babylon (Disco Nightclub, DJ program nightly)
• Internet Point (Internet computers room); Biblioteca Bestseller (Library)
• Galleria Shops (duty and tax-free shops for brand watches, jewelry, perfumes, fashion clothes, Costa-logo merchandise, sportswear, gifts, tobacco, and liquor)
• Area Foto (Photo Gallery and Shop)
• PlayStation World corner
• Bagdad Cafe (chocolates, specialty coffee bar, and patisserie)
• Bar Scuderia Costa (themed bar Formula 1 with Grand Prix simulator)
• Cappella (Wedding Chapel, also used for religious services)
• Squok Club (kids lounge with Mini Club (3-6 yo) and Maxi Club (7-11 yo) playing rooms; with complimentary kids program and supervised activities; complimentary babysitting)
• Teen Zone (teenagers' lounge with Teen Junior (12-14 yo) and Teen Club (15-17 yo) rooms; complimentary supervised activities, themed parties, sports contests)
• Centro Banessere Samsara (2-level Spa and Wellness complex, with Fitness and separate Spinning/Aerobics Room; Venus Beauty Salon, Massages and Treatments Rooms, Japanese TeaRoom, Relaxation Room, Thermal Suites, Solarium, Tepidarium (heated loungers), Laconium (low humidity sauna), Aroma Steam Baths, Thalassotherapy pool, Turkish Bath, Solarium, Saunas, Kinesis Room. All Fascinosa’s guests in Samsara Spa staterooms have free access to most of the Spa complex)
• Lido Blue Moon pool area (lido pool with two Whirlpools, huge LED screen, PlayStation nights; served by Blue Moon Bar); Blue Moon Balcony
• Lido Via Col Vento pool area (with two Whirlpools; served by Via Col Vento Bar)
• Lido Incantesimo Pool area (with a retractable glass roof and Whirlpool)
• Lido Squok (kids’ mini Aquapark)
• Solarium (open-air relaxation area)
• Campo da Gioco (combined court for tennis and basketball); Pista da Jogging (Power Walking/Jogging Track), doubled with a Roller Skating Track; Putting Green Area; Virtual Golf Game.

Itineraries

Costa Fascinosa itinerary program is based on 7-day Mediterranean round-trip cruises with departures from Barcelona , Civitavecchia-Rome , and Savona .

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Fascinosa is Costa's 5th Concordia-Class liner (first cruise on May 6, 2012), with sisterships Favolosa , Pacifica , Serena , Concordia ( sunk in 2012 ) and Carnival Splendor . The ship's name was chosen via online competition (like Favolosa). Fascinosa is the Italian word for "fascinating", and Favolosa - for "fabulous".

The vessel has Fincantieri Marghera yard/hull number C6189, volume 113321 GT-tons, DWT-deadweight tonnage 10000 tons, max draught 8,3 m. The powerplant is based on Wartsila marine diesel engines (model 12V46C) with combined output 42 MW (56325 hp).

Among the amenities onboard are the Grand Prix driving simulator, a pool area with a giant movie screen and sliding glass roof and the Asian-themed Samsara Spa with a restaurant that is associated.

Fascinosa carries 330 original artworks and 6990 prints. The name of ship's casino comes from the Italian title ''Slumdog Millionaire''. The lido area is themed '' Gone With the Wind".

In 2017 (April 6-9) the whole ship was booked for a private event - an Indian wedding ceremony. Fascinosa was on a 4-day Mediterranean cruise ( Genoa to Savona ) with an exclusive itinerary visiting Barcelona and Marseille . The ship was used as a huge wedding resort by the Sajan family (India). The groom was Adel Sajan - son of Rizwan Sajan - founder and chairman of Danube Group (major building materials company based in Dubai). Adel Sajan (Danube Group's director) married Sana Khan (beauty queen, artist, writer). For more info - CruiseMapper news

Concordia-class cruise ship

The Concordia class is a class of cruise ships that are operated by Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines , subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc .

The ship's design is based on the design of Carnival's Conquest class fleet of ships. However, their design from lido (pool) deck up to the top deck was enlarged and redesigned. The most notable difference is the structure around the main pool. The main pool features a glass exterior on both sides of the ship. A retractable magrodome was also added for the main pool. Another notable difference is the enlargement of its spa facilities. Each ship has a 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m 2 ) wellness facility. Additional spa cabins were also included into the Concordia class.

Carnival operates only a single vessel in this class, Carnival Splendor , which is marketed as a Splendor -class ship. Including Carnival Splendor , there are currently five ships sailing in the Concordia class.

Incidents and accidents

Carnival Splendor experienced a fire in her engine room on November 8, 2010, resulting in a loss of all electrical power and stranding the vessel with almost 4,500 on board.

Costa Concordia sank on January 13, 2012, after running aground shortly off the coast of Tuscany , resulting in 32 fatalities (33 including the later death of a salvage worker). The ship had departed from Civitavecchia on a seven-day Mediterranean cruise with 3,229 passengers and a crew of 1,023. The grounding caused a 50-metre (160 ft) gash in the hull, flooding the ship, causing her to list and drift toward the shore, where she later capsized and sank. Although the ship had sunk only partially and next to the shore, the evacuation was chaotic and her captain was subsequently arrested on preliminary charges of multiple manslaughter in connection with not only causing a shipwreck, but also failing to assist 300 passengers and failing to be the last to leave the wreck.

Vessels of the class

• List of cruise ship classes
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• ^ "More details emerge about Carnival Splendor fire" . USA Today . 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013 . Retrieved 5 December 2012 .
• ^ "2 American, 2 German victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster are identified" . The Washington Post . The Associated Press. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012 . Retrieved 17 April 2012 .
• ^ "No. 12/285 N.R. and No. 12/117 Magistrate in Charge of Preliminary Inquiries" (PDF) . Republic of Italy, Court of Grosseto. 16 January 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2012 . Retrieved 16 January 2012 .

External links

• Costa Cruise Lines website
• Carnival Cruise Lines website
• Cruise ship classes
• Costa Cruises
• Ships built by Fincantieri

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