COSTA SERENA

COSTA SERENA (IMO: 9343132) is a Passenger vessel sailing under the Italy flag. It has an overall length of 951 feets and a beam of 144 feets.

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 247187600
• IMO Number: 9343132
• Call Sign: ICAZ
• Flag State: Italy
• Vessel Type: Passenger Cruise Ship
• AIS Type: Passenger

Specifications

• Gross Tonnage: 114,147 GT
• Length Overall: 290 meters
• Beam: 35.5 meters
• Draft: 8.2 meters
• Decks: 13 passenger decks
• Passenger Capacity: 3,780 passengers
• Crew: approximately 1,100
• Cabins: 1,500

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Diesel-electric
• Main Engines: 6 × Wärtsilä diesel generating sets
• Power Output: approximately 75,600 kW
• Propellers: 2 × Azipod propulsion units (ABB)
• Bow Thrusters: 3
• Service Speed: 19.5 knots
• Maximum Speed: 22 knots

Shipyard

• Builder: Fincantieri
• Shipyard Location: Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Italy
• Keel Laid: 2006
• Launched: 2006
• Delivered: May 2007
• Hull Number: 6143

Owner / Operator

• Registered Owner: Costa Crociere S.p.A.
• Operator: Costa Cruises
• Parent Company: Carnival Corporation & plc
• Headquarters: Genoa, Italy

Navigation and Communications Equipment

• GMDSS: Equipped
• AIS: Class A Transponder
• EPIRB: Installed
• Radar Systems: Multiple navigational radar installations
• ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display and Information System installed
• VDR: Voyage Data Recorder installed
• Navtex: Installed
• Satellite Communications: Inmarsat systems installed

Operating Region

• Primary Trading Area: Mediterranean Sea
• Secondary Trading Areas: Northern Europe, Atlantic itineraries
• Port of Registry: Genoa, Italy
• Typical Homeports: Savona, Italy; various Mediterranean ports
• Route Type: Fly-cruise and drive-cruise itineraries, primarily European markets

Vessel Description

Costa Serena is a large ocean-going cruise ship belonging to Costa Cruises' Concordia class, sharing her design platform with sisterships including Costa Concordia, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa, and Costa Fascinosa. Delivered in May 2007, she was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Genoa, and represents one of the larger vessels in the Costa Cruises fleet.

The vessel features a conventional cruise ship layout with extensive public spaces, multiple restaurants, bars, pools, a spa and wellness center, casino, theater, and a range of entertainment facilities across her passenger decks. Her diesel-electric propulsion system using ABB Azipod units provides enhanced maneuverability and fuel efficiency compared to conventional shaft-driven configurations.

Costa Serena operates predominantly in the Mediterranean, offering itineraries to ports in Italy, France, Spain, Greece, and other regional destinations. She caters primarily to the European leisure cruise market and is operated under the Costa Cruises brand, a subsidiary of the Carnival Corporation group, one of the world's largest cruise industry conglomerates.