Carnival Venezia

Carnival Venezia
Carnival Venezia at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda, 2023
History
Bahamas
Name
  • Costa Venezia (2019–2023)
  • Carnival Venezia (2023–present)
NamesakeVenice, Italy
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
Operator
Port of registry
OrderedApril 2016
Builder
Cost$780 million[2]
Yard number6271
Laid down1 November 2017
Launched22 June 2018
Sponsored by
  • Gan Beiye (Costa Venezia)
  • Jay Leno (Carnival Venezia)
Christened
  • 1 March 2019 (Costa Venezia)
  • 14 June 2023 (Carnival Venezia)
Completed28 February 2019
In service
  • 8 March 2019 (Costa Venezia)
  • 29 May 2023 (Carnival Venezia)
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeVista-class cruise ship/ Venice-class
Tonnage135,225 GT[3]
Length323.6 m (1,061 ft 8 in)[3]
Beam37.2 m (122 ft 1 in)[3]
Draught8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)[3]
Depth11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)[3]
Decks14 passenger decks
Installed power
  • MAN 2x14V48/60 CR kW
  • +3x8L48/60 CR kW
  • 62,400 kW (83,700 hp) (Total power)[4]
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service)[4]
Capacity
  • 4,208 (double occupancy)[4]
  • 5,260 (max)
Crew1,278 crew

Carnival Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Originally intended to serve the Chinese market, she debuted as Costa Venezia for sister brand Costa Cruises in Shanghai on 18 May 2019.[5] At 135,225 gross tonnage (GT) and with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she became the largest ship commissioned for the Costa fleet upon her delivery.

In 2023, amid a corporate fleet reshuffling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, Costa Venezia was transferred to Carnival under a new sub-brand named "Costa as Carnival" operating as "Carnival Fun Italian Style". The new concept was designed to integrate Costa Venezia and sister ship Costa Firenze into Carnival in a bid to boost domestic American capacity after the cruise line had sold numerous older vessels while Costa contended with operational challenges in its core markets. In March 2023, she was officially renamed Carnival Venezia during her pre-delivery renovation and debuted for Carnival the following May as the lead vessel for the new sub-fleet of Venice-class ships.

  1. ^ "Ship COSTA VENEZIA (Passenger Ship) Registered in Bahamas - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9801689, MMSI 311001253, Call Sign C6GI3".
  2. ^ Stieghorst, Tom (11 June 2013). "Onboard the Royal Princess, awaiting the festivities". Travel Weekly.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Costa Venezia (9801689)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Costa Venezia". Fincantieri. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Costa Venezia, the First Costa Cruises Ship Designed for the Chinese Market, Comes Into Service". Carnival Corporation & plc. 1 March 2019.