Costa Diadema

Costa Diadema docked at Argostoli Kefalonia's port in 2020.
History
NameCosta Diadema
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorCosta Crociere
Port of registry Italy, Genoa
RouteMediterranean, Persian Gulf
Ordered2012
BuilderFincantieri
CostUS$739 million
Launched15 November 2013[1]
Christened7 November 2014
Completed25 October 2014
Acquired30 October 2014
Maiden voyage1 November 2014
In service8 November 2014
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeDream-class cruise ship
Tonnage132,500 GT
Length306 m (1,003 ft 11 in)
Beam37.20 m (122 ft 1 in)
Draught8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)
Installed power
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (cruise)
  • 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (max)
Capacity
  • 3,724 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 4,927 passengers (maximum occupancy)
Crew1,253

Costa Diadema is a Dream-class cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation and operated by Costa Crociere. The ship was ordered in October 2012 and was delivered to Costa on 25 October 2014.[3] At her time of delivery, Costa Diadema was the largest vessel to fly an Italian flag and was Costa's largest vessel at the time; she is formerly Costa Crociere's flagship being replaced by the Costa Toscana.[4]

  1. ^ "Costa Cruises' Future Flagship 'Costa Diadema' Launched (Italy)". Offshore Energy. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Costa Diadema". Fincantieri. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ Bond, Mary (25 October 2014). "Costa takes delivery of Costa Diadema at Fincantieri's Marghera yard". Seatrade Cruise News. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ Zabala, Fred (24 January 2015). "Costa Diadema: Costa Cruises' New Flagship". Kemplon Engineering. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.