Costa Fascinosa
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Costa Fascinosa is a Concordia-class
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....
cruise ship
Cruise ship
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that was ordered in October 2007 for Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises is a British-American owned Italian cruise line, based in Genoa, Italy.Founded in 1924, the company originally operated cargo ships, until the introduction of passenger services in 1947, with regular services between Italy and South America...
. Based on the Concordia class
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....
design, Costa Fascinosa will be constructed by Fincantieris
Fincantieri
Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...
Marghera
Marghera
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shipyard in Venice
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. Part of a five-ship expansion of the Costa Cruises fleet, the vessel is predicted to enter service in early-2012.
Design and construction
Costa Fascinosa and sister ship Costa FavolosaCosta Favolosa
Costa Favolosa is a cruise ship ordered for Costa Cruises in October 2007. Based on the Concordia class design, Costa Favolosa was laid down by Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard on 5 November 2009 and launched on 6 August 2010...
were ordered in October 2007 as part of a 2.4 billion euro
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expansion of the Costa Cruises fleet, with five ships entering service between 2009 and 2012 to increase the company's passenger capacity by 50%. Costa Fascinosa will cost 510 million euro to build.
The names of the two ships were selected via competition. The first phase saw 16,000 pairs of names submitted by travel agents and their customers from around the world, after being asked to suggest names that . These names were to evoke the idea that the ships were "magcal" and "glamorous" places. 25 name pairs were shortlisted and placed on the company's website, where over 42,000 visitors voted on their favourite. Favolosa (Italian for "fabulous") and Fascinosa ("fascinating" or "glamorous") were selected as the winning name pair.
The vessel is based on the Concordia class
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....
design already in service with Costa Cruises. When completed, the vessel is expected to measure 114,500 gross tons. She will carry up to 3,780 passengers in 1,506 cabins; six more than previous Concordia class ships.
Costa Fascinosa will be the sixteenth ship in service with Costa Cruises.
The ship was laid down on 3 September 2010.