COSTA ALLEGRA

IMO 6916885 

july -2011 The Costa Allegra is up for sale in 2012 according to a statement of Costa. Sistership Costa Marina  is already on sale.

Owner: Costa Crociere - Italy a Carnival Corp.& Plc. company.

The Costa Allegra Original built in 1969 as containership Annie Johnson converted from containership into cruiseship and lengthened in 1992. Sistership Costa Marina however a slightly shorter.

Former name: Annie Johnson 1969-Regent Moon 1986-Alexandra 1988

Original entered service: 1969 - Conversion: 1990/1992 – Refit:2006  Gross tonnage: 28.597 - Pass. lower beds: 820- All berths: 1072 - Passenger decks: 8 - Length: 187.7 m. - Beam: 25,80 m. Propulsion diesel/electric: 4 dieselengines make Wärtsilä type  6R46 - Power total 19.123 kW. - 2 - Controllable pitch propellers - Service speed 19.5 knots -Original built: Wartsila - Helsinki - Yard no. 1170 - Conversion Yard: Mariotti Shipyard - Italy -  Flag: Italy - Classification: Rina.

COSTA ALLEGRA Repositions to China
Completed its refit April 30-2006, COSTA ALLEGRA sailed from Savona, Italy, on a 30-day repositioning cruise to Asia. Carnival Corporation announced in March that its Italian-based subsidiary Costa Cruises, would become the first western cruise line to offer cruises voyages from Shanghai marketed exclusively to Chinese passengers. The 1969-built COSTA ALLEGRA (ex ANNIE JOHNSON) will operate a series of 24 five-day cruises from Shanghai to Nagasaki, Japan, and Cheju, South Korea beginning in July. Costa has created a new division, Costa Asia, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai opened in April of this year. COSTA ALLEGRA was built as a container ship before being converted in 1992 to a cruise ship, and has just undergone a major renovation, at Genoa's Mariotti shipyard, to appeal to Chinese passengers.
July 20 -2009 - The venerable French brand Paquet, which operated until 1998 with the Mermoz, recently scrapped, is set for a comeback in 2010. Marseille-based travel agency and cruise operator TMR is chartering Costa Allegra for periods in the spring and autumn and will operate the ship from Marseille. Costa Allegra is back to European standards after sailing on the Chinese market
Costa Crociere owns the Paquet brand.
  Passenger space ratio all berths: 26.68

                               

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