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IBERO CRUCEROS

        Ibero Cruceros is a cruise line based in Spain. It is a joint subsidiary of Carnival Corporation and Viajes Iberojet, in which the fleet are composed of the former ships of these cruise lines. Now it becomes a brand under Costa Cruises. Cruises in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean are operated, and the majority of passengers are Spanish.


Ship(s) in Operation

 

Ship

Grand Celebration

Grand Holiday

Entered Service

1987 March

1985 July

Builder

Kockums Varv, Malmö (Sweden)

Aalborg Vaerft, Aalborg (Denmark)

Original Cost

US$130 million

US$170 million

Registry

Madeira, Portugal

Madeira, Portugal

Gross Tonnage

47262 tons

46052 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

223.4 x 28.2 x 7.5 (m), 732.8 x 92.4 x 24.6 (ft)

221.6 x 28.1 x 7.8 (m), 726.8 x 92.2 x 25.6 (ft)

Speed

21 knots

21 knots

Passenger Decks

9

9

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

747 (296, 437, 14)

726 (279, 437, 10)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1494 / 1896

1452 / 1848

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

31.63 / 24.93

31.72 / 24.92

Total Crew

620

680

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.41 / 3.06

2.14 / 2.72

Navigation Officers

European

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

8314134, CQMC

8217881, CQNH

Sister Ships

Henna (HNA Tourism)

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History

1987-2008: Celebration (Carnival Cruise Lines)
2008- : Grand Celebration (Ibero Cruceros)

1985-2009: Holiday (Carnival Cruise Lines)
2009- : Grand Holiday (Ibero Cruceros)

 

Former Ship(s)

 

Ship

Grand Mistral

Entered Service

1999 July

Builder

Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire (France)

Original Cost

US$245 million

Registry

Genova, Italy

Gross Tonnage

48200 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

216.0 x 28.8 x 6.9 (m), 708.5 x 94.5 x 22.6 (ft)

Speed

19.5 knots

Passenger Decks

8

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

624 (231, 287, 106)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1248 / 1600

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

38.62 / 30.13

Total Crew

470

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.66 / 3.40

Navigation Officers

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

9172777, ICGX

Sister Ships

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History

1999-2004: Mistral (Festival Cruises)
2004-2005: [laid up]
2005-2007: Grand Mistral (Viajes Iberojet)
2007-2013: Grand Mistral (Ibero Cruceros)
2013- : Costa neoRiviera (Costa Cruises)

 

Ship

Grand Voyager

Grand Latino

Entered Service

2000 June

1973 June

Builder

Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Hamburg (Germany)

Wärtsilä Shipyard, Helsinki (Finland)

Original Cost

US$150.8 million

US$22.5 million

Registry

Genova, Italy

Panama City, Panama

Gross Tonnage

25000 tons

28388 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

180.4 x 25.5 x 7.3 (m), 591.7 x 83.6 x 23.9 (ft)

205.5 x 25.2 x 7.3 (m), 673.9 x 82.7 x 23.9 (ft)

Speed

28 knots

21 knots

Passenger Decks

6

8

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

416 (126, 278, 12)

431 (64, 357, 10)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

832 / 900

862 / 1200

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

30.05 / 27.78

32.93 / 23,66

Total Crew

360

400

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.31 / 2.50

2.16 / 3.00

Navigation Officers

European

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

9183506, ICGW

7218395, ?

Sister Ships

Explorer (Semester at Sea)

Black Watch (Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines)
Albatros
(Phoenix Reisen)

History

2000-2002: Olympic Voyager
     (Royal Olympic Cruises)
2002-2004: Olympia Voyager
     (Royal Olympia Cruises)
2004-2007: Grand Voyager (Viajes Iberojet)
2007-2011: Grand Voyager (Ibero Cruceros)
2011- : Costa Voyager (Costa Cruises)

1973-1991: Royal Viking Sky (Royal Viking Line)
1991-1992: Sunward <II> (Norwegian Cruise Line)
1992-1992: Birka Queen <II> (Birka Cruises)
1992-1993: Sunward <II> (Norwegian Cruise Line)
1993-1996: Golden Princess <I> (Princess Cruises)
1996-1997: [laid up]
1997-1998: SuperStar Capricorn (Star Cruises)
1998-2001: Hyundai Keumgang
     (Hyundai Merchant Marine)
2001-2004: SuperStar Capricorn (Star Cruises)
2004-2005: Grand Latino (Viajes Iberojet)
2005- : Boudicca (Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines)

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