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Costa Victoria is a Victoria-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere. She debuted in 1996 and was refurbished in 2004. She was designed to reflect the spirit of Italy. Features include the panoramic Concorde Plaza, an indoor pool, the ultramodern Pompei Spa, and the seven deck Planetarium Atrium. Costa Cruises ordered a sister ship for Costa Victoria, Costa Olympia. During the construction of Costa Olympia, the shipyard went bankrupt and her construction was halted. The unfinished hull was... Read more
Costa Victoria is a Victoria-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere. She debuted in 1996 and was refurbished in 2004. She was designed to reflect the spirit of Italy. Features include the panoramic Concorde Plaza, an indoor pool, the ultramodern Pompei Spa, and the seven deck Planetarium Atrium. Costa Cruises ordered a sister ship for Costa Victoria, Costa Olympia. During the construction of Costa Olympia, the shipyard went bankrupt and her construction was halted. The unfinished hull was subsequently sold to Norwegian Cruise Line. She eventually came in service as Norwegian Sky and was heavily refurbished and became part of 2 ship "Sun"-class which was followed by Norwegian Sun.
In 2004 the ship underwent an extensive rebuild which included balconies being added to 246 cabins. Costa Victoria underwent a refit in November 2013 which saw modernization to her public rooms and staterooms to more "Italian" design.
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After lunch, we'll pack suitcases. We have to put suitcases in a hallway by 1 am. We'll return to Venice tomorrow at 9 am. That's all. I can not even believe that the week flew by so fast. Here's some more information about Costa Victoria : You can see that this liner has a lot of... |
This day, at 4 pm, we had a tour of the galley of
Costa Victoria
. The menu is composed in Genoa, at the central office, depending on the nationalities of tourists. Products for the entire cruise are loaded in Venice.
This is a restaurant (
Sinfonia Restaurant
) where we have... |
The fifth day. Continuation.
Time passed quickly on
Santorini
island; our ship was already waiting for us downhill. It was time to go down.
Here’s the ship with smoking funnels (Costa Victoria):
We weren't the only ones who had transportation waiting:
Returning from the city... |
The fifth day.
We had two excursions planned on this day, a visit to the island of
Santorini
and Mykonos (Greece).
We arrived at 7 a.m. We were gathered at 7.15 a.m. for te excursion, so we had to wake up at 6 a.m.!
But
Santorini island
was worth waking up so early. After... |
The
Corfu
beaches lay at the bottom of the monastery.
There are both pebble and sandy beaches here.
Below is a pebble beach:
A sandy beach:
A view from the pier:
Corfu beach
from the pier:
The bus takes visitors to
Costa Victoria
.
The cruise liner... |
The island of
Corfu:
Costa Victoria:
Corfu Island:
The French built a park here during Napoleon's reign.
The streets are built like those in Paris. Some aspects if the Parisian style are present:
Saint Spyridon Church - the church of the patron saint... |
The Acropolis in
Athens, Greece is one of the many great structures built from marble:
Some of the local stores around Athens.
Port:
The Costa Victoria liner:
The port is large, often requiring a bus to take passengers from one end to the... |