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I've seen some comments by Costa execs that suggest that COSTA ROMANTICA is in for a stretch and rebuild. Nothing official though.
quote:Originally posted by Fairsky:If it is a stretch, the new section would probably already be fabricated before the dry-docking. Has it been spotted? If not then perhaps we are wrong.
I am with you Fairsky. It would be pretty difficult to keep the news of a stretch quiet because of the level of preparation required.
Still four months is a very long time for a drydock unless they are doing equally as significant. But maybe it is not all drydock time? Maye she has a private charter or some such thing?
I just hope the corporate guys at Carnival did not convince Costa to do the stick on balconies like they are doing with the Fantasy class.
Perhaps that could be used now, if still intact, as it was no doubt paid for by Costa Cruises so would be a dead asset on their books.
quote:Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:A midships section was built for her sister ship in the Uk but was not used.Perhaps that could be used now, if still intact, as it was no doubt paid for by Costa Cruises so would be a dead asset on their books.
The midsection built by Cammell Laird was scrapped upon cancellation of the Costa contract.
Greetings Ben.
Pam
http://www.mes.it/news.html?id=32
google costa romantica refit and newer pics come up
Tim
In most ships fitted with lifeboats and rafts the number they can accommodate should already exceed the number of persons on board..
I find it hard to understand why ships like the Celebrity Century, Mein Schiff 1, and Mein Schiff 2 can have balconies added without looking like this mess Carnival Corp has envisioned. Even when the Costa Victoria had her balconies added it was a significant improvement over this mess.
As for the issue of lifeboats all ships must by regulation have excess capacity beyond total capacity of passengers and crew. The rebuilt ships are rejiggering the calculations and putting more rafts aboard.
Seems they take their directives from one group only, the bean counters.
Aesthetics apparently plays no role when they are given an assignment. The task is simply to increase revenue by any means possible.
Poor COSTA ROMANTICA looks hideous, just like the Fantasy Class butcher job. So much for sleek Italian styling.
Ernie
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