History
LOI | |
7/1987 | Building contract |
Building started | |
Keel laid | |
2/2/1991 | Launch |
6/1991 | Sea trial |
Second sea trial | |
7/12/1991 | Delivered to Costa Crociere, SpA, Napoli, Italy. |
17/12/1991 | Maiden voyage from Genova. |
12/1991 | Cruises on Mediterranean. |
1994 | Liberia flag. |
19/7/1997 | Ran aground near Kythira, Greece. |
2000 | Planned to lengthening and refurbished by Cammell Laird. Plan cancelled when ship was on way to shipyard. Allready build new midsection scrapped later. |
9/2000 | Italian flag. |
24/8/2005 | Fire onboard. |
6/6/2008 | Collision with MSC Poesia at Dubrovnik. |
18/10/2010 | Collision with the Belgian-flagged cargo ship Lowlands Longevity atyantze river. |
2014 | Refurbished. |
1/2015 | Back in service. New name Costa NeoClassica. |
3/2018 | Sold to Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, Madeira, Portugal. |
13/4/2018 | New name Grand Classica. Cruises from Palm Beach to Nassau. |
3/2020 | Laid up at Freeport, Bahamas due to Covid-19. |
24/7/2021 | Back in service. |
7-26/9/2021 | Chartered to workers accommodation ship to Louisiana after hurricane Ida. |
8/12/2021 | Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line entered into an partnership agreement with Margaritaville Resorts & Hotels to operate the brand on its behalf |
4/2022 | Refurbished on Grand Bahama Shipyard, Freeport, Bahamas. New name Margaritaville on sea paradice. |
14/5/2022 | Back in Palm Beach – Freeport service. |
10/2023 | Crew memebr died on safety training. |