Costa Serena was inaugurated in Marseille on May 19, 2007 by the beautiful and talented French actress Marion Cotillard as the ship's godmother. Like her sister ship, the Costa Concordia, the 114,000-ton Costa Serena is the largest vessel flying the Italian flag. The ship is 290 meters in length with 1,500 cabins and a total guest capacity of 3,780. She also features all of the main innovations offered on her sister ship, including the Samsara Spa�one of the largest spas at sea, two swimming pools with a retractable magrodome, and an authentic Grand Prix race car driving simulator.
At its fullest capacity, the 112,000-ton Serena can accommodate 3,780 passengers in 1,500 cabins.
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Mythology Themes
The interiors of the Costa Serena are designed by the Carnival Cruises architect Joe Farcus. The ship features a central theme of Greek and Roman mythology. That same theme was also applied to the 6,000 works of art that can be admired throughout the ship. This is also the theme of the many artworks onboard (5,990 works, including 440 originals), contributed by 34 international artists including Omar Galliani, Aldo Spoldi, Nicola Salvatore and Stefano Pizzi, among many others.
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Costa CEO Pier Foschi
French Actress Marion Cotillard
Apollo Lounge
Photos by Tiziana Giardino, courtesy of Stefano Fermi, and cybercruises.com
The Costa Serena's Inaugural cruise will depart from Venice on May 26 with an eight-day itinerary to Greece, Turkey and Croatia. Every Sunday from June through November 2007, the Costa Serena will depart from Venice on seven-day cruises calling on Bari (Italy) Olympia (Greece), Izmir and Istanbul (Turkey), and Dubrovnik (Croatia). In winter 2007/2008, she will offer 10- and 11-day cruise vacations to the Canary Islands with departures from Savona.
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Atrium Looking Up
Atrium Looking Down
Casino Corridor
Ship's bow
Luna Show Lounge
Balcony Cabins
Costa invested approximately 450 million Euros in the construction of the Costa Serena, which offers highly innovative features, including:
Samsara Spa, one of the largest spas at sea (over 23,000 square feet). The spa boasts 99 revolutionary Samsara cabins with direct access to the spa, including 12 suites.
Four swimming pools, two of which are enclosable via a magrodome, making it the largest enclosable pool deck on a ship and allowing for enjoyable poolside activities at any time of the year.
An authentic Grand Prix race car driving simulator, the most accurate representation of Grand Prix driving.
Menus in the Costa Serena�s �Club Bacco� � la carte restaurant were created by the Italian culinary innovator Ettore Bocchia, executive chef at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio and a Michelin restaurateur, with culinary delights based on the finest Italian gastronomic tradition with an accent on the use of fresh ingredients of the highest quality.
