Global InformationMargaritaville at Sea Islander information
 Margaritaville at Sea Islander as Costa Atlantica in the Aurlandsfjord in 2009
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| History | |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  Bahamas, Nassau |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | Kvaerner Masa-Yards 498 |
| Launched | 11 November 1999 |
| Acquired | 30 June 2000 |
| In service |
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| Identification |
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| Status | Undergoing refit in Belfast |
| Notes | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Spirit-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 292.56 m (959 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
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| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 897 |
| Notes | [1][2] |
Margaritaville at Sea Islander is a Spirit-class cruise ship previously owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. She was built in 2000 by the Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland as Costa Atlantica for Costa Cruises.
Costa Atlantica was sold to CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping in late 2019.
The sale of Costa Atlantica was confirmed on 16 October 2023, by Carnival Corporation & plc.[3] The new owner of the vessel is Margaritaville at Sea, it is expected to enter service for the brand in 2024.
- ^ a b Asklander, Micke. "M/S Costa Atlantica (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Costa Atlantica". VesselTracker. 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Carnival and CSSC joint venture Adora Cruises sells 2000-built ship".