Costa Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises, a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. She exclusively serves the Chinese market, having debuted in Shanghai on 18 May 2019. At 135,225 GT, with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she was briefly the largest ship in the Costa Cruises fleet until the debut of Costa Smeralda in late 2019.
Costa Venezia will lead you to discover the most evocative corners of Istanbul, among gold domes and flavors of tradition. Discover the mysteries of Cappadocia with its lunar landscapes and the hot air balloons of a thousand colors. Fall in love with these unique locations with our excursions now longer than ever before.
Each ship has 2116 cabins and a passenger capacity of 4232 (max / double-occupancy 5260). Costa Venezia‘s design features more efficient use of both indoor and open-deck spaces, with several multi-functional areas.
The activity (Lido) deck features an Aquapark with a water slide, a high-rope garden, mini-golf course. Pool Deck is covered with a retractable glass roof. The Beach Club (adults-only complex) is beneath the glass roof and features a swimming pool, waterslides, rock climbing wall, and sports deck area. This deck also has a giant LED wall for movies and other outdoor video entertainment. The ship has dedicated club lounges for teens and kids, including toddlers.
Panoramic glass elevators connect the outdoor areas. The ship has a glass-bottomed skywalk, a huge wellness complex (Organic Spa and Fitness), Plaza (with numerous bars and shops), Atrium Lobby Lounge (a meeting place with a stage for street performers), large-capacity Theater (main show lounge).
All cabin decks OF Costa Venezia have launderettes (self-service laundry facilities). Each laundry room is equipped with 2-3 washers, 2-3 dryers, and 1 ironing board/iron. All laundry machines are coinless (can be operated using Costa cruise ship cards only). While the vessel is docked in port, washing machines are closed (only dryers and irons can be used). Valet laundry service is handled through cabin stewards. Prices are per item.
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| Name | Costa Venezia |
| Namesake | Venice, Italy |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Costa Cruises |
| Port of registry | Genoa,  Italy |
| Ordered | April 2016 |
| Builder | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Laid down | 1 November 2017 |
| Launched | 22 June 2018 |
| Sponsored by | Gan Beiye |
| Christened | 1 March 2019 |
| Completed | 28 February 2019 |
| In service | 8 March 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
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| Class and type | Vista-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 135,225 GT[1] |
| Length | 323.6 m (1,062 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 37.2 m (122 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 8.55 m (28.1 ft)[1] |
| Depth | 11.2 m (37 ft)[1] |
| Decks | 14 passenger decks |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service)[2] |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 1,278 crew |
