MS Costa Marina

Overview

*Axel Johnson (1969–1986) *Regent Sun (1986–1987) *Italia (1987–1988) *Costa Marina (1988–2011) *Harmony Princess (2011–2012) *Club Harmony (2012–2014) *Harmony 1 (2014–2014)

namesake	Axel Johnson
owner	Rederi AB Nordstjernan (1969–1986) Regency Cruises (1986–1987) Carnival Corporation & plc (1988–2011) Polaris Shipping (2011–2014)
operator	Johnson Line (1969–1986) Costa Cruises (1988–2011) *Harmony Cruise (2012–2014)
registry	Genoa, 🇮🇹 (1988–2011) Majuro, 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands (2011–2014) *🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis (2014–2014)
builder	Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Turku, Finland
launched	16 January 1969
completed	June 1969
maiden voyage	1969
yard number	1169
acquired	1969
identification	Call sign: IBNC *MMSI no.: 247818000
fate	Scrapped at Alang, India in 2014.
notes	‡R1R‡

MS Costa Marina was a cruise ship, last owned by Polaris Shipping and operated by Harmony Cruises.

History

The MS Costa Marina was originally built in 1969 as the container ship Axel Johnson by the Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland for the Sweden-based Rederi AB Nordstjernan and operated on their Johnson Line services. In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship operating under the name Regent Sun, but she was laid up instead. In 1987 she was sold to Navyclub Italia and renamed Italia, but continued to be laid up.[2] In 1988 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises, renamed Costa Marina, and rebuilt into a cruise ship at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She entered service as Costa Marina in 1990.[3][4] From 2002 she was marketed more towards German passengers.[3]

MS Costa Marina

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