Costa Victoria deck plans

Costa Victoria (built 1996, last refurbished in 2018) is the Sky-class vessel in the Costa cruise line’s fleet. In this class, Victoria is together with the NCL ships  Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Sun. The NCL Sky ship was originally ordered by Costa Crociere as “Costa Olympia”, but finished as “Norwegian Sky”.

Costa Victoria cruise ship deck plan has a total of 964 staterooms for 1928 passengers (max capacity is 2274 guests), served by 820 crew/staff. The ship has 10 passenger decks (all named after famous classical Italian operas), 5 restaurants, 12 lounges and bars, 3 swimming pools (indoor and adults-only, in the Spa), 4 jacuzzies, 12 elevators. Victoria has no self-service laundromats on board.

Victoria has glass mosaics (by E. Tadinidi) and numerous other artworks (including by A. Vignali) and prints on display at various places throughout the ship.

Besides the ship's staff and crew, Costa cruise passengers are also served by Peper robots - the latest cyborg technology implemented fleetwide in 2016. These humanoid robots greet and guide passengers upon embarkation. They also assist them throughout the cruise by providing information and tips on onboard dining, entertainment, enrichment program (workshops, pre-scheduled events), casino and shopping promotions, shore excursions and tours. Pepper robots are mobile and communicate in 3 languages (English, German, Italian). They can also interpret human emotions by analyzing voice tones and facial expressions.

Costa Victoria 2013 refurbishment review

The ship's 2013 drydock in Genoa Italy (October 25 - November 11) was budgeted USD 18 million. The project (planned to prepare the vessel for the Asian market) included:

• redesigned old and added new retail boutique shops
• introduced new dining venues and menu options (aft buffet restaurant terrace, Pizza, Noodle Bar, midnight buffet) and an evening entertainment program in the Theater Lounge
• All the lounges were redecorated. New artworks were installed. The ship's interior was restyled (European flair).

The list of significant deck plan changes after the ship's 2004 major drydock refit included:

• transformation of 242 Oceanview to Balcony cabins (on decks 9, 10, 11)
• added balconies to 4 suites (on deck 11)
• Aft on Lido deck 11 was added a terrace to the Ristorante Buffet Bolero. Also on Deck 11 were added two promenades (outdoor deck relaxation areas).
• The vessel also updated in compliance with the latest maritime shipping standards.

Before returning from Asian to Mediterranean cruise service, in 2018 (March 18-30) the ship underwent a scheduled drydock refurbishment at Chantier Naval de Marseille shipyard.