Margaritaville Paradise deck plans

MS Margaritaville Paradise (1991-built as "Costa Classica", last refurbished in April-May 2022 and renamed from "Grand Classica") is the first of two Classica-class former Costa cruise ships, along with Costa neoRomantica (1993-built/2021-scrapped). The ship’s name was changed twice after major refits — in 2014 (to Costa neoClassica) and in 2022 (to Margaritaville Paradise). neoClassica was Costa’s oldest liner. In 2023, the fleet expanded with Margaritaville Islander (2000-built as Costa Atlantica).

On August 2, 2017, Costa Cruises announced that neoClassica would leave the fleet in 2018. Her final Costa voyage was scheduled for March 4, 2018. The decision followed the introduction of four new newbuilds scheduled for delivery between 2019 and 2022. Renamed "Grand Classica", the ship joined the Florida-based Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line/Margaritaville at Sea fleet in 2018, which also included Grand Celebration.

The Grand Classica/Margaritaville Paradise deck plan features a total of 656 staterooms accommodating 1308 passengers (maximum capacity 1680), served by 620 crew members. The vessel has 13 decks (10 accessible to passengers, 5 with cabins), 8 dining venues (7 restaurants and food bars plus room service), 9 lounges and bars, 2 swimming pools (none with retractable roofs), 4 outdoor Jacuzzis, and 8 elevators. The ship does not have self-service laundromats for passengers.

Originally, Grand Classica’s decks were named after famous Italian Riviera cities. After her acquisition, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line renamed them after Bahamian islands.

The ship showcases numerous valuable artworks displayed throughout her interior, including mosaics by Emilio Tadini (in the theatre) and glass sculptures by Luciano Vistosi (in the Atrium).

Grand Classica entered wet dock at the Freeport Bahamas shipyard (Grand Bahama Shipyard) in March 2020, followed by Margaritaville Paradise in May 2022.

Costa neoClassica deck plan changes and refurbishments review

The list of upgrades and renovations during the ship’s drydock refit from November 8 to December 18, 2014 (in Genoa, Italy) included:

• Hull repainting, engine room updates, and complete hotel area renovations.
• Refurbishment of all public areas and passenger cabins, including new furniture in all balcony Suites.
• Addition of new cabin amenities such as Illy coffee machines and Elemis bath products.
• Upgrades to the Tivoli Restaurant, including more 2- and 4-seat tables and a new sea-day brunch option.
• Installation of a new TRX training area within the SPA on Deck 11.
• Enhancement of the Dolce Amore Bar (Deck 9) menu with a new pizza dinner option.
• During the 2013 Genoa drydock (November 12 - December 21), routine maintenance (hull, engine, and hotel systems) was carried out, along with public area and cabin refurbishments, new Suite furniture, Tivoli Restaurant upgrades, and SPA enhancements (including the TRX area).
• The 2014 refurbishment project cost Costa Cruises approximately USD 28 million.

neoClassica’s final Costa Cruises drydock took place in October 2017.