COSTA ATLANTICA
The Costa Atlantica is the first ship in a series of Panamax size cruise ships of a completely new type for Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines. It is the largest ship in thd Costa Crociere fleet, the largest built for a European cruise line, and the largest cruise ship ever built at Masa-Yards Helsinki yard. 
Compared to earlier cruise liners of Panamax-size, the relative number of outside passenger staterooms and staterooms with balcony is very high; 80% of all the 1,057 passenger staterooms face the sea and 70% are fitted with a balcony. This is achieved, by adding one passenger cabin deck to a narrower superstructure, compared to the Panamax-ships built in the 1990s.
Costa Atlantica carries a total of 2,680 passengers (2,114 passengers, based on double occupancy) in a total of 1,057 staterooms. The crew capacity is 902 in 509 crew staterooms. There are 12 passenger decks, named after Fellini movies. The interior style throughout the ship is "classic Italian," designed by Joe Farcus. In addition to numerous restaurants and lounges, and bars, a large theater, a ten deck high atrium, shopping, gym and solarium areas, there is a wedding chapel, extensive facilities for children and youngsters, and a conference center.
Costa Atlantica has a diesel-electric machinery installation consisting of six Wärtsilä NSD 9L46D diesel engines, with a total power of 62,370 kW, each connected to an alternator producing electricity to the ship's main electric network. The propulsion units consist of two azimuthing electric Azipod propulsion units, with a power of 17.6 MW each. Costa Atlantica has three 1.91 MW tunnel thrusters in the bow. Service speed is 22 knots. GREEN STAR
Costa Atlantica is the first cruise ship built to fulfil RINA's new Green Star environmental standard, which incorporates two additional class notations CLEAN SEA and CLEAN AIR.
For the CLEAN SEA notation, bunker tanks must be installed over double bottoms, to prevent accidental discharge of oil. Ships must also be fitted with holding tanks for all black and gray water waste, to prevent organic pollution, and must meet the standards set down in the voluntary IMO MARPOL Annex IV. Special requirements ensure garbage is disposed of safely, and ships must not use TBT-based anti-foulings.
The CLEAN AIR notation sets limits on SOx and NOx emissions from the engines, and requires compliance with the voluntary standards of Annex VI to Marpol. There is a 3% limit on sulfur content in fuel. RINA also sets requirements for refrigeration gases and their containment in the case of an accident, and sets controls for incineration plants.
The ship's waste handling installation is one of the first onboard a cruise ship designed completely without dumping/discharging to sea. The systems includes two 1,400 kW incinerators, a food waste system, a new food waste handling system with vacuum transportation from feeding stations in all galleys and food preparation areas as well as processing for burning in the incinerators, a recycling and storage system for glass, metal, ash and paper-including a new automatic ash transport and packing process.
Costa Atlantica has a very high level of plant redundancy. Plant that has an impact on the safety of the ship has a redundancy such that at least 50% of nominal capacities remains available after any single failure.
Machinery plant that is divided into two independent parts includes main machinery plant, fuel tanks, electric machinery, auxiliary systems, ventilation, piping, cabling and control and automation, basically from "fuel storage tanks to the propellers."
There is divided redundant main electric distribution and monitoring between the wheelhouse and control room (on Deck A), and between the two separated high voltage switchboards (on Deck B) and the two separate cyclo-converter rooms (on Deck B). There are also divided redundant telephone, public addressing, control and alarm systems.
Five of Costa Atlantica's six generators can supply all of the ship's normal service rating. This arrangement allows for one engine to be out of service for maintenance.
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