Thread: Costa Allegra

Has anyone sailed the Costa Allegra ? Friends of our who have not cruised in 15 years are booked on her for a Med cruise. I have read one favourable review here. Anyone any other comments ?

I never been on the Costa Allegria.

Costa ships are beautiful.

Originally Posted by antelipa

I never been on the Costa Allegria.

Costa ships are beautiful.

Which Costa ship have you been on ?

I have heard favourable reports of Costa Allegra, she is a small vessel with a remarkable History

MS Costa Allegra is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Italy-based Costa Cruises. She was built in 1969 by the Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland as the container ship MS Annie Johnson for the Sweden-based Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1986 she was sold to Regency Cruises with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship under the name MS Regent Moon, but she was laid up instead. In 1988 she was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed MS Alexandra but continued laid up. In 1990 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises and rebuilt into a cruise ship at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She entered service as the Costa Allegra in 1992.

From 1969 until 1986, the Annie Johnson was used as in cargo services by Rederi AB Nordstjernan. On 8 August 1986 the ship was sold to the Greece-based Regency Cruises with the intention of being rebuilt as a cruise ship. With this aim in mind she was renamed Regent Moon. Her sister ship MS Axel Johnson was sold to Regency Cruises at the same time, renamed Regent Sun, also with the intention of being converted into a cruise ship.

These plans were never realised, and the Regent Moon was laid up in Perama, Greece. In May 1988 the Regent Moon was sold to Compania Naviera Panalexandra and renamed Alexandra, but continued laid up until 1990 when she was sold to Costa Cruises.

I did a Transatlantic on the Costa Fortuna last year, nice ship, but not one of my favorite cruise lines.

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Which Costa ship have you been on ?

I don't managed to Costa ships yet. Maybe I cruise on Costa ship in future
I have interested in Costa Concordia Maybe I sail on it in future.
Where do cruises the Costa concordia?