Goddess of the Night (ship)

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Mykonos Magic in Eleusis, 2024
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Goddess of the Night is a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". owned by Seajets since 2023. Formerly operating as Costa Magica by Costa Crociere, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, the Template:GT vessel joined sister ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in 2004 and were referred together as Fortuna-class ships; together, they became the largest ships in the Costa fleet at her time of delivery. Costa Magica paid homage to some of the most famous destinations in Italy including Positano, Portofino, Bellagio, and Sicily, which were incorporated into her public areas and restaurants. 19 years after her debut, Costa sold Costa Magica to Greek/Cypriot ferry company Seajets in 2023 and she was subsequently renamed Mykonos Magic.

Design and description

The vessel was designed by the American architect Joe Farcus[1] and it is the sister ship to Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..Template:Sfn As originally built, Costa Magica had a gross tonnage (GT) of 102,857 and Template:DWT.Template:Sfn This later increased to 102,784 GT and 9,859 DWT.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The cruise ship measures Script error: No such module "convert". long overall and Script error: No such module "convert". between perpendiculars with a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:SfnTemplate:Efn

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Construction and career

The ship was constructed by Fincantieri in Genoa, Italy with the yard number 6087. The vessel was laid down on 1 September 2002 and launched in November 2003. She was completed on 26 October 2004 and entered service in the following month.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The vessel was owned and operated by Costa Crociere and registered in Genoa.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

2020 COVID-19 pandemic

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On 12 March 2020, two passengers aboard were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 while quarantined in Martinique. The ship, with 3,300 people on board, had been disallowed entry to several sea ports including Grenada, Tobago, Barbados and Saint Lucia, due to over 300 Italian nationals on board.[2] On 16 March, the ship was allowed only to take on provisions and refuel at St. Maarten with no one allowed to leave the ship.[3]

It was later reported that passengers from the ship disembarked in mid-March leaving just the crew aboard. The ship then travelled to Miami, Florida but was not allowed to dock there.[4] 13 crew members were evacuated from Costa Magica and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". to hospitals in Miami after displaying COVID-19 symptoms. The rest of the crew were tested aboard both ships which were lying Script error: No such module "convert". off Miami and Eventually, the ship stopped three miles (4.8 km) offshore from Miami, and on 26 March, the U.S. Coast Guard reported evacuation of six sick crew members from the ship.[5][6][7] On 30 March, those who tested negative were taken to the airport and put aboard charter flights to repatriate them to their home nations. Those who tested positive remained aboard the ships, which then sailed for Europe.[8]

An update by CNN on 3 April 2020 stated the ship remained near Miami after "six crew members with respiratory symptoms were evacuated from the ship, and then transported to a hospital". The Port of Miami had not provided consent for the vessel to dock but all passengers had previously disembarked at Guadeloupe.[9]

Canceled transfer to Carnival Cruise Line

On 23 June 2021, it was announced that Costa Magica would be rebranded and transferred to the Carnival fleet in mid-2022, receive a new Carnival name and funnel, and would most likely join the Sunshine-class.[10][11] On 14 June 2022, Carnival said that Costa Magica would remain in the Costa fleet, with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". to be transferred instead.[12]

Sale to Seajets

On 8 February 2023, Costa MagicaTemplate:'s sale to Seajets, a Greek/Cypriot ferry company, was reported.[13][14] She was later laid up in Greece and renamed Mykonos Magic.[15] In April 2024 Seajets revealed their intention to re-activate the ship for a new cruise operation, Neonyx Cruises, to launch in July with the name Goddess of the Night, and offering an adults-only "ultimate party experience" in the Aegean. Mykonos Magic was sent to a Turkish shipyard for a refit.[16]

Prior to commencing cruising with Neonyx, the ship was chartered to provide accommodation at Brindisi for 2,000 security police for the Group of Seven summit in June 2024. Following complaints about sanitary conditions, including flooded cabins, malfunctioning toilets and broken showers, alternative arrangements had to be made and the ship was impounded.[17][18] The ship also failed a port state control inspection by the Italian maritime authorities on 20 June, and was detained for six days with 16 deficiencies mostly related to ship safety.[19] In July Neonyx said that, due to delays in the refurbishment, Goddess of the NightTemplate:'s inaugural season had been postponed until 2025.[20]

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External links

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