As per a report of Samaa TV, a 14-storey high cruise ship has arrived at Gadani, which has been bought by Pakistan and upon seeing it in good condition, Pakistani authorities are mulling over to use this cruiseship for Tourism purposes. Celestyal Experience, formerly known as Costa Romantica, is a 1990s vintage ship built for Costa Cruises.
Antares Experience is a cruise ship completed in 1993 by Fincantieri in Italy as a sister shipp to Costa neoClassica. She was refurbished in 2003 and, from 2017, assigned to the Asian market. The ship was sold in 2020 to Celestyal Cruises, and in September 2021 re-sold and renamed Antares Experience. Antares Experience or Costa Romantica, is a 14-story luxury cruise built by the Italian company Costa Cruises in the 1990s, has arrived in Karachi, which also has a 7-star hotel and shopping mall. The company, seeing the good condition of the cruise, began to consider it a hotel.
The 56,800 gross-ton cruise ship, introduced in 1992, was built by the Italian shipbuilder. A Pakistani company, New Choice Enterprises, bought it for ship breaking but after finding it in a “good condition” they have decided to transform it into a hotel.
According to a report, the cruise ship underwent a significant modernization and overhaul in 2011 as part of a life extension program designed to update it.
Inside view of Biggest Cruise Ship of Pakistan having 14 floors, 7 Star hotel, Mall and gaming zone
Features of 14-storey high cruis ship
The 14 storey ship has the following features:-
- 1,411 rooms
- Seven-star hotel
- Shopping mall
- Gaming zone
- Swimming pool
- Three ballrooms
The company says they had sought permission to anchor the cruiseship near Karachi Port Grand but the request was denied due to its massive size.
The ship has now been anchored at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard.
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