Ibero Cruises ( es, Ibero Cruceros) was a

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owned

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based in

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. The cruise line was aimed at the

and

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speaking markets. Iberocruceros operated voyages from

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, the

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, and

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History

The company was founded in 2003 as ''Viajes Iberojet'' and renamed in 2007 and became a joint subsidiary of

Carnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporation & plc is a British-American cruise operator with a combined fleet of over 100 vessels across 10 cruise line brands. A dual-listed company, Carnival is composed of two companies – Panama-incorporated, US-headquartered Carni ...

and

Orizonia Corporation The Orizonia Group (''Orizonia Corporaciόn'' in Spanish) was a Spanish tour operator which was founded in 2006. The company was based on the Spanish island of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean Sea. It was the third largest tour operator in Spain. ...

, under the executive control of Costa Cruises Group, Carnival Corporation's European division. Ibero Cruises started with three ships; , , and which were provided by Orizonia. In 2008, the , provided by Carnival Cruises was transferred to the fleet of Ibero. An additional ship, the , was transferred into the fleet in 2009 from Carnival. It was announced in November 2014, that Costa Cruises would absorb Ibero Cruises in its entirety by the end of the year. The ''Grand Celebration'' would be transferred to the main fleet of Costa Crociere as the ''Costa Celebration''. Also the ''Grand Holiday'' would be transferred to the British

Cruise & Maritime Voyages Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) was a British passenger shipping company headquartered in Purfleet, Essex, United Kingdom. The company ceased operations in 2020 and entered administration. History Cruise & Maritime Voyages was formed in 2009, b ...

as the ''Magellan''. Ibero's docking slots in Barcelona would be devoted solely to Costa's newest ship, the as well.

Former fleet

References

External links

Iberocuceros Official website (Defunct)

Iberocuceros Official website (via the Web Archive)
Carnival Corporation & plc Defunct cruise lines Transport companies established in 2007 Transport companies disestablished in 2014 {{leisure-company-stub