Athena, Aurora & Costa Serena
After the excitement of so many ships in Madeira and a leisurely stroll towards Tenerife we arrived in the early morning on the 2nd January.  Athena was already there, having arrived the night before.  We had 3G so I checked our webcam and Costa Serena's and saw we were ahead and a white blob on Costa cam.  I went on deck as it was just getting light and saw she was really close.  As I went aft on the Sun Deck she was just coming in while we made out way towards our berth.  The 112,000grt Costa Serena is the newest of the Carnival ships for their Italian brand and made her maiden voyage on the 26th May 2007.  She is the sister of Costa Concordia.  Having never seen a Carnival ship in person I'm afraid I found them much uglier than in photos.  They're bulky, hideous and have no redeeming features.  I know some people like them but I'm not one of them.  Why, oh why, are Carnival ruining the uniqueness of all their brands by using the same ships across them?  Anyway, while we docked, the Costa turned and backed in to dock behind us.
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