MS Costa Allegra is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Italy-based Costa Cruises. And was originally built as the container ship MS Annie Johnson, in 1990 the ship was acquired by Costa Cruises and rebuilt into a cruise ship, The Costa Allegra entered service with Costa Cruises on 23 November 1992. Some of her onboard features include 2 swimming pools (1 for children) a pool bar, a solarium and beauty salon, a fitness centre and jogging track, a casino, ballroom, a disco , a shopping centre and photo shop, a medical centre, a roman catholic chapel, a card room and library with Internet access, a glass atrium three decks high, and a dome that opens up to a 360 degree view of the sky -- day or night.