Crusie news (tagged with Costa Cruises)
- Cruise Industry
Valletta Cruise Port to Welcome Increased Costa Cruises Calls 2020
Costa Cruises is increasing its number of port calls to Valletta in 2020. A press conference was held aboard Costa Fascinosa to launch Malta-to...
April 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to Replace neoRiviera with Costa Victoria in Mumbai
Italy-based Costa Cruises currently operates the 48,200 GT Costa neoRiviera from Mumbai's international cruise terminal to Male and Cochin. Following...
March 31, 2019 - Accidents
16 Cruise Passengers Arrested with 306 kg of Cocaine on Costa Favolosa
Sixteen passengers from a Costa Cruises ship were arrested on Wednesday, March 27 for drug smuggling in the port of Santos, Brazil. According to...
March 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Is Back to Genoa
Costa Cruises' ships return to Port Genoa with regular calls. The first to arrive at Andrea Doria dock was the 103,000 GT Costa Fortuna...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
Fire on Costa Smeralda Causes Evacuation
Finish shipyard Meyer Turku revealed that there was a fire on Costa Smeralda's Deck 15 on Monday, March 18. Stored equipment inside the ship caught...
March 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Smeralda Floated Out
Costa Cruises celebrated the official float-out of its new ship, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on Friday, March 15. As part of...
March 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa Arrives in Tauranga for Her Only Visit This Season
Costa Luminosa arrived in the port of Tauranga for the first and only time this season. The visit is part of a 112-day world cruise. The 294-meter...
March 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Venezia Delivered at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone
Today, February 28, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Costa Cruises officially took delivery of its newest ship, Costa Venezia...
February 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Yellow Funnel Installed on Costa Cruises Flagship
Construction of the new flagship of Costa Cruises - Costa Smeralda, is continuing at Meyer's shipyard in Turku, Finland. The yellow funnel with...
February 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa Guests Get Ready for 2019 Around the World Cruise
2019 will start in a special way for the 2,300 passengers of Costa Luminosa, who are getting ready to depart from Venice on January 5 for an Around...
December 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Signs the Renewal of Contract for Port of Savona
On Friday, December 14, at Palacrociere terminal, Costa Cruises and Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority signed the renewal of the contract to extend...
December 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Venezia to Be Christened in Trieste, March 1, 2019
The official christening ceremony for Costa Venezia is due to be held in Trieste, Italy on March 1, 2019. The new cruise ship, which is currently...
December 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Ship to Host Athletes Competing in Naples Universiade 2019
A contract was signed on December 3 in Naples between Costa Cruises and Gianluca Basile, Commissioner for Naples Universiade 2019, to hire the...
December 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Penelope Cruz to Be a Mermaid for Costa Cruises Advertising Campaign
Costa Cruises presents new international advertising campaign that features Penelope Cruz. The popular Spanish actress is due to star in the...
November 28, 2018 - Accidents
Costa Luminosa Rescues Fish Carrier's Crew
Costa Luminosa has rescued the crew of a fish carrier that was on fire off Aegean Sea, saving 11 people onboard. Around midnight on Tuesday, November...
November 21, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Announces Second Tripartite Partnership with Changi Airport Group and Singapore...
Costa Cruises announced that it had entered its 2nd tripartite partnership with STB (Singapore Tourism Board) and CAG (Changi Airport Group). The 3...
October 5, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Costa Concordia Story
Costa Concordia sank on the evening of Friday, January 13, 2012 off the Tuscan West Coast of Italy near the island of Giglio. The ship's...
September 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Unveils 6 Christmas and New Year’s Caribbean Voyages
During the holidays, Costa Cruises will sail 3 of its vessels around the Caribbean, with each offering its own Christmas and New Year’s...
August 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Zena Festival 2018 Breaks Guinness World Records
On Saturday, July 7, Costa Cruises celebrated its 70th anniversary in Genoa, during Costa Zena Festival, together with the port city. The...
July 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Coin Ceremony Held for Costa Smeralda
Costa Cruises celebrated on July 4 the traditional coin ceremony for its newbuild, Costa Smeralda, at Meyer Turku shipyard, one of the world's...
July 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Presents New Project on Healthy Diet for Kids
Costa Cruises presented a new project named "Masters of Taste", dedicated to its youngest guests, created via collaboration with Barilla, the...
June 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Venezia Floated Out
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises celebrated the official float-out of Costa Venezia on Friday, June 22. Costa Venezia is line...
June 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Costa Cruises company celebrated 70th anniversary with its passengers, on a special voyage dedicated to CostaClub members. On a 12-day cruise aboard...
May 29, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Begins on New Costa Cruises Ship
Costa Cruises continues to expand and renew its fleet of Italian-flagged ships. Construction has begun at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard on a...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises to Add New Ship in 2019
AIDA Cruises is adding a new ship to its fleet next year. AIDAmira (former Costa neoRiviera), as the vessel will be named, will sail for the...
May 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda to Be Named in Savona November 2019
During the 25th special event “Protagonisti del Mare”, Costa Cruises presented a virtual reality preview of its new flagship, Costa...
May 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Mediterranea First Boasts New Livery
In line's 70th anniversary year, the vessels in the fleet of Costa Cruises will all boast a new livery paying tribute to Italy, the homeland of the...
April 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for Costa Venezia
Costa Cruises opened bookings for the inaugural cruise of Costa Venezia from Trieste to Yokohama. The 53-day voyage departs on March 8, 2019. The 5...
March 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Fortuna to Be Based in Genoa, Costa Smeralda in La Spezia and Savona 2019
From the end of March through November 2019, the port of Genoa will host Costa Fortuna which is currently in service in Asia. Ship's debut in the...
March 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Costa Venezia to Sail in the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Costa Cruises started selling tickets for the inaugural voyage of Costa Venezia, the new ship of the Italian company currently being built at...
March 4, 2018