Crusie news (tagged with Costa Cruises)
- Accidents
Cruise Passenger Dies After Going Overboard
A passenger of an Italian cruise liner has been confirmed dead after going overboard. The Maritime Safety and Rescue Society, known locally as...
October 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Sheds 5 Older Ships
The mass-market cruise company Costa Cruises by May 2021 will sell 5 of fleet's oldest ships, including two Europe-based vessels and 2 Costa Asia...
October 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa neoRiviera to Be Transformed into AIDAmira
Costa Group announced its decision to bring the neoRiviera ship to Genoa for a major (EUR 50 million) drydock refurbishment project at San Giorgio...
September 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa to Sail in South America Winter 2020-2021
Costa Cruises announced that its Costa Luminosa will sail in South America during the winter of 2020-2021. From November 2020 through April 2021 the...
September 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
AIDAperla to Boast the Largest Battery Storage System
Corvus Energy and AIDA Cruises signed an agreement for further cooperation at the opening of the first production plant of the Norwegian battery...
September 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Increases Focus on The Mediterranean
Costa Cruises announced major news with the strengthening of the Italian line in the Mediterranean – a historic destination topping the...
September 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Demonstration Zone to Be Established in Shanghai
Shanghai is expected to establish a demonstration zone for cruise tourism. This is part of the plans of the port to become a hub for the industry...
August 10, 2019 - Accidents
Reports About Sabotage Cast Shadow Over Costa Toscana Building
While the launch of the building of Finland's 2nd liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) passenger cruise ship was celebrated at Meyer Turku Shipyard in...
August 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Costa Toscana
The Italian brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Cruises, celebrated on Tuesday, July 30, the first steel-cutting for the brand's 2nd ship...
July 30, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Costa Deliziosa Almost Collides with Venice Dock
A large-sized Costa Cruises liner lost control in strong winds and almost crashed into Venice port. In videos uploaded to YouTube, Costa...
July 8, 2019 - Accidents
Costa Mediterranea Suffers Lifeboats Accident in Norway
The Costa Mediterranea cruise ship could not hoist 2 of her lifeboats back to their davits, while holding lifeboats exercise at Stavanger on June 1...
June 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Costa Cruises Ship Named Costa Firenze
The new Costa Cruises Asian (Chinese) ship Costa Firenze is scheduled to start service in October 2020. The newbuild (currently under...
May 6, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Costa Luminosa
Saudi border guards have rescued a French female passenger on Friday, April 19, after she broke her leg onboard a Costa Cruises ship in the Red Sea...
April 22, 2019 - 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 sinking was...
September 9, 2018