Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises (Greece) allows passengers fully vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine
The Greek company Celestyal Cruises will allow fully vaccinated passengers with the Russian "Sputnik V" COVID vaccine to board the ships. Starting...
November 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises replaces Smeralda ship with Diadema in Brazil
Costa Cruises announced it would change its ship deployment for the upcoming Brazilian season (winter 2021-2022). The company said the Smeralda ship...
November 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Abu Dhabi (UAE) is open for cruising with vaccinated passengers
Port Abu Dhabi (UAE) is already open for cruising. Fully vaccinated travelers from every country are now able to enter the UAE including sailing in...
October 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruising restarts in Falmouth (Jamaica) on November 8
Large cruise liners start visiting Falmouth (Jamaica) after an 18-month pause due to the COVID crisis. Carnival Corporation's Italian subsidiary...
October 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony for Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana
On Tuesday, October 26, Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku held the 2nd part of the traditional “coin ceremony” for ...
October 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ITA and Costa sign LoI for fly-cruise packages
ITA Airways and Costa Cruises signed a letter of intent (LoI) aiming to define joint commercial initiatives for the promotion of new services and...
October 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana starts sea trials
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana started sea trials on Monday, October 11, according to Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer...
October 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda and Costa Fascinosa redeployed for the 2021-2022 Brazilian cruise season
Costa Cruises confirmed the redeployment of Costa Smeralda and Costa Fascinosa for the winter 2021-2022 Brazilian season. Costa will sail around the...
October 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises boasts new logo and a host of new features
Costa Cruises presented a host of new features for its vacations, reshaping what the Italian line has to offer. The new concept of Costa is based on...
October 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to restart over 50% of its global fleet by the end of October
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) announced that it expected to return more than 50% of its fleet capacity to passenger...
September 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' updates related to the 2022-2023 programs
The Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary and travel brand Costa Cruises announced important updates of its 2022-2023 ship deployment and itinerary...
September 21, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID-positive passengers on Costa Cruises' ship Smeralda
Several passengers have tested COVID-positive on Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda during a 7-day Mediterranean voyage. According to Costa, 6...
August 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Firenze restarts from Savona, Italy
Costa Firenze became the 4th Costa Cruises' ship to sail again in 2021, following Costa Smeralda, Costa Luminosa, Costa Deliziosa, after the line...
July 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruises restart in Barcelona with MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa
On Saturday, June 26, the MSC's cruise ship Grandiosa arrived at Port Barcelona Spain becoming the first international liner to visit the Catalan...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises announces itinerary changes for season 2022
Following the restart of its Mediterranean operations, the Carnival Corporation-owned company Costa Cruises is now announcing major itinerary changes...
June 4, 2021