Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)

Malaysia and Thailand Bar Costa Fortuna
Malaysia and Thailand didn't allow a Costa Cruises ship (carrying ~2000 people) from docking because of Coronavirus concerns, a company official...
March 8, 2020
Accidents
More Than 2,000 Stranded on Costa Fortuna in Phuket
More than 2,000 crew and passengers on the cruise liner Costa Fortuna (that arrived in Patong Bay Friday morning / March 6) were denied debarkation...
March 6, 2020
Accidents
Penelope Cruz Names Costa Smeralda in Savona
Special celebrations were held on Saturday, February 22, in Savona for the christening ceremony of Costa Smeralda, Costa Cruises’ new flagship...
February 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Construction Work on Costa Toscana Continuing at Meyer Turku
Assembly work started on Tuesday, February 11, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland on the hull of Costa Toscana, the 2nd ship in the Costa...
February 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda Passengers Can Finally Disembark
The 6,000 passengers and crew aboard Costa Smeralda finally disembarked after a sick passenger of Chinese nationality was diagnosed with the flu...
January 31, 2020
Accidents
Costa Smeralda Quarantined in Civitavecchia After Woman Fell Ill
A Costa Cruises ship with around 7,000 people onboard is being held off the coast of Italy after a Chinese woman fell ill with a suspected...
January 30, 2020
Accidents
Costa Venezia Sails Back to Shenzhen Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The cruise liner Costa Venezia returned to Port Shenzhen China (close to Hong Kong) Sunday morning, January 26, after a 6-day roundtrip to Vietnam...
January 27, 2020
Accidents
Cruise Companies Increase Passenger Screening Following Coronavirus Outbreak
Major cruise line companies boosted their passenger screening procedures and issued travel advisories in order to ensure that their customers are not...
January 24, 2020
Accidents
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Welcomes Costa Atlantica
CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, the joint venture between the largest Chinese shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corp. and the US-based...
January 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda Completes First LNG Refueling in Barcelona
The new Costa Cruises flagship, Costa Smeralda, completed her first LNG (liquefied natural gas) refueling in the port of Barcelona. The tanker ship...
December 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation Launches Food Waste Bio-Digester Technology
Carnival Corporation announced on Wednesday, December 11, it is pilot-testing food waste bio-digester technology in order to improve...
December 14, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises Takes Delivery of Costa Smeralda
On Thursday, December 5, Costa Smeralda was delivered to Costa Cruises from Meyer Turku. The newbuild sailed towards Barcelona on Friday afternoon...
December 7, 2019
Cruise Industry
Doha Cruise Port Emerges as Regional Hub
The Costa Cruises flagship Costa Diadema docked at Port Doha (Qatar) for the first time on Wednesday, November 27, marking the first of all 16...
November 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda Passes Sea Trials
Costa Smeralda successfully passed her technical sea trials carried out with LNG (liquefied natural gas), the world's cleanest fossil fuel, which...
November 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Fundraiser Organized to Support Venice Devastating Flooding
A fundraiser to support Venice flooding was organized by Port Authorities. President of Port Venice, Pino Musolino, sent a letter to all cruise...
November 19, 2019
Cruise Industry