Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)
- 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
Ribbon-Cutting Held at Savona Cruise Terminal
With the ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Thursday, November 14, the “renovated” Calata Delle Vele cruise quay and Palacrociere terminal 1...
November 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Mumbai Set to Become Major Cruise Destination
Mumbai Port Trust, currently transforming into a cruise port, announced the homeporting of Costa Victoria - the biggest foreign passenger ship ever...
November 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Costa Firenze Floated Out in Italy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Costa Cruises on Wednesday, November 6, celebrated the official float-out of Costa Firenze, Costa's 2nd ship...
November 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to Link Sanya to Destinations in Vietnam and the Philippines
Carnival Corporation's subsidiary company Costa Asia will launch new itineraries linking Sanya China (Hainan Province) to popular travel destinations...
November 5, 2019 - Accidents
Launch of Costa Smeralda Delayed Again
Costa Cruises announced it had been notified by the Finnish Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland of a further delay in the building of its new flagship...
October 29, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Steel Cut for the First Chinese-Built Cruise Ship
On Friday, October 18, CSSC's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding got underway on a project to build the first fully China-made cruise ship (TBN). ...
October 20, 2019 - 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 the 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 Luminosa ship 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