Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)
- 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 - 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 a lifeboat exercise at Stavanger on June...
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