Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Costa Magica cruise ship sold to SeaJets Ferries (Greece) and renamed Mykonos Magic
The Costa Magica ship was sold to the ferry company (Greece's biggest cruise shipowner) SeaJets, owned by Marios Iliopoulos. The ship was renamed...
February 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Serena restarts sailing 6 months early with first cruises in Asia
Costa Cruises announced it had formed a partnership with Asian travel organizations to return Costa Serena to service as the first Costa liner in the...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises opens bookings for 2024 itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe
Costa Cruises announced its itineraries for 2024. The newest edition of the Around the World voyage (December 2024) will also be available in the...
February 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Doha Port (Qatar) receives 3798 tourists with Costa Cruises' ship Toscana
Doha Port (Qatar) received a total of 3798 tourists aboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Toscana, on Sunday, January 22nd, on her 2nd voyage after the...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival cruise brands AIDA and Costa switch their LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel
Carnival Corporation's European-based cruise brands, AIDA and Costa, switched their low-emission LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel because of the high...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Deliziosa departs on around-the-world voyage
Costa Cruises' world voyage 2023 will explore 52 destinations on 4 continents in a total of 128 days, crossing 3 oceans, with an unprecedented...
January 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises plans pilot using batteries for large ship zero emissions
Costa Cruises is working with Italian energy company Enel Group to explore the electrification of its larger ships as part of an effort to promote...
January 7, 2023 - Accidents
World's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation dialing back new vessel orders
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation - is also the debt-laden parent company of major cruise company brands like CCL...
December 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation to sell off 3 more cruise ships
Carnival Corporation released its 2022-Q4 business update, including the news that the world's largest cruise shipowner will soon remove 3 more...
December 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' flagship Toscana calls for the first time at Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal
Costa Crises' latest flagship Costa Toscana, which entered service last March, called on December 16th for the first time at the Dubai Harbour Cruise...
December 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to debut in Taranto (Italy) next year with Costa Pacifica
In the summer of 2023, Taranto (Italy) will become a new Costa Cruises' port of call. From June 3 until October 7, Costa Pacifica will be in Taranto...
October 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's Costa Asia cancels all future Asian cruises
The Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary Costa Asia (which also targets the Chinese market) is canceling all future departures due to waning...
October 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers can be the “first-to-know” about special promotions
In celebration of Italian-American Heritage & Culture Month, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line passengers can register to be the “first-to-know...
October 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Toscana offers Arabian Sea cruise itinerary to UAE and Oman
Costa Cruises winter 2022-2023 schedule now includes a warm climate fly-cruise itinerary option with a few hours' flights from Europe. From December...
October 13, 2022