Cruise news (Costa Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
Crew medevaced from Costa Cruises' ship Costa Luminosa
The Portuguese Navy rescued a crew member from Costa's ship Luminosa Tuesday night, April 26. The operation was a medical rescue for a crew who had...
April 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts operation from Genoa (Milan, Italy) with Costa Firenze
On Thursday, April 7th, Costa Firenze debuted in Genoa (Milan, Italy), inaugurating the restart of Costa Cruises' operation from the port city. In...
April 8, 2022 - Accidents
Costa Magica cruise ship to serve as a potential floating hotel for Ukrainian refugees
Costa Cruises announced they had offered the Magica ship (currently out of service) to the government of Italy as a potential floating hotel...
March 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Brazilian cruise season 2021-2022 restarts on March 5
After 2 months of voluntary suspension of sailings, cruise ships finally restart operations in Brazil. On Wednesday, CLIA Brazil announced the...
March 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' newest flagship Costa Toscana departs from Savona (Italy) on her maiden voyage
Costa Toscana, the newest Italian-flagged ship in Costa Cruises' fleet, is setting sail today, March 5, from Savona (Italy) on her maiden voyage...
March 5, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival Corporation and 6 other cruise brands cancel 2022 calls in Russian ports
Carnival Corporation & plc, the parent company of AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Princess Cruises, and 5 other cruise brands...
March 1, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of operations until March 4, 2022
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) took the decision to extend the voluntary suspension of operations in Brazilian ports, now...
February 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts sailings with its entire fleet in 2022
Costa Cruises continues the line's gradual restart plan for the year. From March 5, the date on which the newbuild Costa Toscana will set sail for...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Toscana is the first “floating stage” for the Sanremo Festival
On the occasion of the 72nd edition of the most popular Italian song contest, the Sanremo Festival, music arrives for the first time at the sea...
February 3, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of sailings until February 18
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its associates took the decision to extend for another 14 days the suspension of...
February 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Jessica Minh Anh transforms Costa Toscana into a sky-high sea catwalk
On February 28, 2022, the producer behind the most innovative Fashion x Sustainability projects in the world, Jessica Minh Anh, will transform the...
January 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AIDAmira to be renamed "Ambition" and sail for Ambassador Cruise Line
A 2nd cruise ship is being added to the fleet of UK start-up company Ambassador Cruise Line UK (new brand) in 2023, signaling its confidence in the...
January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises is the “Official Cruise Line” of the Ryder Cup 2023
Costa Cruises was named "Official Cruise Line" of Ryder Cup 2023, which is the most important team competition in golf, and will be held for the...
January 20, 2022 - Accidents
Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency recommends suspension of the 2021-2022 cruise season
Brazilan cruise season could be canceled for the 5 ships currently anchored off the coast of Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) after Anvisa (country's...
January 16, 2022 - Accidents
~30 crew test COVID-positive on Costa Firenze ship
The latest cruise liner to report a COVID outbreak is Costa Firenze that recently started sailing from homeport Dubai UAE. ~30 positive crew...
December 31, 2021