Cruise news (Costa Smeralda-tagged)
- 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 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 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 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises replaces Smeralda ship with Diadema in Brazil
Costa Cruises announced it would change its ship deployment for the upcoming Brazilian season (winter 2021-2022). The company said the Smeralda ship...
November 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Smeralda and Costa Fascinosa redeployed for the 2021-2022 Brazilian cruise season
Costa Cruises confirmed the redeployment of Costa Smeralda and Costa Fascinosa for the winter 2021-2022 Brazilian season. Costa will sail around the...
October 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises boasts new logo and a host of new features
Costa Cruises presented a host of new features for its vacations, reshaping what the Italian line has to offer. The new concept of Costa is based on...
October 4, 2021 - Accidents
6 COVID-positive passengers on Costa Cruises' ship Smeralda
Several passengers have tested COVID-positive on Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda during a 7-day Mediterranean voyage. According to Costa, 6...
August 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Firenze restarts from Savona, Italy
Costa Firenze became the 4th Costa Cruises' ship to sail again in 2021, following Costa Smeralda, Costa Luminosa, Costa Deliziosa, after the line...
July 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruises restart in Barcelona with MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa
On Saturday, June 26, the MSC's cruise ship Grandiosa arrived at Port Barcelona Spain becoming the first international liner to visit the Catalan...
June 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises announces itinerary changes for season 2022
Following the restart of its Mediterranean operations, the Carnival Corporation-owned company Costa Cruises is now announcing major itinerary changes...
June 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Luminosa restarts in the Mediterranean from Trieste, Italy
On Friday, May 14, Costa Cruises' ship Luminosa arrived at Port Trieste Italy for her final preparations ahead of the restart of sailings over the...
May 15, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda
On May 5, a passenger tested COVID-positive on Costa's ship Smeralda. The liner which left homeport Savona Italy on May 1 with a total of 1613...
May 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts on May 1 from Savona with flagship Costa Smeralda
On Saturday, May 1, Costa Cruises restarts operations from Savona Italy, with its LNG-powered flagship Costa Smeralda. The itinerary is exclusively...
April 30, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Cruises launches summer 2021 Mediterranean sailings, cancels Northern Europe voyages
The Carnival Corporation-owned company Costa Cruises announces itinerary programs for 2021 summer season, with new cruises in the Mediterranean...
April 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises announces new itineraries for 2022-2023 season
Costa Cruises announced new Mediterranean itineraries from April 2022 through April 2023, which are now available for booking. In all Mediterranean...
April 10, 2021