Cruise news (costa cruises-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
2 crew medevaced from Costa Luminosa cruise ship
Costa Cruises' ship Luminosa has requested medical evacuation on Wednesday, December 15, of 2 crew members who needed medical assistance on land. At...
December 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' 2nd LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana arrives in Barcelona (Spain)
Following the first departure from Meyer Werft (Turku, Finland) on December 3, Costa Cruises' Costa Toscana headed for the Mediterranean and arrived...
December 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship, Costa Toscana, at Meyer Turku
On Thursday, December 2, at Meyer Werft's shipyard in Turku Finland, Costa Cruises took delivery of its newest ship - Costa Toscana, the most...
December 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa neoRomantica cruise ship sold for scrapping at Gadani Pakistan
The former Costa Cruises' ship Costa NeoRomantica, which was sold to Celestyal Cruises in July 2020 as part of Carnival Corporation's sell-off of 19...
December 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises and Barcelona City Council sign a MoU for sustainable and inclusive tourism
Costa Cruises and Barcelona City Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) promoting a sustainable economy of the port city of Barcelona...
November 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Celestyal Cruises (Greece) allows passengers fully vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine
The Greek company Celestyal Cruises will allow fully vaccinated passengers with the Russian "Sputnik V" COVID vaccine to board the ships. Starting...
November 24, 2021 - 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
Abu Dhabi (UAE) is open for cruising with vaccinated passengers
Port Abu Dhabi (UAE) is already open for cruising. Fully vaccinated travelers from every country are now able to enter the UAE including sailing in...
October 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruising restarts in Falmouth (Jamaica) on November 8
Large cruise liners start visiting Falmouth (Jamaica) after an 18-month pause due to the COVID crisis. Carnival Corporation's Italian subsidiary...
October 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Coin ceremony for Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana
On Tuesday, October 26, Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku held the 2nd part of the traditional “coin ceremony” for ...
October 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
ITA and Costa sign LoI for fly-cruise packages
ITA Airways and Costa Cruises signed a letter of intent (LoI) aiming to define joint commercial initiatives for the promotion of new services and...
October 17, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana starts sea trials
Costa Cruises' latest LNG-powered ship Costa Toscana started sea trials on Monday, October 11, according to Turku Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer...
October 12, 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