Costa Cruises’ new LNG-fueled cruise ship Costa Smeralda has departed the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland for her first set of sea trails.
Costa Smeralda finally leaves shipyard for delayed sea trials
Costa Cruises confirms major fleet consolidation with five ships to be sold off
In line with other Carnival Corporation brands that have been selling off ships recently to make way for new capacity added by newer and larger ships, Costa Cruises has announced that at […]
Italian cruise lines battle for marketshare in South America as Costa adds Luminosa
Costa Cruises has announced that it will deploy a third ship in the South American market for the 2020/21 season, just days after MSC Cruises announced it would be sending in its […]
Costa Cruises forced to delay Costa Smeralda launch as shipyard struggles with LNG systems
Costa Cruises has announced that its new cruise ship Costa Smeralda will not enter service until November 30th, 2019, forcing the cancellation of several cruises in October.
Costa’ new LNG ship Costa Firenze will cruise from Dubai earlier than planned in 2020
Costa Cruises has announced that Costa Firenze will cruise from Dubai in September instead of October, 2020, as part of a regional re-juggling of its Mediterranean fleet commitment for the summer.
Costa Cruises cuts steel for second LNG cruise ship Costa Toscana
Costa Cruises revealed the name of its second LNG-powered cruise ship, a sister ship to Costa Smerelda, during a steel cutting ceremony for the new vessel.
Capacity in Middle East cruise market sees largest-ever year-on-year increase
The Middle East cruise market, based primarily out of Dubai, and the Indian sector, based primarily out Mumbai, has seen the largest-ever capacity increase in a single year, with a year-on-year jump […]
Indian cruise market could rival China in coming years says Costa Cruises
India’s cruise source market could exceed China’s in the coming years if more cruise lines homeport in Mumbai, according to Nalini Gupta, Head of Costa Cruises India.
Costa will homeport Diadema in Dubai for second year during 2020/21
With strong advance bookings for her inaugural cruise season out of Dubai in 2019/2020, Costa Cruises have confirmed Diadema for a repeat performance during the 2020/21 season, including it’s first-ever 4-night roundtrip […]
Costa sending second Vista class ship Costa Firenze to Dubai in 2020
Costa Cruises has announced that it’s upcoming new Vista-class cruise ship will be named Costa Firenze and will cruise from Dubai in 2020, like her sister ship Costa Venezia did this year.
