Category: Costa Crociere

Costa Cruises To Build New Ships With World’s Largest Passenger Capacity

Costa Cruises has announced an order to build two next-generation cruise ships that will have the largest guest capacity of any cruise ship in the world. The ships will feature a revolutionary “green design”, representing a major environmental breakthrough for the cruise industry; the vessels will be the first in the cruise industry to be…

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Costa Concordia Captain Sentenced To 16 Years In Jail

Disgraced Captain of the Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino has been sentenced by a judge in Italy to 16 years in jail. Schettino was charged with multiple manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship in one of the highest-profile shipping disasters in recent years. However it is far from certain whether he will actually go to jail…

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Costa Diadema To Offer 500m Walkway With Bars And Restaurants

Costa Cruises’ new flagship, Costa Diadema, will be christened in Genoa on 7 November 2014 and will offer cruisers a new way of experiencing the Mediterranean. As the Regina del Mediterraneo (Queen of the Mediterranean Sea), Costa Diadema will offer large, split-level, conveniently-interconnected rooms that directly overlook the sea, evoking the atmosphere of a buzzing…

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Costa Cruises Announces Arrival Of Costa neoClassica in December 2014

Costa Cruises is expanding its new Costa neoCollection by introducing Costa neoClassica to its fleet from December 2014. After a radical renewal programme, Costa Classica will be renamed Costa neoClassica and will join Costa neoRomantica and Costa neoRiviera to offer ‘slow cruises’ to unique destinations with great natural scenery and superb cultural attractions. The arrival…

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Costa Crociere Reveals Inaugural Cruises For Costa Diadema

Costa Cruises has revealed the inaugural cruises for Costa Diadema, the fleet’s future flagship which will be delivered by Fincantieri on 30 October 2014. The first cruise departing on 1 November will be the vernissage cruise, with three new culturally rich and architecturally beautiful cities included in the itinerary: Trieste, Dubrovnik and Genoa. The cruise…

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Costa Victoria Passengers Stage Protest Over Cancelled Shore Excursion

Dozens of angry passengers delayed the sailing of Costa Cruises, Costa Victoria on February 5th because a scheduled visit to Halong Bay was cancelled. Costa Victoria was unable to reach Halong Bay due to a sunken barge blocking the entrance to the port which meant passengers missed out on a 4-hour shore excursion. The ship…

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Costa Mediterranea Enters Drydock For €4 Million Refurbishment

As part of Costa Cruises’ ongoing investment to improve the quality and sustainability of its fleet, Costa Mediterranea will be dry docked at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo from today, November 21 to December 4 2013, for planned maintenance work. Costa Cruises’ is investing more than €4 million to perform the routine refurbishment, which takes…

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Costa Diadema Technical Launch Ceremony

Costa Diadema, the future flagship of Costa Cruises, today touched water for the first time during the technical launch ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera. Costa Diadema (132,500 gross tonnage and 1,862 guest cabins) will be delivered on 30 October 2014. Costa Cruises has invested a total of around €550 million in her construction…

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Costa Cruises Invests $18 Million In Costa Victoria Refurbishment

Costa Cruises will unveil the new Costa Victoria on 11 November when she departs from Singapore for her first cruise after an $18 million dry-dock upgrade. Elegant and totally refurbished with new balconies, terraces and windows, Costa Victoria boasts an unmistakable style that marries traditional nautical elements with essential design, making this ship a refined…

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