Costa Cancels 2026-27 Middle East Program, Smeralda to Europe
Costa has announced deployment updates for the 2026-27 season, as the Costa Smeralda will not be sailing in the Middle East and instead be positioned in the Canary Islands and will be operating a brand-new seven-day itinerary between the Canaries and Madeira.
With Costa Smeralda operating this program, Costa will significantly increase guest capacity in the region, the company said.
After her planned drydock, the Costa Pacifica (previously planned in the Canary Islands and Madeira) will be instead positioned in the West Med offering both seven-day cruises towards Western Mediterranean destinations and longer cruises towards South Europe and North Africa, also with new exclusive long itineraries, the company said.
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