Costa Firenze, the new ship of the Italian fleet of Costa Cruises, Departs For Her First Cruise
Designed and built by Fincantieri in the Marghera shipyards, Costa Firenze is inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. It is the fourth Costa ship to sail again in 2021, after Costa Smeralda, Costa Luminosa and Costa Deliziosa, following the company’s gradual restart of guest operations.
Costa Firenze’s one-week itinerary is entirely dedicated to Italy with six different destinations — Savona, Civitavecchia/Rome, Naples, Catania, Palermo and Cagliari — which can be explored in depth with dedicated excursions, thanks to port calls lasting over 10 hours. From the end of July to the end of August, guests will also have the possibility to visit and rediscover Malta, with a stop in la Valletta.
“Costa Firenze is the perfect ambassador of Italian style, which we have combined with a series of product innovations designed especially for families and couples,” said Mario Zanetti, president of Costa Cruises. “This is the fourth Costa ship to resume service this summer, confirming the gradual return to normality of our company and the cruise industry, which is of great economic and employment importance for our country”.
The interior design of Costa Firenze is inspired by the Tuscan city, home of Renaissance art and culture. The common areas reflect the harmony of a stroll through a Florence street or square, starting with the choice of colors, geometries and shapes in the interior design. The charming atrium ‘Piazza della Signoria’ is symbolic and pays homage to the Florentine square.
With 13 restaurants and eight bars, the food and wine offer is the widest in the fleet. Every evening the menu features a “destination dish”, a dish linked to the destinations visited by the ship, created exclusively for Costa by Bruno Barbieri.
From September 12, Costa Firenze will expand its itinerary to France and Spain, sailing to Savona, Civitavecchia/Rome, Naples, Ibiza, Barcelona and Marseille. During the winter of 2021-22 Costa Firenze will be positioned in Dubai. The week-long cruises will visit the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman, with calls at Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat and a multi-day stopover in Dubai, with specific packages for visits to Expo Dubai 2020, as Costa Cruises is the Gold Sponsor of the Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020.
