Tagged: Costa Cruises

The Costa Crociere Foundation (www.costa-crociere-foundation.com) has started the annual selection process reserved for Italian non-profit organizations engaged in the development of social betterment and marine environmental protection projects.

On 17 January, to mark the 9th International Day of Italian Cuisine, Costa Cruises will be presenting the “costoletta di vitello alla milanese” (Milanese style veal chop), a tasty dish that is part of traditional Italian cuisine, onboard 12 of its ships.

Tomorrow January 6 Costa Luminosa will depart from Savona: an exciting 108-day voyage during which Costa guests will discover all the marvels of the world, crossing 3 oceans and returning to Italy, in Savona, on April 24, 2016. (more…)

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald characterized reports that Costa Cruises’ new business model in the U.K. was direct sales-only as “lost in translation.” (cruisediscuss.com)

Costa Cruises presents a series of major innovations that will make vacations on board its ships even more exclusive and unforgettable starting in 2016. (more…)

Costa Crociere, the Italian unit of Carnival Corporation & plc that trades as Costa Cruises in the UK, has decided to cut out travel agents in the UK and to sell its cruises through its website and through its call centre, Travel Weekly reports. (cruisebusiness.com)

Effective December 1, 2015, Christian Schönrock is taking up the position of Vice President Newbuilding Costa Group. (more…)

Costa Cruises has just announced that it is to operate turnaround cruises out of Fukuoka, Maizuru and Kanazawa for Japanese guests in Summer 2016, using the 1996-built Costa Victoria. (cruisebusiness.com)

Starting December 2015 on the Costa Diadema, and afterwards on other ships of the fleet, Costa Cruises guests will be able to taste only the best of genuine traditional pizza.

A three-year cooperation-based project promoting sustainable food on board cruise ships is the subject of the agreement announced today by Costa Cruises and the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo.

Promoted by the Barilla Foundation Center for Food and Nutrition (www.barillacfn.com), the Milan Protocol is an initiative that focuses on tackling the problem of worldwide unbalances in nutrition and food.

Two ships of Costa Crociere, the Italian contemporary market unit in the Carnival Corp & plc group, have been forced to divert to Trieste due to weather conditions in Venice, the Port of Trieste told Cruise Business Online. (cruisebusiness.com)

A vacation is always a special occasion. For its guests Costa Cruises has come up with a truly unique souvenir to remember those great moments on board: a 3D scale statuette.

This Halloween, Costa Cruises is celebrating with special festivities around the clock. (travelagentcentral.com)

Costa Cruises and Neos, the Italian airline which is part of the leading Italian tourism company Gruppo Alpitour, have announced a new 3-year agreement.

The Whalesafe Project with the involvement of partners including the Università degli Studi di Genova, Costa Edutainment, Genoa Maritime Directorate, Savona Harbor Master’s Office and Softeco who have joined forces for the conservation of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), has come on board Costa Cruises’ ships.

Costa Luminosa scored full marks (100) in a recent inspection conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. (more…)

October is National Plan a Cruise Month, and with Costa Cruises’ “Early Booking Dream Sales Event,” it’s the ideal time to plan a Mediterranean vacation. (travelpulse.com)

Costa Diadema, the flagship of the Costa Cruises fleet, will celebrate her first birthday on 7 November 2015. On this special occasion, the Italian cruise company will unveil lots of novelties to honour Italy’s excellence and to make onboard vacations even more memorable.

A total of about Euro 600,000 has been earmarked for the start-up of four initiatives aimed at improving training and job opportunities for needy young people and at raising awareness to reduce marine waste.

Costa Cruises presents the new vegan and vegetarian menus, available for all guests cruising on board the Italian company’s ships.

Costa Cruises gears up its operations in the Indian Ocean by doubling the number of cruises for the winter 2016-17 season to visit the most beautiful islands of this fantastic vacation destination, an excusive of the Italian company since the end of 2006.

Looking for the perfect trip to discover all the secrets of Mediterranean destinations? Whether you’re wild about gourmet wine and food tours or a lover of art, adventure or nature, you won’t be able to resist Costa Cruises special proposals to fully experience the most amazing Mediterranean destinations with everyone’s passions in mind. (more…)

Costa Crociere celebrates the 15th anniversary of its CostaClub, the guest loyalty program that focuses on innovation and change, the cornerstones of the Italian company’s business strategy.

Today, the Costa Luminosa departs from Savona: an exciting 98-day voyage during which Costa guests will discover all the marvels of the world, crossing 3 oceans and visiting 39 destinations on 5 continents, to return to Italy, in Savona, on 21 December.

A 53-year-old woman, who investigators believed attempted suicide by jumping off a cruise ship, awoke from a six-week coma and now claims she did not try to kill herself. (fox17online.com)

What kid wouldn’t want a chance to captain a cruise ship? Costa Cruises is making junior cruisers’ dreams come true with a new “Captain for a Day” experience on Costa Diadema and Costa Fascinosa. (cruisebusiness.com)