Tagged: Costa Cruises

The Costa Fortuna will set sail on Sunday, 23 August from Amsterdam for an extraordinary cruise dedicated to members of the CostaClub, the club dedicated to those whose preferred vacation is a Costa cruise.

Costa Cruises has partnered with the Chinese city of Hangzhou, steering China in to a new global cruise era with the “Hangzhou Ambassador Global Tour”, which kicked off in March, with Costa Cruises also celebrating China’s first Around-the-World Cruise with the Costa Atlantica. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Beginning in December, travelers can get a double dose of the “Eternal City” with roundtrip itineraries departing from Civitavecchia, Italy, the port for Rome, aboard Costa Cruises’ newest ship, Costa Diadema. (cruisebusiness.com)

Michelin-star Chef Fabio Cucchelli and a new team of corporate chefs have launched an update of the lunch and dinner menus onboard Costa Cruises. (travelagentcentral.com)

Costa Crociere and Alitalia, the main Italian airline, have signed a three-year agreement thanks to which Costa cruise passengers departing from Italy can use Alitalia scheduled and charter flights to reach the ports of embarkation for Costa cruises around the world. (more…)

Costa Croicere has announced the Costa Fascinosa will join the Costa Pacifica in South America for the upcoming 2015/2016. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Cruises knows it’s never too late to plan a fantastic summer getaway and, with “flash fares” for North American travelers on select European cruises, now is the time to book an Italian-style cruise. (travelpulse.com)

On Italian Republic Day Costa Cruises will celebrate the anniversary on board its ships, all flying the Italian flag. The flag will be adorned by four Nordic destinations during the June 2 festivities, with celebrative events organised by Italian embassies and consulates on board Costa ships. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Cruises has announced Costa Deliziosa will reposition to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL, for the winter 2015 – 2016 season and sail a 10-night itinerary with calls throughout the eastern and western Caribbean. (travelagentcentral.com)

First call to Stockholm for the Costa Luminosa, a ship of the Italian Costa Cruises fleet. Each week, up to 22 August, the Swedish capital will be the port of departure for the Costa Luminosa’s new itinerary, “Jewels of the Baltic”, for a total of 15 cruises. (more…)

The long-awaited Costa Serena celebrated its maiden call at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal today while at the same time the Italian company confirmed the Costa Fortuna would join its China-based fleet in 2016. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The Italian-flagged cruise line’s latest offer features spring and summer western Mediterranean sailings aboard Costa Fortuna and Costa Diadema, including balcony cabins for as low as $43 per person, per day. (travelpulse.com)

Costa Atlantica called in New York City on April 14, marking the first time a cruise ship has visited the United States carrying solely Chinese guests. (travelagentcentral.com)

The Costa Mediterranea launched Costa’s summer season in Trieste today, 10 April 2015, with the arrival of the Mediterranea. 85,700-ton, 2,680-passenger ship arrived in Trieste after a transatlantic cruise that departed Miami on March 20. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Cruises is offering a guaranteed refund to passengers who dislike their cruise. (more…)

China’s first around-the-world cruise visited its first stop in Europe–Greece, from March 27, receiving warm greetings from the local governments with highest honor. (more…)

Doomed cruise ship Costa Concordia was used by the Mafia to smuggle cocaine, police investigators say. Italy’s most feared crime syndicate, the Ndrangheta, hid drugs on board the cruise ship which partially capsized in January 2012, according to The Independent. (nypost.com)

Key ingredients are the Mediterranean Sea, Italian regional cuisine and giant Eatser eggs. Once again this year Costa Cruises’ itineraries are proving very popular, with a healthy growth trend in bookings. (more…)

In 2015, Central and Southern Italy confirm their position as a strategic market with 11 ships, 12 ports of embarkation and over 350 stopovers. (more…)

Statement by Neil Palomba – President Costa Crociere. “With great sadness we regret to report that 5 guests (4 Italians and 1 Russian) of the Costa Fascinosa are amongst the victims of the horrific attack yesterday in Tunis,  and 8 guests (7 Italians and 1 Russian) are injured and currently hospitalized. (more…)

Statement by Michael Thamm, CEO of Costa Group: “With great sadness we regret to report that 3 passengers of the Costa Fascinosa are amongst the victims of this barbaric and horrific terror attack in Tunis, and further 8 guests are injured… (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Crociere confirms that Costa Fascinosa left Tunis port at 1.55 am. The Captain reported that there are still 13 passengers who did not return back onboard at the time of departure. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The Costa Atlantica was at the Shanghai Huarong Dadong Dockyard in January for an 18-day drydock, marking perhaps the first significant cruise ship refurbishment job taking place at a Chinese shipyard. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Cruises celebrates China’s first Around-the-World Cruise onboard Costa Atlantica at a launch event before its departure with nearly 1000 passengers from the homeport of Shanghai on March 1st. (cruisebusiness.com)

Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for his role in the 2012 Concordia sinking off the Island of Giglio. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Costa Cruises is offering cruises to the Mediterranean for as low as $499 per person as part of its latest “March Medness” promotion. (travelpulse.com)