GENOA, Italy, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Considering
the limitations still in place in some European countries, and in
light of the current epidemiological situation, Costa
Cruises – the leading cruise line in Europe and part of Carnival Corporation &
plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) – today announced updates to
its upcoming cruises for winter 2020-2021.
Costa Smeralda, the brand's flagship powered by liquefied
natural gas (LNG), will extend her current cruises only in
Italy until the end of
February 2021, visiting Savona, La
Spezia, Cagliari, Messina,
Naples and
Civitavecchia/Rome. This
one-week itinerary will replace the one in Italy, France
and Spain that the ship would have
offered starting from Nov. 14,
2020.
The Costa Smeralda itinerary sails guests to some of the most
popular art cities and natural areas in Italy, contributing to the recovery of the
national tourism ecosystem, which is also receiving benefits from
AIDAblu, from the Costa Group's Germany-based AIDA Cruises, which has been
calling only in Italy since
mid-October.
Costa Deliziosa will continue operating her current
one-week itinerary in Italy and
Greece until Jan. 3, 2021 – calling at Trieste,
Katakolon/Olympia, Athens, Heraklion/Crete and Bari, instead of visiting
Montenegro and Croatia as originally planned.
Costa Diadema will postpone the start of her long cruises
in the Mediterranean to April 6,
2021, offering 14-day cruises to Turkey and 14-day cruises to Egypt and Greece, as scheduled.
The new ship Costa Firenze, which is currently in the final
stages of completion at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, will
be delivered as planned in mid-December
2020, but she will begin offering its seven-day cruises in
Italy, France and Spain only from Feb.
28, 2021.
Finally, the Costa Favolosa cruises in the Caribbean are canceled and the ship will
return to operate from April 2,
2021, with mini-cruises in the Mediterranean.
The 2021 World Tour of Costa Deliziosa is also canceled, with
the possibility for guests to book the 2022 edition.
Costa is informing all guests and travel agents impacted by
changes to the winter 2020-2021 program. They will be guaranteed
reprotection in accordance with the applicable legislation. Should
the situation require any further change, Costa will promptly
adjust its programs and provide full information to its guests.
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