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Costa Concordia
2/13/20129:46:55 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Crews have begun efforts to extract the half million gallons of fuel still stored in tanks on the "Costa Concordia" (pictured) after the ship wrecked off the coast of Tuscany almost a month ago. While the fuel removal process should take about four weeks, it could take up to 10 months before the ship itself is removed.
Costa
8/16/20119:54:04 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Costa Cruises has now canceled its port calls in Egypt and Tunisia through 2012. The line had initially canceled stops there through 2011, but it's decided to extend the cancellations through next year. (The only exception is the "Costa Voyager" [depicted here], which will join Costa's fleet in November to operate Red Sea voyages with calls in three Egyptian cities: Safaga, Sharm el Sheikh, and Sokhna.)
Costa
8/9/20119:20:22 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Costa Cruises will send its ship "Costa Romantica" (pictured) into drydock in Genoa in late October for a three-month, $127 million makeover. The vessel will receive 111 new cabins (bringing its capacity to 1,808 passengers), private balconies on 120 cabins, and new areas such as a show lounge bar with a dance floor, a cabaret, a nightclub, a wine car, and a coffee/dessert bar. The ship will be renamed "Costa NeoRomantica" after the refurbishments. Once it leaves drydock at the end of January, it will operate 11-day sailings in the Canary Islands from Savona (Italy) before moving to northern Europe next summer for two-week voyages.
Carnival
8/4/20115:28:56 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Carnival Corp. ordered three new vessels for two of its brands: two 3,250-passenger ships for AIDA Cruises (based in Germany) and one 3,700-passenger ship for Costa Cruises (an OSSN supplier member!). The Costa vessel will debut in October 2014 to replace capacity lost with some of the line's older ships (e.g., the "Costa Marina" will leave the fleet this November). The AIDA ships will arrive in March 2015 and March 2016.
Costa
6/20/20115:28:01 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Costa Cruises named Italian actress Margaret Made as the godmother of its newest ship, the 3,800-passenger "Costa Favolosa." Made will christen the ship on July 2 in Trieste, Italy. The "Costa Favolosa" will operate seven-day voyages from Bari and Venice this summer before heading to Dubai for the 2011-2012 winter season.
Costa
5/5/20118:34:12 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Costa Cruises says its new ship "Costa Favolosa" (depicted here) now sits in drydock in an Italian shipyard, preparing for its sea trials later this month. The 3,800-passenger vessel will debut on July 2 as the largest cruise ship flagged in Italy.
