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Costa Cruises Celebrates Float-Out Ceremony For Costa Toscana; Italian Cruise Line’s New LNG Ship Will Be Delivered In December
Costa Cruises, the Italian company of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today celebrated the float-out ceremony of the new flagship Costa Toscana at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland.
Costa Toscana, as her sister ship Costa Smeralda, is powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the marine industry’s most advanced fuel technology currently available for reducing emissions, both at sea and during port calls. Costa Group, which includes Costa Cruises, Germany-based AIDA Cruises and Costa Asia, was the first in the cruise industry worldwide to introduce this technology, having ordered five new LNG-powered ships, two o
Photo Courtesy: Meyer Turku
Costa Toscana, currently under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, has floated out onto the water for the first time. This a major construction milestone for the new LNG mega-ship that will be operated by Carnival-owned Costa Cruises.
Costa Toscana Floats Out
The float out ceremony was held for the
Costa Toscana cruise ship on Friday morning at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. This is a major milestone for the vessel and Costa Cruises as the ship touched the water for the first time. The basin was flooded under cold temperatures, and the ship will remain floated until she is delivered in December 2021.