Costa Cruises Takes Delivery of its New Ship
Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, officially took delivery of the new
Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance.
With 135,500 gross tonnage and a capacity of more than 5,200 guests, the Costa Firenze is part of the development plan that includes seven new ships to be delivered for the Costa Group by 2023, for a total investment of more than €6 billion. Costa Firenze is the fourth of these new ships to be delivered with three more to come.
Of the 14 ships currently operating in the Costa Cruises fleet, 11 were built by Fincantieri, confirming the solid relationship between the two companies, as well as representing a significant contribution to the Italian economy, including guaranteeing work for thousands of employees in the shipyards and external companies, mainly involved in interiors fittings.
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December 23, 2020
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Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, officially took delivery of the new Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. The event has taken place in full digital mode.
With 135,500 gross tonnage and a capacity of more than 5,200 guests, the Costa Firenze is part of the development plan that includes seven new ships to be delivered for the Costa Group by 2023, for a total investment of more than €6 billion. Costa Firenze is the fourth of these new ships to be delivered with three more to come.
Carnival PLC - Handover Of Costa Firenze
Handover Of Costa Firenze, The Ship Inspired By The Beauty Of The Renaissance
The new ship, scheduled to sail in the Mediterranean in 2021 and then move to the East, represents a step forward towards the restart of the cruise industry
GENOA and TRIESTE, Italy, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/
Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), officially took delivery of the new
Costa Firenze ship from
Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. The event has taken place in full digital mode today.
Costa Firenze s captain is presented with a bell at the ship s handover In a virtual ceremony rich with references to the Renaissance, Fincantieri s Marghera yard delivered Costa Firenze, whose interiors are inspired by Florence.
At a time of enormous challenges, the handover is a sign of hope and restart for cruising and tourism, said Michael Thamm, group CEO of Costa Group and Carnival Asia. Our hope is that people will soon be able to travel again and that more ships will set sail and contribute to the revitalization of tourism in Italy, Europe and globally.
Together with longstanding partner Fincantieri, he added, we are ready to do our part for sustainable and zero-emission cruising.