News in the programming of Costa ships: Venice and Florence go to North America
Costa Crociere announces a new program for the seasons of Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze in collaboration with Carnival Cruise Line, with the creation of a new cruise concept COSTA by CARNIVAL dedicated to Carnival’s North American guests that will debut in the spring of 2023, when Costa joins the Carnival fleet. Costa Venezia will be followed by Costa Firenze, which will arrive in the spring of 2024.
Carnival will operate Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze with an offer that will combine Costa’s Italian style with the great service, food and entertainment that Carnival guests appreciate. In the meantime, the ships will continue to make the Costa itineraries planned until they are delivered at Carnival.
“We are thrilled to see these iconic Costa ships make their sister brand in the United States under the guidance and management of our sister brand. Costa will provide its beautiful Italian-designed ships and Carnival will offer Italian-style fun, ”he said Mario Zanetti, General Manager of Costa Cruises. “Given the slow restart of operations in Asia and the strong restart of cruises in the United States, we have decided to take this opportunity to allow the many North American guests to appreciate the unique characteristics of ours, creating synergies within this important market”.
“This is an extraordinary opportunity for us to operate two more beautiful Vista class ships in the United States and to offer a unique experience to those who love the culture, food and atmosphere of Italy,” he said. Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “There are different ways in which we intend to create an engaging experience for our guests who will choose a cruise on these ships which, with their elements of Italian design, restaurants and shops, will offer Carnival entertainment by leveraging the Italian spirit of our sister company Costa ”.
Costa Cruises is informing its business partners and guests of these changes and will shortly communicate which ships will replace Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze on the planned and confirmed itineraries, including the exclusive program in Turkey departing from Istanbul.