Costa Cruises, a component of Carnival Corporation & & plc, formally took shipment of the brand-new Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, developed and also constructed in the Marghera shipyard and also influenced by theFlorentine Renaissance The occasion has actually happened completely electronic setting.

With 135,500 gross tonnage and also a capability of greater than 5,200 visitors, the Costa Firenze becomes part of the advancement strategy that consists of 7 brand-new ships to be supplied for the Costa Group by 2023, for a complete financial investment of greater than EUR6 billion. Costa Firenze is the 4th of these brand-new ships to be supplied with 3 even more to find.

Of the 14 ships presently running in the Costa Cruises fleet, 11 were constructed by Fincantieri, verifying the strong connection in between both business, along with standing for a substantial payment to the Italian economic situation, consisting of guaranteeing benefit countless workers in the shipyards and also exterior business, generally associated with insides installations.

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“The handover of the new Costa Firenze is a sign of hope and restart for the whole cruise and tourism ecosystems. This ship represents the most tangible evidence of the will of our group to restart. 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,” mentioned Michael Thamm, team Chief Executive Officer of Costa Group and alsoCarnival Asia “Looking beyond the pandemic, Costa’s goal is to design the future of sustainable and zero emission cruising and we hope that our long-lasting partnership with Fincantieri can bring our companies to work together on a roadmap that can lead to this ambitious yet essential objective.”

Giuseppe Bono, Chief Executive Officer of Fincantieri, stated: “Costa Firenze is the third cruise ship we have delivered since September and we are pleased that the name of this unit recalls one of the most famous cities of art in Italy and in the world. The delivery is an important moment because it is the concrete demonstration that the company is getting back to its normal production activity. I would also like to underline that the financial and economic situation of Fincantieri has not changed significantly compared to what we communicated in the previous quarters. The company has proven to be very resilient, avoiding the cancellation of orders and strengthening relations with the customers of the cruise sector. We are a growing company, we gained an international reputation and reliability, making further development easier, and we can count on an order book guaranteeing long-term visibility with opportunities to increase efficiency, productivity and profitability.”

“Costa Firenze is a superb ambassador of Italian style, bringing a distinctive Italian taste for beauty to the seas around the world, from Europe to Asia,” stated Mario Zanetti, primary industrial police officer of Costa Cruises and also head of state ofCosta Group Asia “The concept of the Costa Firenze is inspired by an iconic city, which represents Italian art, taste and refinement in the world’s collective imagination. We have designed this ship to offer our guests a unique experience, especially for the family target, with a specific offer of entertainment and services.”

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Costa Firenze’s interior decoration is an event of the Tuscan city, cradle of Renaissance art and also society. The usual rooms show the consistency of a walk with a Florentine road or square, also in the option of shades. Gastronomic offerings are based upon the fantastic Mediterranean food, with a large option of eating alternatives assured by 13 bars and also 7 dining establishments. The ship is ideal for family members, with particular deals and also some brand-new attributes such as an actual “adventure park” aboard.

The Costa Firenze task additionally takes sustainability in unique respect. Costa Firenze’s superb ecological efficiency has actually been recognized by RINA, a global accreditation company, with Green Star 3, a volunteer symbols covering all the major elements of a ship’s ecological effect and also needing optimal security and also avoidance throughout locations such as waste, grey water, black water, equipment oil, CARBON DIOXIDE, ozone, greenhouse gases, particle issue, sulphur oxides, nitrogen and also ballast water, to name a few. In enhancement to recognizing conformity with a collection of ecological sustainability criteria, the accreditation additionally identifies the style options and also running treatments that Costa has actually executed willingly, both throughout building and construction and also navigating, targeted at exceeding the environmental management needs of worldwide guidelines.

The ship will certainly initially cruise in the Mediterranean in 2021, supplying 2 various week-long schedules in the westernMediterranean The initially travel plan, offered fromFeb 28, 2021, consists of the Italian locations of Genoa, La Spezia– with expeditions additionally leaving to Florence– and also Naples, along with Valencia, Barcelona and alsoMarseille The 2nd travel plan, offered from May to October 2021, consists of Genoa and also Civitavecchia, with expeditions to Rome, along with Naples, Ibiza, Barcelona and alsoMarseille After October 2021, the ship will certainly relocate to Asia to join her sibling ship Costa Venezia, additionally constructed by Fincantieri, in the Monfalcone shipyard, and also in procedure because March 2019.

Costa Group is the leading cruise ship firm in Europe and also China, with head office inGenoa The 28 ships of its fleet, coming from Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises and also Costa Asia brand names, have a complete ability of greater than 93,000 complete guests. The fleet will certainly expand better with the arrival of 3 brand-new ships by 2023. The firm has more than 30,000 workers, dealing with board the ships and also in 20 workplaces in 14 nations. The Costa Group becomes part of Carnival Corporation & & plc, which is among the globe’s biggest recreation traveling business, with a profile of 9 of the globe’s leading cruise ship lines.

Reference: carnivalcorp.com

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