Carnival PLC CARNIVAL TO BRING TWO COSTA SHIPS TO US
22 Juni 2022 - 03:00PM
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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE TO BRING COSTA VENEZIA TO THE U.S. IN 2023, COSTA FIRENZE
IN 2024, TO SAIL AS PART OF THE CARNIVAL FLEET
MIAMI, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line - proudly known as
America's cruise line - is teaming up with Costa Cruises - Italy's favorite
cruise line - creating a new concept for Carnival's North American guests when
COSTA® by CARNIVAL® debuts in the spring of 2023 and Costa Venezia joins the
Carnival fleet sailing from New York. Costa Venezia will be followed by Costa
Firenze arriving in the spring of 2024 to sail from Long Beach.
Carnival will operate the ships, which will marry the great service, food and
entertainment that Carnival's guests enjoy with Costa's Italian design
features. "Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze will bring Carnival's guests the
ambiance and beauty of Italy," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival
Cruise Line. "We're going to invite our guests to Choose Fun with Carnival,
Italian Style!"
"This is an exciting opportunity for us to operate two additional beautiful
Vista class ships in the U.S. and bring a unique experience to those who love
the culture, food and vibe of Italy," said Duffy. "There are lots of ways we
plan to create an immersive fun experience for our guests who choose to sail on
these ships, which have beautiful Italian-design elements, dining and retail
that will deliver Carnival fun leveraging the spirit of Italy from our sister
line Costa Cruises."
Mario Zanetti, president of Costa Cruises said, "We are excited to see these
iconic ships make their debut in the U.S. under the leadership and operation of
our sister brand. Costa providing the beautiful ship with its' Italian design
and Carnival delivering FUN, Italian Style!" Zanetti said that Costa will be
informing clients impacted by this news.
Duffy said that the ships will continue operating their regular Costa
itineraries until they are assigned to Carnival for dry dock work and
deployment. Deployment and itinerary plans are being finalized, with the
Venezia announcement coming soon given the spring 2023 launch date. Costa
Venezia and Costa Firenze are sister ships to Carnival Vista, Carnival Horizon
and Carnival Panorama, weighing 135,500 gross tons and accommodating up to
5,260 guests.
ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:
CUK), is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line. Since its founding in
1972, Carnival has continually revolutionized the cruise sector, making a
cruise vacation an affordable and popular option for millions of guests.
Carnival operates from 14 U.S. homeports and employs more than 40,000 team
members representing 120 nationalities. Carnival's newest ship, Mardi Gras,
featuring the first roller coaster at sea, is the first cruise ship in the
Americas powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Carnival returns
to Australia in October 2022 and will welcome four additional ships over the
next two years, including Carnival Celebration, which arrives to Miami in
November to close out Carnival's 50th birthday festivities.
CONTACT: media@carnival.com
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