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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 12:38 UTC

Tag: Costa Smeralda

  • Friday, January 31st 2020 - 10:04 UTC

    Thousands of tourists isolated in cruise vessel for fears of coronavirus

    Costa Smeralda, the company's flagship and the fifth-largest cruiser in the world, had sailed in from Palma de Mallorca as part of a one-week trip

    More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port on Thursday after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus.

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 08:17 UTC

    Costa Smeralda launched in Finland; first Costa cruise powered by Lng

    Costa Smeralda, which will enter service from October 2019, will be the first Costa ship powered by liquefied natural gas (Lng), the cleanest fossil fuel in the world

    Costa Crociere celebrated the technical launch of the new flagship Costa Smeralda at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland. During the ceremony, the ship officially touched the sea for the first time. The celebration, which saw the participation of the top management of Costa Cruises and the Meyer shipyards, followed the protocol established by the maritime tradition, with the flooding of the basin where the ship has taken shape in recent months.