Cruise Line Selling Oldest Ship & Remodeling ...

A cruise line has introduced that they’re promoting their oldest cruise ship and wrapping a large transformation of their different vessels.

Costa Cruises, one in all eight cruise traces from Carnival Company, is promoting Costa Fortuna, the oldest ship of their fleet. The vessel will stay within the Costa fleet for an additional 16 months after which get transferred over to a brand new proprietor in September 2026.

Along with the promoting of Costa Fortuna, the cruise line introduced that they’re wrapping up $225 million undertaking that added vital enhancements to their ships.

The final ship scheduled to obtain enhancements is Costa Serena. The ship will go into an in depth dry dock in November 2025 and can emerge as a very totally different vessel.

It can characteristic a vibrant new meals courtroom with revolutionary eating places and bars, such because the Archipelago starred-chef restaurant, Pizzeria Pummid’Oro and Sushino@Costa.

The suites might be fully renovated and the ship’s swimming pools might be designed.

Between October and December 2026, Costa Serena will embark on extraordinary itineraries, together with a World Cruise from Tokyo, Japan, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier than positioning to South America for normal rotations in winter 2027.

Beginning in spring 2027, Costa Serena will supply Mediterranean-focused cruises.

The ship renovations are a part of the cruise line’s method to ship exception worth and unforgettable experiences for friends.

Mario Zanetti, president of Costa Cruises, gave the next assertion:

“Our purpose is to offer unmatched experiences for our friends whereas embracing innovation, sustainability, and distinctive worth for cash. We constantly deal with product innovation, such because the Sea and Land itineraries, an unique by Costa, that mixes new Sea Locations and Land Locations.

We’re additionally investing in our fleet to reinforce onboard expertise and introducing new itineraries, together with Costa Serena new deployment for 2026-2027. The technique path that we began just a few years in the past is strengthening our supply in our key markets with a portfolio of distinctive holidays.”