Costa Cruises has signed the “Genoa Blue Agreement” promoted by the Genoa and Savona Coast Guard Offices. The document requires ships to use marine gasoil with a sulfur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass before entering the ports of Savona and Genoa, and not only while the ship is moored as required by current legislation.
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Cruise ship crashes Venice gardens (Alessandro Rodaro)
No matter if a giant cruise ship has the most sophisticated technology on board, the decision of the capitan and his officers to set up the ship just in the middle of storm has been an absurd decision.
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Costa Victoria is welcoming onboard the first athletes taking part in the Naples 2019 Universiade. The Costa Cruises ship will be moored in the port of Naples until July 16 and will be part of the athletes’ village for the sporting event.
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The Costa Cruises “Costa App” has won the “Mediastars Prize”, the Advertising Technical Award, in the App category. This is the fifth prize won in just a few months by the Italian company’s app which was first launched around a year ago, demonstrating the great success achieved by this new digital tool that is making the on-board experience increasingly user-friendly.
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In the Russian Far East, Vladivostok conducted a partial turnaround for the Costa neoRomantica earlier this week that saw 169 Russian guests disembark, while 160 guests boarded the ship for a Jewels of the Far East itinerary that started on May 26 in Yokohama. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Always focused on bringing its guests unique experiences and memorable times, Costa Cruises has introduced a new activity to expand its offer: “Urban Nordic Walking”, one of the few sports activities suited to everyone, which can be practiced everywhere.
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This commitment is in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, which lays down 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets for humanity and the planet. Accordingly, Costa decided some time ago to focus on Goal 12, namely responsible consumption and on Goal 2, linked to the achievement of a socially aware food system.
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Kinder and Costa Cruises sign an important partnership based on shared values to bring the “Kinder+Sport Joy of moving” project and the right to play into the life of children, on board and on land, all over the world.
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Costa Firenze is the new Costa Cruises ship due to come into service in October 2020. Currently being built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Italy), Costa Firenze is a 135,500 gross tons ship with capacity for over 5,200 guests; she is the sister ship of Costa Venezia, which was launched in Trieste on March 1 this year.
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The collaboration project between Costa Cruises and the Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus food bank to recover and reuse surplus food produced on board cruise ships for social purposes continues. Costa Fortuna, calling today (April 12, 2019) at Genoa, has officially become part of the Costa ships’ food donation programme.
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Costa Cruises a pioneer in the cruise industry, delivering an astounding passenger experience, will be increasing its number of calls to Valletta in 2020.
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Costa Cruises, working with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Tourism and the Italian Alliance of Agri-Food Cooperatives, presents an initiative dedicated to promoting one of the most widely appreciated examples of Italian gastronomic excellence: Pecorino Romano D.O.P.
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Costa Cruises ships return to making regular calls at the port of Genoa. The first to arrive today at the Andrea Doria deck was Costa Fortuna, a 103,000 gross tons ship accommodating 3,470 total guests. She will depart from Genoa every Friday, until November 8, to offer 1-week cruises in the western Mediterranean.
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There has been a fire on the deck 15 of Costa Smeralda, a ship being constructed at Meyer Turku Shipyard. There was stored equipment on fire, started by welding inside the ship. The fire started approximately at 16:45 Finnish time (18-3-2019).
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