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Costa Concordia finally towed from Giglio

Posted on 23 July 2014. Tags: Carnival Corporation, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, cruise ship disaster, cruise ship wreck, engineering wonder, final tow, Genoa, Giglio, Italy, largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history, Parbuckling Project, raising Concordia, salvage, salvage operation, scrap, Titanic

It took over two-and-a-half-years, but the residents of the small Italian island of Giglio finally have their island back. Earlier today the wreck of the Costa Concordia was towed out to sea by several tugboats. Concordia is being towed…

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Oceania Cruises new ship Riviera delayed due to shipyard labor strikes

Posted on 25 January 2012. Tags: delay, Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy, Monte Carlo, ms Riviera, New build, new ship, Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises was notified by Fincantieri late last week of construction delays and as a result, will reschedule the maiden voyage of its m/s Riviera. Construction on the 1,250-guest ship fell behind schedule when strikes at Fincantieri’s shipyard near…

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Costa Cruises new dynamic duo – Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica

Posted on 13 June 2009. Tags: 4D cinema, Baltic, Carnival Corporation, Costa Crociere S.p.A, Costa Cruises, Costa Luminosa, Costa Pacifica, dual cruise ship christening, Dubai, Europe, Genoa, Italian style cruising, Italy, Mediterranean, Middle East, new ships

Take two Italian cruise ships, Italian food, Italian wine, Italian luxury and over-the-top Italian pomp and circumstance in the Italian city of Genoa and what do you get? A ‘fantastico’ experience. Such is the life when “Cruising Italian Style” aboard the brand-new Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica.

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Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica christening — Event makes Guinness World Record

Posted on 09 June 2009. Tags: christening, Costa Cruises, Costa Luminosa, Costa Pacifica, Frecci Tricolori, Genoa, Guinness World Record, inaugural, Italy, Noa

The event is the first time in the world that two cruise liners have been christened at the exact same time and in the same place. The historic event was certified as a Guinness World Record.

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First impressions of Costa Pacifica

Posted on 03 June 2009. Tags: Carnival Corporation, Costa Cruises, Costa Luminosa, Costa Pacifica, double christening, Europe, Fincantieri, Genoa, Italy, new ship, Samsara Spa, ship of music

luminosasm When I boarded the Costa Pacifica Monday I thought it would be just another new flamboyant vessel in the fleet — boy was I wrong. Ship architect and interior designer Joe Farcus really outdid himself with Pacifica– it’s very classy and (gasp) tastefully decorated. Read for more…
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Countdown has begun for Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica

Posted on 01 June 2009. Tags: Andrea Doria Dock, Carnival Corporation, Costa Cruises, Costa Luminosa, Costa Pacifica, Genoa, godmother, inaugural, Italy, Micky Arison, ship christening, ship naming, soccer

luminosasm www.expertcruiser.com is in Genoa, Italy where the countdown has begun for the June 5th double christening of the Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica. The event will involve the entire city of Genoa with a spectacle of light and music dedicated to Italian-made excellence. Read for more details…
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