The Italian giant doesn't slow down. Another cruiser launched

On 22 June this year, the official launch of the Costa Venezia cruise ship for Costa Cruises was held at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone.

The Italian shipbuilding company emphasizes in the communication that this is the first ship built by it for the Chinese market. The ship's name – Costa Venezia – is not random because, as Fincantieri points out, the ship's designers tried to make a number of motives to refer to one of the world's most famous cities – Venice. The ship is expected to be put into service for 3 March 2019.

Further launching in the Italian shipyard

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Launching the ship took place in a more solemn setting and I raised the atmosphere. No wonder, Costa Cruise is the Italian daughter company of the world's largest Carnival Corporation & PLC cruise company, and Finantieri is one of the pearls of the Italian economy and one of the world's largest shipbuilding companies.

After launching on the ship, work will be carried out on its equipment and interior equipment. Fincantieri emphasizes that this is a very important event in the company's history, as Costa Venezia is the first unit built specifically for the Chinese market. According to the company, the ship was "designed for specific recreational and entertainment requirements of Chinese guests".

The ship will enter service on March 3rd next year. But before she leaves for China, she will take two cruises. The first of the Italian Trieste to Croatia and Greece. The second will be longer. As reported by the shipbuilding company, on 8 March Costa Venezia will set off at voyage Following the footsteps of legendary sailor Marco Polo, to reach the capital of Japan after 53 days of sailing. Then the mother port of the ship will be Shanghai.

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Costa Venezia will pave the way for new units

Costa Venezia measures 323 m long and 37 latitude, its buoyancy is 135.5 thousand tons. The ship will take more than 5.1 thousand passengers on board, who will have more than 2,000 special styling cabins on 20 decks. Costa Venezia will be the largest ship of Costa Cruises operating on the Chinese market. However, his reign will not last long, as already in 2020 the shipowner will collect the sister unit. It is built by the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera. This means that in 2020, the Costa Cruises fleet will already have 14 ships built by the Italian shipbuilding company. Their total cost is over EUR 6 billion. In total, by 2023 Costa Cruises will launch seven new ships.

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