Costa Smeralda will become the third cruise ship of the Italian cruise company Costa Cruises , which will resume cruises after a long wait over COVID-19.

 

The two cruise ships Costa Diadema and Costa Deliziosa already operate Mediterranean cruises with new safety protocols.

 

A detailed video on security protocols will be released on our YouTube channel.

 

Now the largest and most environmentally friendly liner is being prepared for the start of cruises.

Costa Smeralda

... At the moment, these cruises are only available to citizens of the Schengen countries.

The cruises are scheduled to start from 10.10.2020 from the Italian port of Savona. The weekly cruise itinerary will pass through the most popular Italian cities:

Savona (start) - La Spezia - Cagliari (Sardinia) - Messina (Sicily) - Naples - Civitavecchia / Rome - Savona (end).

Also boarding will be possible in other ports: La Spezia - Messina (Sicily) - Naples - Civitavecchia / Rome.

 

It is worth noting that Costa Smeralda is the first cruise ship to run on the most environmentally friendly fossil fuel - liquefied gas. In addition, the liner is the largest in the cruise company's fleet and was built according to a completely new project.

 

A full review of this liner will also be on our YouTube channel soon.

 

The main characteristics of the liner:

 

Displacement - 183,900 tons.

Capacity - 6518 people

Length - 337 m.

Width - 42 m.

Draft - 8.8 m.

Crew - 1,682 people.

Number of passenger decks - 20

Speed ​​- 17 knots

In addition, there are many infrastructure facilities on board: 16 restaurants, a wide variety of bars, children's clubs, a water park, and much more.