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SHIP DESIGN COSTA TOSCANA “You relax and we’ll move the scenery”

Photos on this spread courtesy Costa Cruises “You relax and we’ll move the scenery,” is how Scott Knutson, Costa Cruises VP

Sales & Marketing North America, describes

Costa Cruises offer to its clients.

By Bartolomej Tomic aritime Reporter & Engineering News was re- mosphere of the Italian region of Tuscany. Furniture, lighting, cently aboard the Italian cruise operator Costa fabrics, and accessories are all “Made in Italy,” created by 15

Cruises’ LNG-powered ? agship Costa Toscana, a partners who represent Italian excellence, the company says.

Mship which cost nearly a billion dollars to build.

Built by Meyer Turku in Finland, the 337-m ship is one of the

Christening in Barcelona world’s largest ocean liners and can accommodate 6,554 passen- The ship was christened in Barcelona, Spain on June 16, gers, offering those aboard a long list of amenities, from 30 res- having sailed away from from Chivitavecchia, Italy three days taurants and cafes, to a water slide, a basketball court, swimming prior, and making a stop in Naples. At the ceremony in the pools, open-deck hot tubs, a casino, a spa, a three-deck Colos- Port of Barcelona a bottle of Italian sparkling wine was bro- seum where concerts are held daily. ken on the ship’s hull in a time-honored maritime tradition.

Costa Toscana, as its name suggests, aims to offer its visitors Delivered in December 2021, Costa Toscana marks the restart a taste of the Italian region of Tuscany. The ship’s interiors are of Costa Cruises’ ? eet, which operated 10 ships this summer. the result of a creative project curated by the renowned designer During the summer of 2022, Costa Toscana offers a week-

Adam D. Tihany, who wanted to bring to life the colors and at- long itinerary calling cities and islands of the western Mediter- 46 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • September 2022

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