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Costa to build two new ships for Asia
The Costa Group is to build two new ships for the Costa Asia brand.
The ships, which can cater for up to 4,200 guests, will be manufactured at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.
They will be specifically designed for the Chinese market, joining the fleet in 2019 and 2020.
“This new agreement will allow us to continue significantly build the Chinese cruise market, which will become the second largest in the world at the end of the decade,” said Michael Thamm, CEO of the Costa Group.
The Costa Group claims to be the first cruise company to enter the Chinese market back in 2006.
Three Costa ships are currently deployed in Asia year-round – Costa Atlantica, Costa Victoria and Costa Serena.
A fourth ship, Costa Fortuna, will join them in April 2016.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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