COSTA SMERALDA Costa Smeralda in Savona
ITALY
Arnold Donald, Neil Palomba, Michael Thamm
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ctress and model Penélope Cruz named Costa Smeralda on February 22 at her homeport of Savona.
‘Costa Smeralda is the perfect combination of Italian excellence, which is the key heritage of the Costa brand, and sustainable innovation, for an unforgettable vacation experience…….We were the first company to invest in LNG and we are currently working to develop other sustainable technologies such as battery storage, fuel cells and liquefied gas from renewable energy sources,’ said Michael Thamm, ceo Costa Group at the naming ceremony also attended by Arnold Donald, President and ceo of Carnival Corporation & plc, Giancarlo Cancelleri, Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation Undersecretary, plus builder Bernard Meyer ceo Meyer Werft and Jan Meyer ceo Meyer Turku.
They were welcomed to the event by Costa Cruises’ President Neil Palomba and ship’s master Paolo Benini.
‘This is the Costa of the future, providing us with new opportunities to grow the market and attract consumers who have never been on a cruise before,’ said Palomba, summarising the new ship design’s themes, in addition to the responsible sustainable corporate vision with respect to the environment and food.
RINA-classed with Green Plus notation, the 185,000gt and 337mtr long Costa Cruises flagship is a tribute to Italy thanks to the veritable ‘Grand Tour’ through her city- named decks, from Palermo (deck 4) to Trieste (deck 20) and the unique creative
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project led by designer Adam D. Tihany that celebrates the ‘Italian Peninsula’.
Designing the ship’s various areas, the architecture firms team putting together Dordoni Architetti, Rockwell Group, Jeffrey Beers International and Partner Ship Design, has been using furnishings, lightning, fabrics and accessories, whether standard produced or designed specifically for the new shipbuilding by 15 partners, who are highly representative of ‘Made in Italy’.
The latter is showcased in the CoDe – Costa Design Museum, the first ever such museum on a cruise ship.
The new ship enjoying concept allows a variety of happenings for different kinds of audiences, at the same time and in diverse ship areas.
The heart of the new flagship is the Colosseum, a midships area that is three decks high and dedicated to entertainment and events.
As a typical Italian piazza, the Colosseo is lined with some of the main theme lounge bars, such as the Ferrari Spazio Bollicine (Ferrari Bubbles Space) and the Campari bar.
At the ship’s bow, Piazza Trastevere is the meeting place for various experiences on board such as shopping, food tasting, bars like the Venetian Bacaro or the Gelateria Armarillo ice-cream parlor, while the Superba Bar area at ship’s stern offers a near-sea experience together with the almost 360° ship-long external promenade.
The upper Piazza di Spagna, on the other CoDe – Design Museum
hand, is a three-deck facing astern large stairway resembling the Spanish Steps in Rome for entertaining guests of all ages, together with the midships Passeggiata Volare walkway at 65mtr highest ship point.
The AcquaPark, Sanremo theatre/ night disco and new Baby Club provide attractions for different ages together with four swimming pools as well as Virtus Gym.
Costa Smeralda offers a truly gastronomic experience with as many as 16 restaurants and areas dedicated to food, including four main restaurants with regional Italian dishes by Chef Bruno Barbieri, in addition to Pizzeria Pummid’Oro, Japanese Teppanyaki and 19 bars.
The two main innovations are the LAB – Restaurant, which offers guests the chance to have fun cooking and learning about food sustainability at the same time and ‘Tutti a tavola’ restaurant for families with children.
The comfortable and elegant staterooms have been designed by Milan-based studio Dordoni Architetti and decorated with Italian city colours and motives, introducing the new ‘terrace over the sea’ category with outdoor annex.
Costa Smeralda is deployed in the Western Mediterranean on week long itineraries changing between winter and summer 2020/2021.
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