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Costa Smeralda Restarts on October 10 From Savona
Costa Smeralda Restarts on October 10 From Savona.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Costa Smeralda Restarts On October 10 From Savona With Itinerary Dedicated To Rediscovery Of Italy\n The seven-day itinerary of the Costa Cruises flagship, the first ship of the fleet powered by LNG, will call at Savona, La Spezia, Cagliari, Naples, Messina and Civitavecchia/Rome until mid-November.\n GENOVA, Italy, Oct. 2, 2020 -- After the successful restart of cruising by Costa Deliziosa and Costa Diadema, Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that starting Oct. 10 Costa Smeralda will also return to cruise operations with new and enhanced health protocols.\n For the restart of its flagship, the first ship in its fleet to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), Costa Cruises has designed a new one-week itinerary dedicated to the rediscovery of the best of Italy. A total of five cruises are scheduled, from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, that will allow guests to visit beautiful Italian cities of art and natural parks of rare beauty, as well as taste traditional local cuisine.\n The first call on the itinerary is Savona, from where guests can also visit nearby destinations such as Genoa or Finalborgo. The second call is La Spezia, with excursions to Cinque Terre, Lerici, Florence or Pisa. The next call is Cagliari, followed by Naples, with the possibility to visit Sorrento, Pompei and the Royal Palace of Caserta. The last two destinations on the itinerary are Messina, with excursions to the Etna volcano and Taormina; and Civitavecchia, which offers visits to Rome and Tarquinia.\n Like the other two Costa ships that have already returned to service, the Costa Safety Protocol will be in place on board Costa Smeralda. The protocol, developed by the company together with scientific experts, includes new operational measures that address the COVID-19 situation, fully compliant with the provisions defined by the Italian and European authorities.\n The Costa Safety Protocol considers every aspect of the cruise experience, from booking to returning home. Key measures include antigen swab tests for all guests and crew before embarkation, temperature checks while disembarking and returning to the ship, visits to destinations only with protected excursions and physical distancing onboard and at the terminals. In addition, with a reduction in the number of passengers, the ...