Costa announces inaugural cruises for new flag ship Diadema
Costa Cruises has revealed the inaugural cruises for Costa Diadema, the fleet’s future flagship which will be delivered on 30 October 2014.
The first seven-night cruise will depart from Trieste on November 1 and call at Dubrovnik, Corfu, Malta and Naples en route to Genoa.
On 8 November, Costa Diadema, which has 1,862 cabins, will depart for three seven-day inaugural cruises in the western Mediterranean Sea with longer stopovers at Marseille, Barcelona and Savona.
The cruises will also offer the chance to visit Florence, Naples and La Spezia.
From November 29, and for the rest of the 2014/15 winter season, the ship will leave from Savona on seven-day cruises in the western Mediterranean, calling every week at Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Naples and La Spezia.
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