Costa to increase capacity by 20 per cent
Costa Cruises is aiming to increase its total capacity by 20 per cent, based on double occupancy, and hold its position as market leader in Europe with the addition of the two new vessels it recently ordered.
These latest ships to be built at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard, bring Costa’s fleet expansion program, which began in 2000, to a total value of €5.5 billion and the total number of vessels introduced between 2000 and 2012 to 13.
By 2012, when the last of the new orders is completed, the Costa fleet will be 17 strong and have a total guest capacity of approximately 36,700 based on double occupancy.
The two new 114,200-ton ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2011 and 2012 and will be sister ships to the Costa Concordia, Costa Serena and Costa Pacifica, the latter of which is currently being built at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard.
The new ships will each be able to accommodate 3,780 passengers in total (including all upper berths) or 3,012 guests based on double occupancy.
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