At the end of June, Carnival Cruise Line announced that two Vista class ships from Costa Cruises will be joining their fleet. Costa Venezia will enter service from New York in May 2023 and Costa Firenze will begin sailing out of Long Beach in May 2024.
These ships will be operated by Carnival and will feature the outstanding Carnival hospitality and fun that the Carnival onboard team is known for. But the ships will stay in the Costa livery and retain many of the Italian design features of the Costa brand, as we introduce a new concept for Carnival’s North American guests when COSTA® by CARNIVAL® debuts.
Carnival will operate the ships, which will marry the great service, food and entertainment that Carnival’s guests enjoy with Costa’s Italian design features. “Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze will bring Carnival’s guests the ambiance and beauty of Italy,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “We’re going to invite our guests to Choose Fun with Carnival, Italian Style!”
“This is an exciting opportunity for us to operate two additional beautiful Vista class ships in the U.S. and bring a unique experience to those who love the culture, food and vibe of Italy,”
“There are lots of ways we plan to create an immersive fun experience for our guests who choose to sail on these ships, which have beautiful Italian-design elements, dining and retail that will deliver Carnival fun leveraging the spirit of Italy from our sister line Costa Cruises.”