Tuscan coastthe new flying ship Italian flag of the Costa Cruises fleet, departs today March 5th from the port of Civitavecchia for its inaugural cruise.
Costa Toscana, the latest addition to Costa Cruises, is an authentic “smart city green” on the sea. Thanks to the use of liquefied natural gas, the flagship almost completely eliminates the emission of sulfur oxides and particulate matter into the atmosphere, reducing nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 85 percent and CO2 emissions by up to 20 percent. The ship also has a series of cutting-edge technological innovations designed to further reduce the environmental impact. The entire daily water requirement is satisfied by transforming that of the sea through the use of desalinators. Energy consumption is minimized thanks to a intelligent energy efficiency system. Furthermore, immediately after departure, the on board will be carried out 100% separate collection and the recycling of materials such as plastic, paper, glass and aluminum.
The sea woods that decorate the islands of the new restaurant Archipelago – with its menus designed by the chefs Bruno Barbieri, Hélène Darroze And Ángel León – were finally recovered thanks to “Coast Guardians», The environmental education program for the protection of the Italian coast promoted by the Costa Crociere Foundation. For each dinner that will be tasted in Archipelago, Costa Cruises will donate part of the proceeds to support the foundation’s environmental and social projects.
“Costa Toscana is an innovative ship, which fully interprets the new cruise experience, based on the exploration of destinations, on which we have been working in recent months” he declared Mario Zanetti, General Manager by Costa Cruises. “Its debut is an important moment in our restart plan: after Costa Toscana, an increasing number of ships will return to operate, adding to those already in service, until next summer, when the entire fleet will be back. operational. Civitavecchia will once again have a leading role, with the three most innovative Costa ships returning to call regularly in this port, generating value and work in the area ».
Costa Toscana – that during the last edition of the Sanremo Festival it has hosted numerous performances by great Italian artists on board – it will be in Civitavecchia every Friday from 11 March to 29 April 2022, for a one-week itinerary that will also touch Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Valencia and Palermo. From 9 May to 21 November 2022, the arrival in Civitavecchia will move to Mondaywith a new itinerary that includes Naples, Ibiza (Palma de Mallorca from mid-October), Valencia, Marseille, Savona.
The destinations included in the itineraries can be visited with new excursions curated by National Geographic Expeditionsin collaboration with the tour operator Kel 12, which allow you to discover the unique places accompanied by specialized people, such as archaeologists, oenologists, volcanologists, marine biologists and photographers.
In 2022 they will also call at Civitavecchia every week Costa Smeralda And Costa Florence: together, the three newest ships in the Costa fleet will carry out a total of 106 stopoversalmost double compared to 2021.
Source: Vanity Fair
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