Costa Cruises has announced that it is changing its plans for the 2021-2022 season in Brazil. Set to start later this month, the two-ship local program will now feature a smaller vessel, the 2014-built Costa Diadema, with the 3,700-guest ship debuting in Brazil on December 20, replacing the 5,224-guest Costa Smeralda.
According to Costa, the LNG-powered vessel had to be replaced because of the “complex challenges imposed by the pandemic”, adding, “despite everyone’s efforts and the cooperation of the authorities, the short time hasn’t allowed the conclusion of the complex operations needed to ensure the LNG bunkering,” pointing out that the green light for the 2021-2022 season was only received recently.
Costa says that the Costa Diadema is also a modern ship and will offer Brazilian guests the best cruise experience in South America, Costa added in a press release distributed to the local market.
Costa also said that Costa Diadema will assume all cruises previously announced for the Smeralda, offering seven-night cruises to Santos, Salvador and Ilhéus and besides the Costa Diadema, the Costa Fascinosa is also offering domestic itineraries in Brazil during the 2021-2022 season, according to Costa, the 2012-built vessel will arrive in the country as planned, opening Costa’s local program on November 29.
The company also confirmed its recently announced plans for the 2022-2023 season in South America, seeing the 2021-built Costa Toscana sailing in the region, along with the Costa Favolosa and the Costa Fortuna.
Edited by: John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor
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