This is a temporary stop that, as stated by the Government itself, has never questioned the reliability of the health protocols adopted in collaboration with the Italian authorities. Those protocols represent a unique model in the tourism sector at an international level, and have proven their full effectiveness in the last 4 months of operation in Italy.

During the holiday season, Costa Crociere will ensure that its ships at the ports would be supportive, with initiatives to address the needs of communities in such a difficult period, with special food donation programs to bring joy to the most vulnerable people, in collaboration with local institutions.

The Company is very sorry for the guests who had chosen a cruise with Costa to spend relaxing and safety holidays during the next Christmas vacations, and is currently notifying them of the cancellation of their trips, hoping to welcome them on board as soon as possible.

The cruise suspension does not only affect the Company, but the entire ecosystem that depends on cruises, such as travel agencies, shipyards, ports and local activities of destinations visited by ships the ports and local activities of the destinations visited by the ships, that the Company helped to restart in the second half of the year.

The cancellation of Christmas and New Year's Eve cruises, among the most popular of the year, therefore represents a further economic sacrifice for Costa Cruises and the entire industry, in a period that was already very difficult for the entire sector, that relied on these operations.

Special thanks go to the crew on board COSTA SMERALDA, which was preparing the welcoming for our guests in the safest way during this special period, and to all Costa people ashore.

Costa cruises will resume with COSTA SMERALDA on January 7, 2021 with the one-week itinerary of the flagship of the Costa fleet, dedicated exclusively to Italy, that can be divided into two short cruises of three and four days departing from Civitavecchia.  The four-day mini-cruise is directed to Central and Southern Italy, with stopovers in Naples, Messina and Cagliari. The three-day cruise instead sails towards Central and Northern Italy, and includes visits to Civitavecchia, La Spezia and Savona.