Costa Cruises unveil its new cruise Costa Firenze

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Costa Cruises has shown off its new ship, the Costa Firenze, in the port of Savona ahead of her maiden cruise on July 4. According to the cruise line, the Costa Firenze – which was designed and built by Fincantieri at the Marghera shipyards – is inspired by the Florentine Renaissance and captures in detail “the taste for beauty for which the city of Florence is known worldwide.”

The interior design of the ship – including the choice of colors, geometries and shapes – reflects the harmony of a walk down a street or square in Florence, according to the press release. While the “symbolic” atrium ‘Piazza della Signoria’ pays homage to the Florentine square, Costa wrote.

Part of the onboard offer is also characterized by the Florentine inspiration, the cruise line said, as is the case with the Fiorentina Steak House. The steakhouse offers Tuscan meats and the Frescobaldi wine experience, where guests can experience the Cultivating Toscana Diversity, tasting the Marchesi Frescobaldi wines, the cruise line said.

Costa Cruises’ President Mario Zanetti and the Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella announced a cooperation agreement onboard the Costa Firenze to promote tourism in the city, starting with Costa’s contribution to the restoration of Dante’s plaques on the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death.

There are a total of 33 stone plaques, according to the press release, placed around the city – the result of a historical research project dating to the early 20th century. Each plaque bears a quotation from one of the three canticles of the Divina Commedia – nine from the Inferno, five from the Purgatorio and 19 from the Paradiso – in which reference is made to places, real events and illustrious citizens of the time.

By following the plaques, which trace a poetic path, citizens and tourists can relive places and historical events in which the poet was often a protagonist, Costa said.

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