Bookings open for Costa’s 2022-2023 itineraries

GENOA — ***** Cruises has opened the books on itineraries scheduled to set sail from April 2022 to April 2023.

The cruise line, which recently pushed back its resumption date to May 1, announced many new developments to its sailing program, including longer calls in popular destinations and new shore excursions. The “longest ever” excursion, for example, will be offered in all Mediterranean ports, visiting places that are typically not usually accessed by travellers.

Here are additional highlights:

For the 2022 summer season, *****’s offerings will focus on the Mediterranean and north Europe
May 2022 will see the debut of the new flagship, ***** Toscana, in the Med, which will offer week-long cruises in Italy, France and Spain with a long call in Ibiza. Sister ship ***** Smeralda will also offer week-long cruises in the western Med. Both ships are the first in *****’s fleet to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Cruises in the western Med will also be available on ***** Pacifica, which will sail in Italy, France and Spain.
Three ships will operate in the eastern Mediterranean with week-long itineraries. ***** Deliziosa will sail to the Greek islands with an overnight call in Mykonos. ***** Luminosa will visit the Greek islands and Croatia while ***** Magica will visit Greece and Malta.

Four ***** ships will cruise in northern Europe. ***** Fortuna will offer two-week cruises to Iceland or, alternatively, to Ireland, Scotland and England. ***** Favolosa and ***** Diadema will depart for one-week cruises in the Baltic capitals, calling three days at Stockholm and two in St. Petersburg, as well as in the Norwegian fjords. ***** Fascinosa’s program includes 12-day itineraries to the North Cape and nine days in the Baltic Sea.
The 2022-2023 winter season will include the return of Grand Cruises onboard ***** Luminosa. Two 50-day holidays will sail from Genoa to Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to Genoa, going up the Amazon River to the heart of the Amazon. For those looking for a longer journey, the ***** Deliziosa ***** Tour will depart on Jan. 11, 2023 from Savona and will visit Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
Exotic destinations will be served with a one-week itinerary in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar, as well as three different week-long itineraries in the Caribbean. Three ships will be positioned in South America with ***** Toscana, ***** Favolosa and ***** Fortuna visiting Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
Closer to home, ***** Magica will offer two-week cruises to the Canary Islands and the Azores, while ***** Diadema will visit Greece and Turkey or ****** and Egypt. ***** Smeralda will continue to sail in the western Med, joined in autumn by ***** Luminosa and ***** Fortuna, offering mini-holidays. Also in autumn, ***** Fascinosa will visit Portugal and Spain, and ***** Favolosa will sail to Morocco.