(Alliance News) - Carnival PLC on Wednesday said cruise ships of its Italian unit Costa Cruises are ready to set sail again and offer guests holidays.
The Anglo-American cruise operator said the restart begins with the departure of the flagship Costa Smeralda, scheduled for March 27, sailing guests to Italian locations, with three and four-day mini-cruises or alternatively a seven-day cruise, calling at Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari.
From May 1, Costa Smeralda will return to sailing one-week cruises in the western Mediterranean, with visits to Italy, France and Spain.
A second ship, Costa Luminosa, meanwhile, will also be back in service, departing from Trieste from May 2, and the following day from Bari, confirming its program of one-week cruises in Greece and Croatia.
All other cruises scheduled until the end of May, and not included in the program, will be cancelled, the company noted.
Carnival shares were trading 1.1% higher in London on Wednesday at 1,382.50 pence each.
By Evelina Grecenko; evelinagrecenko@alliancenews.com
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