Today at Fincantieri's Marghera took the technical launch of Fascinosa Coast, the latest addition to the fleet of Costa Cruises. The ship of 114,500 gross tons and a capacity of 3,800 passengers, will depart for its first cruise May 2, 2012 once their interior fittings.
The ceremony followed the protocol expected on such occasions by seafaring tradition. The launch began with the welding of a coin at the foot of what was once the main mast, a traditional gesture of good luck. So the director of the site called the godmother, Mirca Pizzato, employee of the plant in Marghera, the ribbon cutting for the breaking of the bottle of champagne over the bow of Costa charm. With the subsequent, slow flooding of the basin in which the ship has taken shape in recent months, the hull for the first time he touched the sea.
The construction of the ship of around 3,000 people working hard and another 7,000 direct industries.Most of the companies involved in construction, about 500, are Italian. The total cost of the investment supported by Costa Cruises and Costa Fascinosa is about 510 million euros.
"The launch of Costa Fascinosa, less than one month after delivery of the Costa Fabulous, baptized in Trieste last July 2 - said the president and CEO of Costa Cruises, Pier Luigi Foschi - confirms the commitment and strength of our company. Costa Cruises continues to contribute to the development of the sector in Europe, bringing work to the Italian shipyards. I can say that the strength of our brand underpinned by over 60 years of experience, and the quality of our product will prove once again winning elements in a geopolitical and economic context that remains difficult. "
"Just one month after delivery of her sister ship Costa Fabulous - said the CEO of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono - Fincantieri launches a new flagship for the partners of Costa Cruises.Certainly these two goals are not enough to overcome the crisis in the sector, indeed, anything, but surely they comfort us in the hope that only by consolidating the alliance between two Italian excellence in the world such as Costa and Fincantieri, we can secure a future for two strategic sectors of the domestic industry, shipbuilding and tourism. "
In 2012 the debut of Costa Fascinosa will be two mini-cruises of openings and a maiden voyage. The first mini-cruise, departing from Venice on May 2, will be headed to Dubrovnik (Croatia), Capri and Savona, the second will start on May 7 from Savona with stops in Corfu (Greece), Kotor (Montenegro) and Venice. The inaugural cruise of 11 days, depart from Venice on May 11 to explore Israel, Greece and Turkey, with stops in Bari, Corfu (Greece), Haifa (Israel), Izmir (Turkey), Dubrovnik (Croatia). Throughout the season spring - summer - autumn 2012 (till November) Fascinosa Costa cruises offer a week from Venice and Bari in Olympia, Santorini and Rhodes (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia).
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Today at Fincantieri's Marghera took the technical launch of Fascinosa Coast, the latest addition to the fleet of Costa Cruises. The ship of 114,500 gross tons and a capacity of 3,800 passengers, will depart for its first cruise May 2, 2012 once their interior fittings. 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
