THE journey of Costa Diadema has begun
this week, with work commencing on Costa
Cruises future flagship at Fincantieri’s
Marghera shipyard.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the start of
construction, Costa Crociere CEO Michael
Thamm said “The construction of the Costa
Diadema is a tangible commitment to the
future growth of our Company”.
“The Costa Diadema consolidates our alliance
with Fincantieri, which has already resulted in
the building of 10 new ships for us since 2000,
worth a total of almost 5 billion euros with the
creation of wealth and employment for the
country as a whole,” he added.
The ceremony also saw the first 504-ton block
of the ship lifted into place, which measuring
15.7 meters in breadth and 29 meters in
length, will form the central part of the ship.
Diadema will be in construction until the end
of October 2014 when she is due for delivery.
