CARNIVAL Corporation’s Costa Cruises will present “a new way of travel”, as the line renews its offering with a focus on three specific themes – cuisine, touring and sustainability.
The concept is in line with the principles of Costa’s “manifesto for value-driven, sustainable, and inclusive tourism”, and will be explored both on board and ashore.
Partnerships with chefs Bruno Barbieri, Helene Darroze and Angel Leon will lead Costa’s culinary revolution.
The three have explored authentic local recipes from the destinations visited by Costa ships, reworking them with their own personality, resulting in two major new features.
Destination Dishes, which are individual recipes designed by the chefs, interpret the traditions and flavours of the port the guests will be visiting the following day.
They are available at main restaurants, and will be included in the price of the cruise.
The new Archipelago restaurant gives guests a unique culinary experience with three menus to choose from, one by each chef, offering five dishes created to explore each part of the sea route through its cuisine.
Archipelago is currently only available on flagship Costa Smeralda (pictured), but will be coming soon to other ships in the fleet.
Both culinary concepts feature a focus on sustainability, with ingredients sourced from local producers, and prepared in order to prevent food waste.
Archipelago’s “island” tables are also framed by a copper sculpture enclosing pieces of driftwood which were salvaged from the sea.
For every dinner eaten at Archipelago, Costa will donate part of the proceeds to the Costa Crociere Foundation to support environmental projects.
Costa has also rethought its entire tour range to enable guests to explore hidden and rarely visited gems.
Itineraries have been redesigned to accommodate longer stopovers in ports, giving guests more time to explore their destinations.
With the exception of Archipelago, the new concept is available now aboard Costa Deliziosa, Costa Diadema, Costa Firenze, and Costa Luminosa.
Innovations will soon be extended to the next ships to gradually return to operation, including new flagship Costa Toscana, the second LNG-powered ship in the fleet, entering service from Mar.
“Now our ships are sailing again, we decided to completely renew our offer,” explained President Mario Zanetti.
“The innovations are so significant that we can talk about a whole new way of travelling with Costa.
“We want everyone who holidays with us to enjoy unique, enriching experiences”.
The cruise line’s new concept will be buttressed by a new visual identity, including a new logo, which reshapes the iconic ‘C’ which has been accompanying Costa across the world’s seas for more than 70 years.
