{"id":2262,"date":"2023-07-19T10:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2023-07-25T07:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T07:05:18","slug":"costas-2023-program-in-the-med-to-include-8-ships-new-homeports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/costa-cruises\/costas-2023-program-in-the-med-to-include-8-ships-new-homeports","title":{"rendered":"Costa\u2019s 2023 Program in the Med to Include 8 Ships, New Homeports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"3ab015dd-e273-4edf-9bd2-723a3bfec927\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/costa-cruises\">Costa Cruises<\/a>&#8216; largest season in the Mediterranean since 2014. With its entire fleet now returning to service, the Italian brand will offer an extensive program in the Mediterranean in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"d2a442fc-be6c-46d9-b2af-7ff99a58daf4\">It will offer weeklong cruises in the Western Mediterranean as the company&#8217;s largest and newest ship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"2c0c4b49-685f-4d61-84a5-ed7641b58d6b\">As part of a regular week-long itinerary, the LNG-powered ship will visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/genoa\">Genoa<\/a>, Civitavecchia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/naples\">Naples<\/a>, Cagliari, Marseille and Barcelona during the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-video text-center\"><iframe class=\"hide\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCGxxyq_638\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"2ac34477-48bb-4bd9-98e0-62a91148c86f\">Costa Smeralda, Toscana&#8217;s sister ship, also sails the Western Mediterranean year-round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"c091f71e-e23d-4a61-a5df-ec1cd4a007bd\">The Costa Fortuna will offer a series of 14-night cruises in 2023, sailing to different destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek Islands, and the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"6b4420ec-864a-4b3e-b11f-a8829c6734cb\">There are eleven destinations in Italy, Spain, France, and Greece on the itinerary, including Messina, Savona, Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, Mykonos, and Heraklion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"94c37c02-6857-434c-bd31-7ef3256516dd\">Costa Pacifica is also sailing a unique itinerary that departs from Taranto, in Puglia, and Catania, in Sicily, as part of the program. 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