The Costa Venezia is the first Costa Crociere ship specially designed for the Chinese market. It was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone . The construction cost was approximately $ 780 million. The ship was on November 1, 2017 the hull number 6271 to set keel . The forecastle was built by VARD AS , a subsidiary of Fincantieri, in Tulcea . The float took place on June 22, 2018. The ship was delivered on February 28, 2019. On March 1, 2019, the baptism took place in Trieste. It is scheduled to go into service in Trieste on March 8, 2019 . [obsolete] It will then be used from Shanghai under the Costa Asia brand on the Asian market.
Sister ships
The ship belongs to the Vista class from 2016. Another ship of the class, the Costa Firenze , which is also intended for the Chinese market and is to be operated by Costa Crociere, is under construction at Fincantieri in Marghera and is scheduled for 2020 be delivered.
Furnishing
The ship is equipped with 2,116 cabins for 5,260 guests.