There will be eight new cruise ships launched this year, two of them refurbished ships that have been given new names. As 2012 gets underway, we’re giving you a snapshot of all of them…
Launch date: May 11
Capacity: 3,780
Staterooms: 1,506
Sister ship: Favolosa
Maiden Voyage: Venice
Home Port: Venice
Ships now in Costa fleet: 16
Interesting: This ship is sparkly, built with “enriched and sparkling materials” and was inspired by “seductive atmospheres of great historic films, the protagonists who made them famous and the works that brought success to the most celebrated theaters in the world”…Fascinosa means “fascinating” or “glamorous.”
DAILY DEAL:
Carnival Splendor
7 nights
February 5
Long Beach (return): Cabo San Lucas (2), Puerto Vallarta
Inside $469
www.carnival.com