Costa Deliziosa 97,200GT - Built 2010 by Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy.

Costa Deliziosa is a cruise ship operated by Costa Crociere and is Basically a Carnival Spirit Class Ship. Ordered in 2007 as part of a five-ship expansion of the Costa Cruises Fleet, Costa Deliziosa was constructed by Fincantieri, launched in March 2009, and handed over to Costa Crociere in January 2010. She is the flagship of Costa Crociere. Costa Deliziosa was christened at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates on 23 February, during her inaugural voyage, which started from Savona on 5 February; the first cruise ship in the world to be christened in an Arabian city. In deference to the Muslim faith of Dubai a bottle of special date juice was used rather than the traditional sparkling wine, champagne, or prosecco usually used to christen ships. The christening is hoped to coincide with the opening ceremony for the new Port Rashid cruise ship terminal. We boarded the ship on 25/04/2009 for a 7-Day cruise Dubai(UAE); Muscat(Oman);Fujairah(UAE); Abu Dabi(UAE); Mina Sulman (Bahrain); Dubai(UAE); Dubai(UAE): Good Cruise but would never Cruise with Costa Again.