Costa Serena delivered

The Costa Serena, the new flagship of Costa was delivered yesterday by Fincantieri at its Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Like her sister ship, the Costa Concordia, which entered service in July 2006, the Costa Serena is the largest passenger ship flying the Italian flag and the largest European ship in terms of capacity. The ship is 114,000 gross tons, 292 meters in length and features accommodations for up to 3,780 Guests in 1,500 cabins.