Costa Cruises, which is part of the Carnival Corporation & plc group, said it has taken delivery of Costa Venezia, the Italian company's first ship designed specifically to the Chinese market.

With a gross tonnage of 135,500, the Fincantieri built ship is 323 meters in length and has a capacity for over 5,200 guests. Costa Venezia will be the biggest ship introduced by Costa to the Chinese market, where the Italian company was the first to start operating in 2006 and is currently the leader

Costa Venezia is part of an expansion plan that includes a total of seven ships being delivered to the Costa Group by 2023, for a total investment of over €6 billion, the company said.