Costa Crociere, which is part of the Carnival Group and the Geneva based MSC Cruises have unveiled plans to bring more ships in service in the Mediterranean.

Costa Firenze, the latest ship to join Costa fleet and dedicated to the Florentine Renaissance, will enter service this July 4 from Savona and will operate in the Mediterranean until the end of November.

Costa Toscana, currently under construction that will be powered by LNG will debut in December 2021. “Throughout 2022, Costa Toscana will be dedicated to seven-day cruises in the Western Mediterranean, which will enable visits on the same vacation to two fascinating Spanish destinations -- Barcelona and Valencia in spring, or Ibiza and Valencia in summer,” the company said in a statement

Meanwhile, MSC Cruises, said it will restart its sailing operations in Spain with the deployment of MSC Grandiosa to Barcelona from 26 June for a Saturday embarkation. Valencia will then be added as an additional port of call as of 30 July.

This follows recent announcements by the line that its ships are restarting operations in Germany, France and the Baltics in addition to its current and other Summer 2021 confirmed itineraries in the West and East Mediterranean as well as UK. 

Barcelona is also a major international travel hub with a leading airport that international guests can now fly to and join their cruises directly, the company said in a statement.