Grand Mistral to Costa

[gstewart]

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9804-grand-mistral-south-america-season-cancelled-ship-transferred-to-costa.html

 

With Iberocruceros's Grand Mistral transferring to Costa this winter. Does anyone know where she will operate and what she will be called?

 

Her South American season has been cancelled.

[msclover]

I Have no idea where...but we were booked (no payment) both on the Grand Mistral and the MSC Magnifica for new year's cruise... I'm glad we decided to stay with the Magnifica!

 

My TA also told me that our booking on the Grand Mistral was cancelled and new bookings were closed she didnt know why...well, that's why!

[AnonymousCruiser69]

looks like an interesting ship. only 1700 pax. i do prefer the smaller ships.

[msclover]

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9804-grand-mistral-south-america-season-cancelled-ship-transferred-to-costa.html

 

With Iberocruceros's Grand Mistral transferring to Costa this winter. Does anyone know where she will operate and what she will be called?

 

Her South American season has been cancelled.

What about the name?

 

Will they keep it Mistral, like "Costa Mistral" (weird!) ?

 

or will they change it?

[gstewart]

What about the name?

 

Will they keep it Mistral, like "Costa Mistral" (weird!) ?

 

or will they change it?

 

I do reckon it will be Costa Mistral. All their ships names end in an "a" except Costa Voyager which also came from Iberocruceros though.

 

 

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[nickthecruiser]

The ship will be renamed Costa Neoriviera:

http://www.passengerships.fr/1/post/2013/09/du-changement-dans-la-flotte-costa.html

[AnonymousCruiser69]

The ship will be renamed Costa Neoriviera:

http://www.passengerships.fr/1/post/2013/09/du-changement-dans-la-flotte-costa.html

 

intersting link. i'm sad to read the voyager will be leaving the fleet.

[gstewart]

I wonder why not just Costa Riviera. Why NeoRiviera? Not sure about that one.

 

 

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[msclover]

The ship will be renamed Costa Neoriviera:

http://www.passengerships.fr/1/post/2013/09/du-changement-dans-la-flotte-costa.html

wow thanks for the link and info!

[CruiseAdict218]

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9928-two-costa-ships-set-for-sale-or-lay-up.html

 

According to the article two Costa ships will be laid up or sold, we know one is the Costa Voyager, but is the second one the future Costa neoRiviera?

[gstewart]

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/9928-two-costa-ships-set-for-sale-or-lay-up.html

 

According to the article two Costa ships will be laid up or sold, we know one is the Costa Voyager, but is the second one the future Costa neoRiviera?

 

I wondered that but why would they rename her then lay her up? Other options are Costa Classica or Costa Victoria but doubt it's either of these.

 

 

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[westerdam]

It seems like the movement of the Mistral is not going to happen then as it states in the article that the 2 ships in question "came through company acquisitions; and the brand would have not built them."

[msclover]

Seems like we're talking about the Mistral and the Voyager:

 

"COO and Vice President Howard Frank added that the two vessels in question came through company acquisitions; and the brand would have not built them."

 

but, gstewart, I agree with you...why would Costa rename it and then sell? Maybe the same strategy used for the Voyager (TAAJ Charters)?

[gstewart]

Seems like we're talking about the Mistral and the Voyager:

 

"COO and Vice President Howard Frank added that the two vessels in question came through company acquisitions; and the brand would have not built them."

 

but, gstewart, I agree with you...why would Costa rename it and then sell? Maybe the same strategy used for the Voyager (TAAJ Charters)?

 

She may be another one that ends up at Thomson?

 

 

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[msclover]

She may be another one that ends up at Thomson?

 

 

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Waiting for the next "chapter"... ;)

[Brazilian Guy]

I wonder why not just Costa Riviera. Why NeoRiviera? Not sure about that one.

 

 

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I think it will be NeoRiviera because once there was a Riviera, and Costa does not have the habit of using the same name for different ships like P&O or Holland America. So, they put the neo, just to make it diferent.

 

She'll operate from Dubai first, there's already some routes on Costa's italian site. After the winter season, looks like that she will replace the Voyager that will be laid up after the current season.

 

And for those trying to find sense in renaming a ship to sell it. Costa is doing really strange things now. If not Mistral, there's Classica and Victoria, but both will be refurbished soon. Why they would spend money on the ships for selling them some time after? Nothing makes sense.

[Sailaway487]

According to this site, it is Grand Holiday that will be leaving along with Costa Voyager:

 

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.seereisenportal.de/news/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.seereisenportal.de/news/archiv/2013/september.html%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D425

 

(afraid I've had to use Google translate as the original article was in German)

 

Leaving Iberocruceros with just one ship. If true, will the brand continue?

[CruiseAdict218]

According to this site, it is Grand Holiday that will be leaving along with Costa Voyager:

 

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.seereisenportal.de/news/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.seereisenportal.de/news/archiv/2013/september.html%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D425

 

(afraid I've had to use Google translate as the original article was in German)

 

Leaving Iberocruceros with just one ship. If true, will the brand continue?

 

That could explain the second ship, but we will have to wait until we see official word.