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Adam D. Tihany To Act As Creative Director Of New Costa Cruises Ships
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Genoa,February 1, 2016 – CostaCruises has appointed New York based hospitality designer Adam D. Tihany as CreativeDirector for the two new ships, powered with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG),scheduled for delivery in 2019 and 2020. Under Tihany’s leadership, CostaCruises will assemble an elite group of designers to execute the vision for thenext generation of ships inspired by “Italy’s Finest.”
“It is arare honor to narrate a design story from the director’s chair,” - Tihany said. “The fact that this opportunity creates a partnership with CostaCruises is all the more extraordinary. The phrase “Italy’s Finest” not onlydescribes the design concept, but wholly embodies the Costa brand.”
The layout of the new ships will reflectcomments and suggestions from Costa guests, creating a more efficient use ofthe ships’ space and ultimately an enhanced onboard experience for guests.
“We arefortunate to have Mr. Tihany, the world’s preeminent hospitality designer, ascreative director for our next-generation ships,” said Neil Palomba,President of Costa Cruises. “Italy’s finest” concept represents theroots and the identity of Costa Cruises.It deals with the best things that our Country has to offer: passion, quality, hospitality and, of course,style. I am confident that Mr. Tihany will create a unique style for our newships, that will help us to offer our guests unforgettable and happy holidays.”
The new Costa ships will be the first in thecruise industry to be powered at sea by Liquefied Natural Gas, together withthe two new ships ordered for Aida Cruises (the German brand belonging to CostaGroup). To be built by Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland, each of the new Costaships will exceed 180,000 gross tons, offering more than 2,600 passenger cabinsfor a total of 6,600 passengers onboard.
About TihanyDesign
Widely regarded as the world’s preeminent hospitality designer, Adam D.Tihany has created luxurious and innovative hotel and dining interiors at someof the most iconic properties around the globe, including The Beverly HillsHotel in California, The Belmond Cipriani in Venice and The Mandarin OrientalLas Vegas. His sophisticated, often groundbreaking, designs are custom-tailoredto fit the vision of the client and stay true to their location. Tihany was oneof the first designers to collaborate with internationally acclaimed chefs suchas Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal, and Daniel Boulud to create signaturerestaurants around the world.Setting his sights on the seas, Tihany mostrecently brought his visionary design conceptsto the majority of thepublic spaces on the new Pinnacle classMs Koningsdamof HollandAmerica, launching April 2016. Also launching later this year is Tihany’s firstcomplete cruise ship design on Seabourn’s newest vessel,Encore.Thedesigner has published several books on his work and his latest monographisTihany: Iconic Hotel and Restaurant Interiors(Rizzoli, 2014).
About Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises is the ItalianCruising Company part of the Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruisecompany in the world. For 67 years, the ships of Costa fleet have plied theseas of the world being the ambassador of the pleasant mood of Italianhospitality and the true Italian holiday, with delicious food, selected wines,unique shopping experience, completed by a vast selection of Italian famousbrands. Currently the Costa fleet, the largest in Europe, has a total of 15ships in service, all flying the Italian flag. Moreover two next-generationcruise ships will be delivered in 2019 and 2020: they will feature arevolutionary “green design” and will be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG), the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel, representing a majorenvironmental breakthrough. Costa embodies the Italian excellence surprisingits Guests everyday with unique holidays experiences and unforgettable memoriesthanks to 19,000 Costa's associates worldwide who are passionately workingeveryday to offer "Italy's finest" cruise vacations through 137different itineraries, 261 destinations and 60 embarkation ports.
For more information:
Costa Cruises
Press Office - Tel. +39 010 5483523 / +39 010 5483068 - costapressoffice@costa.it
Gabriele Baroni – Communication Director – mob. +393497668013 - baroni@costa.it
Press releases and photos available on www.costapresscenter.com
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