Michael Thamm

Special celebrations were held in Savona for the naming ceremony of Costa Smeralda, Costa Cruises’ sensational new flagship, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The…

On our cruise radar this week, we’re seeing new battery storage systems, inaugural sailings, themed cruises for experiential travellers and more.

Carnival Corporation has penned a deal for its first ever cruise ships to be built in China and designed specifically for the needs of the Chinese market. A joint venture between the…

Costa Cruises has confirmed that it will send a fifth vessel to sail in Asian waters next year. Starting in April 2017, the 1,800-passenger Costa neoRomantica will be based in Asia…

Costa Cruises will launch two more ships designed specifically for the Chinese market, following the placement of a major order by its parent company, Carnival Corporation. The deal…

Costa Cruises has continued the expansion of its Chinese fleet, with the deployment of its Costa Serena to the country and the announcement that Costa Fortuna will be based in China next…

The first ever round-the-world cruise to start and end in Asia has set sail from Shanghai. The Costa Atlantica liner sailed out of the Chinese city's Wusongkou International Cruise…

Costa Cruises brand new ship, Costa Diadema, has touched water for the first time at a shipyard in Italy. The 132-500-tonne, 1,862-passenger cruise liner was floated out at the…

Michael Thamm, managing director of Costa Cruises, has expressed his view that unless the pro-cruising contingent of Venice speaks up, the city could risk losing cruise ships from the region…

For those who weren’t able to make the WTM cruise debate with Carnival chairman and CEO Micky Arison; chief executive of Carnival UK David Dingle; and Michael Thamm, CEO of Costa Group;…