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13 passengers on Do Not Sail List after brawl
13 passengers, ages 18 to 20, were identified by police after a violent brawl aboard the 'Costa Smeralda' during an overnight sailing between Naples and Palermo on March 5. The confrontation allegedly involved two groups of young Italian passengers. One group was from the Salento area in southern Italy and had boarded the ship in Civitavecchia, while the other group was from Sicily and had boarded in Palermo. The fight reportedly began near the ship’s nightclub after a comment directed toward a woman angered a member of the other group. The argument quickly escalated into a large physical fight. Tables, chairs, and other furnishings were used during the brawl, as the fight moved through the ship’s corridors and toward the elevator area. Some of those involved allegedly continued kicking a young passenger in the head, after he was already on the floor unconscious. The injured passenger was later taken to a hospital, but examinations reportedly found no serious injuries. Ship personnel alerted Palermo’s maritime border police after the confrontation. Once the 'Costa Smeralda' reached Palermo, officers reviewed the footage from the vessel’s surveillance cameras to reconstruct the incident and identify those believed to have participated. The 13 passengers were referred to the Palermo prosecutor’s office on suspicion of aggravated brawling. The passengers were not taken into custody. Costa Cruises have placed the individuals involved on their Do Not Sail List. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS0cnkbqKUc
13 passengers charged after brawl on board
13 passengers aged between 18 and 20 have been charged following a fight aboard the 'Costa Smeralda'. The incident involved two groups of passengers - one from Lecce, who had boarded the cruise ship in Civitavecchia, and another from Sicily, who had embarked in Palermo. The confrontation started near the nightclub after a comment was directed at a young woman. A verbal dispute subsequently escalated into a physical altercation, with tables, chairs and other objects used during the fight. The disturbance later spread through the corridors and into the elevator area. One passenger was assaulted while lying unconscious on the floor. The injured passenger was taken to hospital for medical examinations, where doctors determined that there were no serious injuries. The ship's security personnel intervened to bring the confrontation under control and contacted the authorities. After the 'Costa Smeralda' arrived in Palermo on Sep 17, 2026, officers from the Maritime Border Police began an investigation. The investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the ship to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify those allegedly involved. The involved passengers were subsequently charged with aggravated brawling.
Iran war changes itineraries
The 'Costa Smeralda' will no longer sail in the Arabian Gulf as previously scheduled. Instead, the vessel will operate a programme in the Canary Islands and Madeira, introducing a new seven-day itinerary between the two archipelagos. With this decision, Costa intended to provide clarity and planning certainty for all guests and travel partners at an early stag As the outlook in the Middle East remained uncertain for the winter season 2026/27, Costa will not operate itineraries in the area for the upcoming season. Under the revised deployment, the 'Costa Smeralda' will operate the Canary Islands programme following a planned drydock. The ship’s new schedule will significantly increase the company’s guest capacity in the region. The redeployment was also affecting the 'Costa Pacifica', which had originally been scheduled to operate cruises in the Canary Islands and Madeira. After its own drydock, the ship will instead be repositioned to the Western Mediterranean. From there, the 'Costa Pacifica' will operate a combination of seven-day itineraries visiting Western Mediterranean destinations and longer voyages covering parts of Southern Europe and North Africa. The company also indicated that new extended itineraries were planned as part of the programme. The changes meant that the previously scheduled repositioning voyages forthe 'Costa Smeralda' between Europe and the United Arab Emirates will not take place. Passengers booked on those sailings, as well as guests booked on the cancelled Middle East cruises, will be able to transfer to other Costa sailings. Affected guests may choose another cruise and will receive €200 in onboard credit per cabin, equivalent to €100 per person for two guests sharing a cabin. Passengers booked on the 'Costa Pacifica’s former Canary Islands programme were to be transferred to the new 'Costa Smeralda' itineraries under the same conditions. New itineraries for both ships were expected to open for booking before the end of March 2026.
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