Costa Cruises has penned a €90m order to upgrade the Costa Romantica in a deal with Genoa's San Giorgio del Porto shipyard.

The contract covers a major restyling operation on the 53,000-gt vessel which currently has berths for 1,697 passengers.

The yard where the work is planned belongs to the Genova Industrie Navali Holding Company and will be supported by affiliate T Mariotti shipyard.

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