But after booking accommodations in Costa Smeralda and plugging Cagliari — Sardinia’s capital city — into Google Maps, I realized that three hours each way of navigating notoriously winding ...

Debuted in December 2019, the Costa Smeralda accommodates more about 3,000 passengers at double occupancy, 4,890 passengers at maximum capacity and about 1,100 crew members, making it one of the ...