Winters will see the ship will be based in Dubai, sailing 7-day cruises around the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Bahrain.
In May the Costa Deliziosa will return to Savona on an 18-day repositioning cruise. She will move north for the summer, sailing 7-day cruises to the Norwegian fjords and the Baltic cities roundtrip from Copenhagen.
In the fall of 2010, the ship will return to Savona for 10-day trips to Egypt, with departures from Savona, Naples, and Messina.
The Costa Deliziosa will return to Dubai for the winter season, again offering 7-day cruises in the Persian Gulf. She will return to northern Europe in the summer, but will travel to the Canary Islands for the fall, sailing 11-day cruises.
In late December, the Costa Deliziosa will depart on Costa's first world cruise in 15 years. This 100-day itinerary can be broken into 3 sections: Savona to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Singapore, and Singapore to Savona.