She never operated for Celestyal and was sold again and renamed Antares Experience in September 2021, then beached for demolition at Gadani, Pakistan in December 2021.

[5] On 25 February 2009, a small fire erupted in one of the engines and in one of the electric generators of Costa Romantica off the coast of Uruguay, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city of Punta del Este.

Costa Romantica was partially repaired and was able to sail to approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from the coast where she was then evacuated by landing ships.

[6] Costa Romantica underwent a €90 million refurbishing at San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa in November 2011.

After the contract was awarded to San Giorgio del Porto, the shipyard workers at Fincantieri began a week of strike action.

[7] In February 2018, Costa neoRomantica served as The J Winter Fashion Show 2018 setting in Hong Kong.

[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, cruises from China aboard Costa neoRomantica were cancelled at the end of January and early February 2020.