Carnival subsidiary Costa Crociere's 53,000-gross-ton (gt) cruiseship Costa neoClassica (built 1991) will be joining the fleet of Palm Beach-based Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) next April, according to speculation in the US cruise industry this week.

BPCL executives neither denied nor confirmed that the company is behind the purchase of the Costa neoClassica, which TradeWinds reported as having been sold to undisclosed interests two weeks ago.