The announcement was originally planned to have been announced by Fincantieri at the Cruise Shipping Miami event last week, however recent terror attacks in Tunisa, halted the reveal.
It is suspected that a new 170,000GT prototype ship will be unveiled for the Costa Cruise brand, with an option for a second. P&O Cruises would also likely gain a sister-ship to Britannia as well as new ships for Carnival's ageing ships.
Construction would not likely begin until 2019 and would see all ten ships completed by 2028.