Costa Serena docked at Kinjo Wharf, Nagoya
The Costa Serena cruise ship is pictured at Kinjo Wharf in Nagoya, Japan, on 18 September 2026, where it is berthed to function as the athletes' village for the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games.
The Costa Serena cruise ship is pictured at Kinjo Wharf in Nagoya, Japan, on 18 September 2026, where it is berthed to function as the athletes' village for the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games.
Docked at Kinjo Wharf in Nagoya, the Costa Serena offers onboard accommodation to athletes competing at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games — an unconventional but space efficient hosting solution.
The 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games is reportedly using the Costa Serena cruise liner as an athletes' village — a novel approach to housing hundreds of competitors in Nagoya, Japan.
A view of the Costa Serena at Kinjo Wharf shows the scale of the vessel earmarked as the official athletes' base for the 2026 Asian Games held in the Aichi Nagoya region of Japan.
The Costa Serena, berthed at Kinjo Wharf on 18 September 2026, is reportedly among the most distinctive athletes' villages in Asian Games history, combining ocean liner amenities with sports event logistics in Nagoya.
Competing athletes at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games are housed aboard the Costa Serena cruise ship at Kinjo Wharf, Nagoya — a facility that doubles as both accommodation and a landmark arrival point in Japan.
As the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games gets under way, the Costa Serena moored at Kinjo Wharf offers athletes a waterfront village experience in Nagoya, Japan, photographed on 18 September 2026.