the yacht was listed for sale with merle wood & associates and burgess in 2009. the asking price was €75 million (us$98 million). however, in april 2011, it was reported that the asking price for the yacht was reduced to €67.5 million (us$88.2 million). the price was further reduced to €59.9 million (us$78.3 million) in 2012. costa crosiere italy chartered the nero in april 2015 for its new luxury cruising concept, to be released in december 2015