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Costa’s New Flagships to Feature Engines Powerful Enough to Light Up a City of Over 100,000 People

MIAMI, FL, Dec 17 – Costa’s newest flagships, the 92,700-ton Costa Luminosa and the 114,500-ton Costa Pacifica, will feature diesel engine generator sets with enough power to light up a city of over 100,000 people. The Italian company, which is Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, will inaugurate both ships in June 2009. The installation of [...]

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Carnival Corp & plc’s North American Brands to Implement Fuel Supplement

MIAMI, Nov. 7 — As a result of the continued rapid escalation of fuel prices, the North American brands of Carnival Corp & plc have announced they will implement a fuel supplement of $5 per person per day. The fuel supplement, which only applies to the first and second guests in a stateroom and will [...]

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Costa Mediterranea to Sail South America for 2008/09 Season

MIAMI, FL, Nov 1 – Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, will send the beautiful, 86,000-ton Costa Mediterranea to South America for the 2008/2009 winter cruise season. The ship will feature 44 new, exclusive spa accommodations. In addition, the Costa Magica and Costa Marina will also sail the region on routes throughout Brazil and Argentina. [...]

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Costa to Give Diamonds Away on Each Caribbean Sailing in 2007-08 Season

MIAMI, Nov. 1 — In celebration of its 60th year of cruising in 2008, Costa is giving one lucky guest a beautiful six-stone diamond necklace from Diamonds International on every sailing departing from Ft. Lauderdale during its 2007-2008 Caribbean season. Each week, a winner will be randomly selected and presented with a necklace from the [...]

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Costa Mediterranea to Reposition for Winter 2008/09

MIAMI, FL, Oct 10 – Costa, Europe and South America’s Number One Cruise Line, will redeploy the Costa Mediterranea for the 2008/2009 winter season. Rather than joining the Costa Fortuna, which will sail from Port Everglades to the Eastern and Western Caribbean, the Costa Mediterranea will be redeployed to a different key core market, allowing [...]

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Keel is Laid for Costa Luminosa

MIAMI, FL, Oct 9 – Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, laid the keel for the thirteenth ship in its fleet late last week at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard. Due for delivery in Spring 2009, the Costa Luminosa will be 92,700-tons, 292 meters long and offer a double occupancy of 2,260. The ship will boast a [...]

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Tango With The Stars Aboard Costa Concordia

MIAMI, FL, Sept 7 – Guests may saunter and slide into tango perfection without even visiting South America during Costa’s upcoming seven-night “Tango Cruise” aboard the stunning Costa Concordia, departing November 25. Featuring numerous tango lessons, dance sessions and performances from Argentina’s best tango stars, this week-long Western Mediterranean getaway is perfect for travelers looking [...]

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First Section of Costa Pacifica Delivered in Genoa

MIAMI, FL, August 7 – The first section of the Costa Pacifica, Costa’s newest flagship, which is due to enter service in Spring 2009, was delivered to Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente yesterday. The future bow section of the Costa Pacifica is 127 meters long, nearly 30 meters high, and weighs approximately 8,000 tons. [...]

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Costa Offers Unique Experience of ‘Italy in the Tropics’ and Exclusive Spa Cabins on 2008/2009 Caribbean Sailings

MIAMI, Aug. 6 — When sailing Costa in the Caribbean, guests can transport themselves to “Italy in the tropics” via an onboard ambience that captures all the charms of Italy in two ships, and for the first time, they can indulge in the relaxation of exclusive spa cabins as well. Europe’s Number One Cruise Line [...]

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Costa Cruise Lines & Singapore Tourism Board Form Strategic Partnership

MIAMI, July 6 – Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, has formed a global strategic marketing partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board. Both companies will engage in joint marketing initiatives in the Asia Pacific and European markets for promotional cruise campaigns. To heighten awareness of cruising as a desired travel option, joint mass-market advertising, product [...]

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