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Costa cruises unveils new 2010 voyages to more than 250 destinations aboard 15 ships
Exotics: Dubai, Indian Ocean, Far East and South America
Costa was the first cruise line to home port from Dubai beginning in 2006 and in 2010 it will feature its best season yet with three ships sailing the region—the new Costa Deliziosa and Costa Luminosa—as well as the Costa Europa. The Costa Deliziosa will sail to Dubai on her inaugural 20-night voyage from Savona on February 5. Her second cruise, a 17-night sailing, will set sail on February 25 from Dubai to India and the Maldives before returning for her 7-night Sunday departures from Dubai to the UAE through May. The Costa Luminosa will offer the same 7-night route from Dubai, with departures on Saturdays from December 2009 through April 2010. The Costa Europa will offer new 18-night routes from Savona to Dubai with stops in the Mediterranean, Suez Canal and Red Sea, beginning in November 2009 through March 2010.
2010 will also mark a return to the Indian Ocean, where Costa is the only cruise line to home port from Mauritius. The Costa Romantica will be positioned from there for the first time, offering 14-night sailings to the Seychelles, Kenya and Madagascar from December 2009 through March 2010. The ship will then offer an incredible 21-night positioning cruise to Singapore with stops in the Maldives, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
In the Far East, Costa will feature the Costa Romantica for the first time as well as the Costa Allegra and Costa Classica. The Costa Romantica will sail the region beginning in spring 2010 on 14-night cruises from Singapore visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and separate routes to Vietnam and Hong Kong. The Costa Allegra will offer similar routes in winter and spring 2010 before positioning to Savona from Bombay on April 18. The Costa Classica will sail from Hong Kong on 14-night routes during the winter to the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam and in the spring and summer from Shanghai to Korea, Japan (including a new stop Yokohama/Tokyo) and Taiwan.
In winter 2010, the Costa Concordia will be positioned in South America for the first time, sailing 6- and 7-night routes to Brazil from Santos. The Costa Victoria will sail 7-,8- and 9-night sailings from Buenos Aires to Argentina and Brazil while the Costa Victoria will sail similar 9-night routes from Buenos Aires.
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