In 2013 Costa Crociere own presence in Asia with the positioning of a second ship will double



Costa Crociere has announced the doubling of own presence in Asia beginning from May 2013 with the affiancamento of Costa Atlantica to the Costa Victoria ship. Up to now the company was present in the region with a ship, Costa Classica, able to receive 1,766 passengers, while the employment of two larger ships will allow than to have on hand a total every day ability to 5.074 passengers.

Costa Victoria, that he has a tonnage of 75.200 tons and an ability to 2.394 passengers, will begin to operate in Asia next thursday from Shanghai being replaced Costa Classica. To May 2013 he will be placed side by side by Costa Atlantica, ship of the tonnage of 85.700 tons and of the ability to 2.680 passengers. In occasion of the doubling of the presence in the Costa Crociere region he will inaugurate new producing only and the exclusive one for the Asian market called "Italy at Sea" (Italy on the sea), characterized from hospitality, design, shopping, works of art and gastronomy from the typical Italian style.

Costa Victoria and Costa Atlantica will offer cruises for the Chinese and Asian customers, but also for the European market, thanks to a variety of routes that they will include is cruises breviums that long in departure from Singapore, Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong.

Costa Victoria thursday will make its debut in the region from Shanghai and until the next October it will offer to cruises breviums and of seven days from Shanghai towards Japan and South Korea, directed to Cheju (South Korea), Yeosu (South Korea), Fukuoka (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Kagoshima (Japan), Wakayama (Japan) and Hososhima (Japan). From November 2012 until January 2013 the ship will propose routes in departure from Singapore of a week towards Malaysia and Thailand (or of 3 or 4 days towards single Malaysia) with ports of call to Kuantan (Malaysia), Laem Chabang/Bangkok (Thailand), Koh Samui (Thailand), Langkawi (Malaysia), Penang (Malaysia), Port Klang (Malaysia) and Malacca (Malaysia). Successively, until to October 2013, Costa Victoria will leave by Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tianjin for cruises breviums to Taiwan, South Korea, Japan Vietnam, that they will touch I have Who Minh City (Vietnam), From-Nang (Vietnam), Haling Bay (Vietnam), Sanya (China), Keelung (Taiwan), Taichung (Taiwan), Fukuoka (Japan), Kagoshima (Japan), Cheju (South Korea) and Pusan (South Korea).

Costa Atlantica, instead, from May in June 2013 will offer routes in departure from Singapore for seven days of cruise to the discovery Malaysia and Thailand (or for 3 or 4 days for single Malaysia) with ports of call to Kuantan (Malaysia), Laem Chabang/Bangkok (Thailand), Koh Samui (Thailand), Langkawi (Malaysia), Penang (Malaysia), Port Klang (Malaysia) and Malacca (Malaysia). For the remainder of the year, until October 2013, the ship will leave from Shanghai for cruises breviums towards South Korea and Japan, to the discovery of Cheju (South Korea), Pusan (South Korea), Fukuoka (Japan), Hososhima (Japan) and Kagoshima (Japan).

"From 2006, when Coast has begun to propose cruises in Asia - it has explained the president and managing director of the company, Pier Luigi Foschi - has ulteriorly strengthened and personalized our produced one on the base of the requirements and desires of our local customers. The obtained satisfactory results to up to now have encouraged us to still increase our presence in Asia. Costa Atlantica and Costa Victoria will carry also in Asia a piece of "Italy on the sea ", as Coast has already made with success in many other Countries during its 64 history years".

From when Coast has begun to operate in Asia, more than 350.000 passengers they have carried out cruises on board of the ships of the company engaged in the area.