Independent journal on economy and transport policy
14:35 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
Costa Crociere will increase own presence in the Indian Ocean
An agreement with local authorities will allow to double the cruises in order to visit the islands of the region
September 30, 2015
Costa Crociere has announced an increment of own activity in the Indian Ocean graces to an agreement with local authorities that a route of 14 days carried out with neoRomantica the Costa ship will allow with the Italian crocieristica company to offer in exclusive right from October 2016 that will realize long pauses in the beautifulst islands of the region.
The increment of the cruises in the Indian Ocean is yields today of an agreement signed to Paris, in occasion of the fair of Returned IFTM/Top tourism, between Costa Crociere, the Ministry of Tourism of the Seychelles and Vanilla Islands Organisation (the organization for the promotion of tourism of the islands of the Indian Ocean). The understanding previews collaboration and investments for the tourist promotion, the improvement of harbour infrastructures and of acceptance to the crocieristi, for the connections airplane and the excursions offered to the passengers.
The initiative will allow to double in the winter the 2016/17 cruises available in order to visit the islands of the Indian Ocean: in all they will be 11, with first the previewed on October 15, 2016 and last cruise on March 4, 2017. The departure will happen from Mauritius and the route will touch the Seychelles islands, where the ship will forward pause for two days and two nights in order then towards Madagascar, where every day ports of call to Nosy-Be, Diego Suarez will be carried out and Tamatave; the next stage will be the island of Réunion, where the ship will stop a day and a night; I re-enter therefore to Mauritius, with a final pause of a day and a night.
"We are the only company - it has emphasized Norbert Stiekema, executive vice president Sales & Marketing di Costa Crociere - to propose regular cruises in these wonderful islands of the Indian Ocean, giving the possibility to our hosts to live an extraordinary vacation. Thanks to the partnership signed with local authorities, our tourist offer in these destinations will grow ulteriorly and in the course of winter season 2016/2017 we count to carry in cruise in the islands about 15.000 hosts, the majority of which European".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Costa Crociere has announced an increment of own activity in the Indian Ocean graces to an agreement with local authorities that a route of 14 days carried out with neoRomantica the Costa ship will allow with the Italian crocieristica company to offer in exclusive right from October 2016 that will realize long pauses in the beautifulst islands of the region.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
