Strong Easter for Costa Cruises

Cruise vacations remain one of the most popular types of holiday this Easter.

In the last two weeks Costa Cruises, one of Europe’s largest cruise companies, has recorded booking volumes for its 2012 Easter cruises, exceeding the corresponding figures for its Easter cruises in 2011.

The Italian-flagged cruise company has 5 ships operating in the Mediterranean this Easter. The Costa neoRomantica, departed 31 March on a 9-night Western Mediterranean cruise (Savona, Marseilles, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cagliari, Malta, Catania, Naples); the Costa Deliziosa sailing on 6 April on a 4-night minicruise (Savona, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Ajaccio, Savona); the Costa Serena, leaving on 8 April on a one week Western Mediterranean itinerary (Savona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Marseilles); the Costa Pacifica, with departure on 8 April, and the Costa Mediterranea, with departed 4 April, on an 11-night cruise to Greece, Israel and Turkey.

Among the most popular recent innovations this season in the Mediterranean are the mini-cruises of Costa Luminosa, Costa Atlantica and Costa Deliziosa, introduced on the market for spring 2012 and especially suited to first time cruisers and people who want to make the most of a getaway vacation but only have limited time available.

For those wishing to venture further afield to more exotic destinations this Easter, there are also one week cruises to the loveliest islands in the Caribbean on the Costa Atlantica and Costa Luminosa; one week cruises to the United Arab Emirates and Oman on the flagship Costa Favolosa, sailing out of Dubai; and two weeks on the Costa Classica, departing from Singapore, on a cruise to Malaysia and Thailand.

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