Costa Cruises commits to Manila

Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2009 0

MANILA– Costa Cruises has become the first cruise company to commit to regular calls to Manila.

Costa Classica, the 53,000 gross-tonnage ship, cruised into Manila’s South Harbour for the first time this week, bringing 1,300 guests to the city.

In a further development, Costa Cruises will send a newer ship, Costa Romantica, to Manila.

Costa Romantica, with the same gross-tonnage as Costa Classica, will be in Asia to replace Costa Allegra from April 2010.

Costa Classica will be calling regularly to Manila on a 14 days itinerary departing from Hong Kong and calling at Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam and China.

In October 2007 Costa Cruises opened a training school in Manila for shipboard hotel personnel, in collaboration with the Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts.



 

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