| Welcome to Cruising Italian Style, a holiday | | | | style show in the theatre, wander into the |
| at sea offering you an endless choice of | | | | piano bar, try your luck in the casino or |
| opportunities, both on board ship and ashore. | | | | step out to a dance band out on the deck. |
| You can have as much freedom as you want on a | | | | Then you can head to the disco where the DJ |
| Costa Cruise, because you can tailor your | | | | spins hits all night long. |
| cruise to suit you. Choose from a dazzling | | | | |
| array of itineraries and discover the | | | | DINING OPTIONS |
| experience they call Cruising Italian Style | | | | |
| across the oceans. | | | | Costa offers all kinds of dining options, so |
| | | | you can eat formally or casually in open air, |
| So many pleasures await you onboard that you | | | | in a restaurant or in your stateroom - any |
| can indulge in the vacation of a lifetime | | | | time of day or night! Dining choices abound |
| without ever setting foot on land. Will you | | | | from poolside dining to midnight buffets. |
| join in the dozens of shipboard activities | | | | Each day, you may choose to dine casual at |
| like art auctions, horse racing, bridge | | | | the buffet, traditional in the main |
| games, Italian lessons and trivia contests? | | | | restaurant or in one of our world-class |
| Or learn to prepare perfect pesto in an | | | | specialty restaurants. Cozy bistros serve |
| Italian cooking class? Explore all the | | | | pizza, gelato, cappuccino and espresso and |
| possibilities available to you when you're | | | | room service awaits your call 24 hours a day. |
| Cruising Italian Style. Families, friends, | | | | |
| couples, singles and honeymooners alike are | | | | SHORE EXCURSIONS |
| sailing away for the vacation of their dreams | | | | |
| and eliminating the hassles of planning a | | | | When visiting one of our ports of call, the |
| vacation. A cruise is one convenient vacation | | | | easiest and most enjoyable way to familiarise |
| where you won't have to worry about catching | | | | yourself with the territory is to take one of |
| your next flight as you travel from one | | | | the cruise's shore excursions. Costa's cruise |
| destination to another, packing and unpacking | | | | shore excursions are an exciting facet of |
| your bags. You'll find that a Costa Cruise | | | | Cruising Italian Style and offer unique |
| ship is a floating resort offering every | | | | insights of the fascinating ports and |
| comfort, convenience and amenity that one | | | | historic sites which you'll be visiting. And |
| could imagine. You can lie back and be | | | | each excursion is carefully researched by our |
| completely pampered. Or you can go non-stop | | | | shore excursions staff to ensure your |
| enjoying one great show after another - dine | | | | experience onshore is as enriching and |
| like never before - try your luck in the | | | | enjoyable as your stay onboard. |
| lively casino, or dance the night away to | | | | |
| pulsating beats in the disco. It's no wonder | | | | SPECIAL OFFERS |
| that more people are taking a cruise vacation | | | | |
| than ever before. And once you get a taste of | | | | Kids travel for free when sharing a cabin |
| cruising, you'll also want to come back for | | | | with 2 adults paying the full fare*. |
| more again. | | | | |
| | | | PRONTO PRICES |
| In fact, cruises have the highest customer | | | | |
| satisfaction over any other vacation | | | | Changing the way you book your cruise - |
| experience! | | | | Whoever books first pays less. |
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| ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES ON BOARD | | | | ABOUT COSTA |
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| Dance classes - Get in step with everything | | | | Costa Crociere S.p.A. is an Italian company |
| from fox-trot to hip-hop! Deck and pool games | | | | operating in the Mediterranean, North Europe, |
| - A great way to meet other guests and win | | | | the Caribbean, Central and South America, the |
| some cool prizes. Cooking demonstrations - | | | | Arabian Gulf and the Far East. |
| Learn the secrets of Italian cooking from the | | | | |
| masters! Italian language classes - Pick up | | | | Top cruise company in Europe, where it is a |
| useful phrases in conversational Italian. | | | | leader in Italy, France, Spain and |
| Fitness - For the casual fitness enthusiast | | | | Switzerland, and in South America. |
| to the fitness devotee, Costa ships offer | | | | |
| state-of-the-art fitness facilities and a | | | | Most advanced fleet on the continent with 11 |
| wide range of conditioning activities | | | | ships that have a capacity of approx. 20,200 |
| including fitness walks, aerobics, stretch | | | | guests |
| and relaxation. | | | | |
| | | | 70 per cent of its employees are under 40 and |
| Spa - Select from a la carte treatments or | | | | they come from 80 different countries. |
| personalised packages for massages, facials | | | | |
| and herbal wraps. | | | | In 2006, the ship occupancy rate was 107 per |
| | | | cent, with a customer satisfaction level of |
| Port and shopping lectures - Everything you | | | | 98 per cent. |
| ever wanted to know about your next port of | | | | |
| call. | | | | RINA certified with the BEST 4 (Business |
| | | | Excellence Sustainable Task) compliance and |
| Night-time at sea - At night, you'll find a | | | | is the first company in the world with Green |
| variety of entertainment - watch a Broadway | | | | Star notation for the whole fleet. |