After Costa neoRiviera completes its successful third India season, Costa Luminosa docks at Mumbai Port
Mumbai, April 08th, 2019: Costa Cruises, the first and only international
cruise company to offer regular cruises directly from Mumbai to Cochin, Cochin
to Maldives, Maldives to Mumbai, confirmed its strong interest in developing
the Indian cruise market, by just completing their third successful India
season. Today, Costa Luminosa, known as the ship of lights with 120 Murano
glass chandeliers, accommodating approximately 3,000 guests and1,130 cabins
with approximately 70% balcony cabins, docked in Mumbai port on a 109 nights
world cruise itinerary. After completing its world cruise itinerary, Costa
Luminosa will be deployed in Venice on an East Mediterranean itinerary covering
the Greek Isles from April until almost November. Costa Cruises has the largest
deployment of cruises in Europe, offering itineraries all across the year.
While Costa Luminosa has done a one-off stopover at the Mumbai Port
today, Costa neoRiviera was homeported in Mumbai from December 2018 to March
2019. Costa neoRiviera hosted more than 10,000 Indian guests for a 4 nights
Mumbai to Cochin and 7 nights Maldives to Mumbai itinerary, showcasing the
strong demand for cruises within India. The India season for Costa witnessed a
diverse range of Indian travellers, from weddings onboard, corporate incentive
groups, individual travellers and large families. On 8th
November 2019, Costa Victoria which will make its inaugural call in Mumbai for
sailings of 4 nights from Mumbai to Cochin and 7 nights Maldives to Mumbai at a
starting price of only INR 33,000 p.p. and INR 46,000 p.p. respectively. To
encourage families to travel together, Costa is the only cruise liner to offer
a Kids below 18 years cruise free policy on a sharing cabin, whereby kids have
to pay only port taxes and minimal gratuities.
In order to satisfy the increased demand for cruise holidays from
Mumbai, winter 2019, Costa neoRiviera is being replaced by a larger vessel
Costa Victoria. Costa Victoria is a ship of extraordinary beauty, ready
to amaze her guests with a whole new look and makeover with meticulous
attention to detail. This elegant cruise ship has 14 decks (12 for guest use), 3 swimming
Pools, 4 jacuzzis, 10 bars, 5 restaurants, fully-equipped casino, theatre,
disco and a ballroom. Costa Victoria, aims to provide plenty in entertainment
with a wide offer of magic shows, operas and dancers that will captivate even
the most well-travelled folks with spectacular performances.
Shri Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust, says “Costa Cruises has
been one of our premium clients regularly docking at Mumbai Port, proactively
helping to build the Indian cruise market. The Mumbai Port is in the process of
setting up a state-of-the-art cruise terminal, scheduled to be inaugurated in
November/December 2019. We look forward to welcoming even bigger and more Costa
ships in the near future.”
Nalini Gupta, Managing Director, Lotus Destinations, Representative of
Costa Cruises in India, said “Costa Cruises has seen immense growth in
passenger numbers and is confident that India will be a big source cruise
market for Costa Cruises.”
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