Further destinations are under consideration by Costa Cruises as the company seeks to build on its success in developing new markets. Details are due to emerge in September as the Italian line plans for deployment of an expanded fleet for 2O1O. Costa has been instrumental in introducing mass appeal cruises to regions such as Dubai, the Indian Ocean and Asia. UK managing director Marco Rosa declined to disclose new locations under consideration but confirmed: "We are looking to some new destinations and should know by September."
Costa plans a double naming ceremony of the 3,78O-passenger Costa Pacifica and the 2,826-passenger Costa Luminosa in Genoa on June 5 next year.The larger ship will then enter service in the western Mediterranean while Luminosa will sail to its summer homeport of Amsterdam where it will offer voyages to the North Cape. The line plans to add five new ships by 2012, bringing the fleet size up to 17 vessels
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