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'- Costa Cruises Tops 2009 Mediobanca Survey
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'- Costa Cruises has made its mark in a popular survey of leading Italian companies carried out by Mediobanca’s Research Unit, comprising over 3,700 Italian enterprises that recorded revenue...
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'- Costa Cruises Offers 240 Eco-Excursions
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'- Travelers sailing with Costa, Europe‘s Number One Cruise Line, may select from 240 special eco-excursions, created to minimize their impact on ecosystems and generate economic opportunities for local communities...
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'- Costa Receives Efficiency Award
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, received the ABB Energy Efficiency Award 2009 this week in recognition of its efforts and progress in improving energy efficiency in its motor and drive systems...
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'- Italy in the Tropics
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'- Costa, Europ’s Number One Cruise Line, is offering "Italy in the Tropics" at an upgrade during its winter Caribbean season from Ft. Lauderdale. Guests in North America may enjoy the...
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'- The Best of Both Worlds
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'- Travelers can experience the romantic charm of Europe and the tropical beauty of the Caribbean all at once, and for just $40 a day, with Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line...
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'- Costa Awarded 4 Magellan Awards
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'- Costa North America has received four Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the U.S. travel industry. From design to marketing services, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards...
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'- Costa Receives Social Resposibility Award
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, is the only major cruise line to receive recognition in the 2009 Condé Nast Traveler "World Savers Awards." Highlighted in the September 2009 issue...
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'- Samsara Spa Wins Gold Magellan Award
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'- Costa’s award-winning Samsara Spa continues to receive top industry praise, most recently with a "Gold Magellan Award" from Travel Weekly for "best spa design" in the cruise ship category...
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'- Fall in Love with Europe this Autumn
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'- Incredible fares for 7-night sailings beginning at just $449 per person come complete with visits to some of the old world’s most celebrated destinations including Venice, Rome, Barcelona and Naples....
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'- Costa Offers Job Loss Protection
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, is offering guests an added protection for job loss under its "Costa Carefree" Job Loss Protection Plan...
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'- Costa Introduces Web Check-In
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'- Guests sailing with Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, may now check-in online for their cruise vacation with three simple steps at www.costacruises.com...
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'- Costa Donates Olive Trees
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'- Costa Cruises, Europe\'s Number One Cruise Line, planted 100 organically-certified olive plants today in the Cinque Terre National Park near Castagnoli di Riomaggiore in Italy...
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'- Moleski Named BDM for Mid-Atlantic
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'- Michelle Moleski has been named business development manager for the Mid-Atlantic region, announced Scott Knutson, vice president of sales for Costa Cruise Lines...
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'- Portrait in Music and Light
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, welcomed its two newest ships in the fleet today during an elaborate inaugural celebration in Genoa, Italy...
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'- Costa Pacifica is Delivered
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'- The Costa Pacifica, the fourteenth ship in the Costa fleet, was delivered today at the Genova-Sestri Ponente ship yard by Fincantieri, the world’s leading cruise ship builder...
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'- Costa Names Godmothers for New Ships
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'- Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali and Israel’s leading international singer Noa will be the godmothers of the Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica...
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'- New Cruise/Air Package
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, is offering a cruise and air package for 7- to 14-night Mediterranean and Northern Europe itineraries beginning at just $169...
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'- Growth in European Cruise Market
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'- With a fleet of 14 ships, three new ships due for delivery by 2012, a record 1.2 million total guests in 2008 and 1.5 million forecasted for 2010, Costa Cruises has confirmed...
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'- New Travel Agent Portal Announced
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'- Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, has launched a new travel agent portal, sellcosta.com, a one-stop shop for agents to access everything they need...
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