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Dubai debut for Europe's leading cruise operator |
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2/2/2006 8:07:24 AM |
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Costa Crociere SpA, the leading cruise operator in Europe, will be offering cruises with departures from Dubai starting December in a marketing move which is unprecedented in the global cruise industry.
The Italian group which operates the brands AIDA Cruises and Costa Crociere made the announcement during a series of official meetings conducted in Dubai by its top management team.
From December 2006, two ships - the Costa Classica and AIDAcara - will depart every week from the state-of-the-art Dubai Cruise Terminal on Arabian Gulf cruises.
A total of 25 departures and 70,000 passenger movements are forecast. The seven-day itinerary features two nights in Dubai plus one-day stopovers in the ports of Fujairah, Muscat (Oman), Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
A delegation from Costa Crociere headed by Costa Crociere, SpA Chairman & CEO, Mr. Pier Luigi Foschi, Costa Crociere President, Mr. Gianni Onorato, and AIDA Cruises Senior Vice President Operations, Mr. Michael Ungerer held talks with Dubai government officials, including those from the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).
The DTCM Director General, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, said: 'Cruise industry plays a crucial role in the overall growth and development of the tourism industry in Dubai and the region. We realized its importance long ago and created the infrastructure and services that were needed to tap its potential.'
He added: 'We welcome Costa Crociere's decision and hope that it will be a shot in the arm for the regional cruise industry. We will continue to devote our efforts to further promote this most-promising sector of the tourism industry.'
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