Costa Cruises today announced that they have appointed Alpha Tours the well known Dubai based travel and leisure organisation, as their Preferred Sales Agent for the GCC Region representing Costa Cruises throughout the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Costa’s Director of Sales for Pacific Asia Operations, Dario Rustico said that Alpha Tours will be offering and representing the full programme of Costa’s cruises operated throughout the Mediterranean, Carribbean, South America, Northern Europe Transatlantic, Asia and our new exciting programme within the Arabian Gulf.
Costa Cruises is today the number one cruising company in Europe and South America and runs the largest and most modern fleet in Europe. For the first time a leading cruise operator such as Costa has decided to schedule itineraries intended for both an international and GCC Region clientele. The new Dubai based cruises will be offered throughout the 2006/2007-winter season commencing with the luxurious 5 Star 644 cabin and 10-balcony suite Costa Classica as from 23 December 2006.
This operation features nights in Dubai plus one day stopovers in the ports of Fujairah, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain and ideally compliments Costa’s worldwide expansion.
Ghassan Aridi, CEO of Alpha Tours commented that he is very proud that Alpha Tours have been honoured with this appointment and is very excited about not only supporting the Arabian Gulf programme but felt that Costa Cruises exciting Northern Europe and Mediterranean itineraries were within easy reach and offered for the first time on their own door step an ideal opportunity for the GCC market to experience the luxury and lifestyle of cruising.
He also went on to say that this is also another sign of the confidence shown in Dubai by major international tourism organisations and only reconfirms the vision and hard work of Dubai’s Government and in particular the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.
The 53,000 gross tonnages Costa Classica, which was built by Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard and entered service in 1991, is 221 meters in length, 31 meters in breadth and can accommodate up to 1680 guests. Her design exudes Italian style and elegance. On board the decks are spacious and sunny while the interiors feature stunning works of art. There are numerous restaurants and entertainment facilities as well as two swimming pools, a health and beauty centre, meeting rooms and a whole host of other facilities guaranteeing a fun and relaxing holiday or incentive reward.
