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The Costa Group Continues to Grow in China and Asia with the Deployment of the Costa neoRomantica in April 2017

The Costa neoRomantica will be the fifth Costa ship basedyear-round in Asia, offering cruises marketed for local guests. She will reachShanghai on April 10, 2017 after a 23-day positioning cruise departing fromMauritius.

Genoa, April 15, 2016 – The Costa Group today announced that starting in April2017 the Costa neoRomantica (56,800 gross tonnage and 1800 total guests) willbe based in Asia year-round.

She will be the fifth Costa ship deployedregularly in Asia and operated by the Costa Asia brand, offering cruisesmarketed for local Guests.

"The deployment of a fifth Costa ship in Asia in2017, in addition to the two new fleet members that will be built specially forCosta Asia, will allow us to continue to significantly grow the Asian cruisemarket in particular China, which is set to become the second largest in theworld by the end of the decade," saidCosta Group CEO Michael Thamm.

The Costa neoRomantica will arrive in Shanghaion April 10, 2017, after a 23-day positioning cruise departing on March 18,2017 from Port Louis (Mauritius) and calling at Port Victoria (Seychelles),Malè (Maldives), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Phuket (Thailand), Singapore, Da Nang(Vietnam) and Hong Kong.
Then, Costa neoRomantica will be dry docked inShanghai, to perform renewal works that will customize the ship for its newAsian guests and boasts its "Italy at Sea" appeal. The first cruise dedicatedto the local market is scheduled to sail from Shanghai on 24 April, 2017.

At present there are 3 Costa ships alreadycruising in Asia, while a fourth, the Costa Fortuna, will arrive in Shanghai 22April 22, 2016. In addition, the Costa Group recently announced an order for 2new ships for Costa Asia, to be built by Fincantieri in Italy, with delivery in2019 and 2020.

The Costa Group was the first cruise company toenter the Chinese market back in 2006. Costa's cruises are marketed in China as"Italy at Sea", offering an authentic Italian and European experience forChinese guests, with inimitable Italian-style hospitality, cuisine andentertainment.

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