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Costa Luminosa Sets Sail On Her Round-The-World Cruise

Today marks the start of Costa Cruises' exclusive Round-the-World Cruise:98 days on a voyage of discovery taking in the highlights of 5 continents, sailingacross 3 oceans and visiting 34 superb destinations

Genoa –September 2, 2016 – The Costa Luminosa leaves today from Savona on herRound-the-World Cruise: an exciting 98-day journey of discovery to the wonders of 5 continents, sailing across 3oceans and porting in 34 destinations,before making her return to Savona (Italy) on December 9. This very special cruise is averitable Costa exclusive, made-to-measure for cruise lovers who want toexperience the unique thrill of a world cruise lasting just over 3 months, and embracinga wide range of cultures and magnificent natural scenery, in the wake of thegreat navigators of the past.

More than 1400 guestsare set to depart on the World Cruise from Savonatoday, while another 200 or sowill board in Marseille tomorrow and Malaga on Monday, making a total of over 1600 cruisers. They come from more than 30 different countries, mainly Germany, Switzerland and France, witha substantial number also of Italian and Spanish participants.

The Costa Luminosais one of the most attractive members of the Costa fleet: on board, cruisers will find the very best interms of inimitable Italian hospitality, cuisine and style, and they will feelat home despite the fact they are actually circumnavigating the globe. You canfollow the Costa Luminosa's incredible voyage on Costa Cruises' website, thanksto 2 webcams installed on board.

This fall's WorldCruise itinerary includes splendid destinations such as the Antilles, Mexico,Hawaii, Guatemala, Colombia and California; after crossing the Pacific Ocean,the ship will sail to New Zealandand Australia, before heading northto Malaysia, Thailand, India and the UnitedArabEmirates.

The Costa Luminosa willstay more than one day in some of the most sought after ports of call – e.g.Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phuket, Cochin, Mumbai, Dubai (2 days) as well as Sydneyand Singapore (both 3 days), giving guests the chance to acquire a real tastefor these places and go on a number of the manywonderful tours organized by the company so as to make this unforgettableone-off experience even more memorable.

Costa'sRound-the-World cruises have become increasingly popular in the last few years;the next one is scheduled to leave Savona on January 6, 2017– again on board the Costa Luminosa but this timewith a 106-dayitinerarycrossing both Tropics and due to end on April 22, next year.

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