With its new 2016-17 season catalog, Costa Cruises is once again reinforcing its commitment to its distribution partners and its most loyal customers. CostaClub members, those who enjoy exclusive access to the Costa loyalty program, can now book their holidays for next year and take advantage of attractive benefits: until March 22nd of this year, and for itineraries departing between April 3rd, 2016 and April 8th, 2017, CostaClub members will receive a discount of up to 30% on the cruise price, in addition to the usual discounts for these members (5% Frequent Guests discount and applicable Privilege Departure discounts), thus encouraging early bookings.
This commitment by Costa to its most loyal guests also has a positive effect on the distribution channel, as it allows travel agents to offer exclusive benefits to their clients who are club members. “Travel agents are one of our most important assets, and we want to continue demonstrating this to them every day,” says María Jesús García, General Manager of Costa Cruises in Spain and Portugal. “With these special offers for CostaClub members, we drive traffic to their points of sale and encourage advance bookings, an aspect that sets travel agents apart and positions them as true Costa experts and our key partners in the market.”.
In addition, CostaClub members who book by April 10 will enjoy a category upgrade for all cruises included in the catalog (except World Cruises) to make their Costa experience even more unique and unforgettable.
Costa's new 2016-17 catalog was unveiled at the 22nd edition of "Protagonisti del Mare" (the event where the cruise line presents its awards to its top travel agencies), recently held aboard the Costa Diadema. This edition of the catalog, innovative in both its content and its horizontal format and stunning photographs, offers the widest range of vacations with the inimitable Italian style that characterizes the brand.
The catalog includes 18 months of cruises (from November 2015 to April 2017), 247 destinations, and around 1,000 departures. Among them
Some highlights include new features, such as the following itineraries:
- The Costa Favolosa, whose passengers will be able to combine, from May to August 2016, two different itineraries and travel on the unparalleled grand two-week cruise, which offers the best of Northern Europe: the fantastic Baltic cities as well as the Norwegian Fjords, departing from Copenhagen;
- The Costa neoRiviera, one of the Costa neoCollection ships, will offer a 22-day cruise from Dubai to India in January and February of 2016 and 2017, with a relaxed and unhurried pace, with stays of two days and one night in Dubai, Mumbai (India), the Maldives and Muscat (Oman), in addition to stops in Khasab (Oman), Cochin (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Goa (India);
- The Costa neoRomantica, which will be offering Black Sea cruises in March and April 2016. This 16-day itinerary includes two days and one night in Istanbul and other stops in Reggio Calabria, Izmir (Turkey), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Athens, Volos, Olympia-Katakolon (Greece), and Civitavecchia (Rome).
