Costa Cruises continues its 75th anniversary celebrations and moves to one of Madrid's most exclusive rooftops to thank authorities, employees and strategic partners, such as travel agents, media and institutions, from the city's sky with a grand party.
On March 31, 1948, 75 years ago, the “Anna C” set sail from Genoa bound for Buenos Aires with 768 guests on board. A key milestone in the history of the Italian shipping company, which has since worked to offer the best vacation experience to its guests.
With the incredible views of the Royal Palace and surrounded by friends, Mario Zanetti, Global President of Costa Cruises, commented: “We are very proud and excited to be a company that has taken millions of guests around the world, becoming part of their stories through their experiences and the happy moments shared on board our ships. These 75 years give us the knowledge and strength to continue defining the future, innovating in memorable experiences and sustainability, tirelessly experimenting with more and more initiatives aimed at achieving increasingly sustainable operations and thus making our ambition of zero emissions by 2050 a reality.”
Luigi Stefanelli, Managing Director for Spain, France and Portugal, highlighted; “This event, which marks a journey undertaken together with our strategic partners, including Travel Agents, key Institutions, and media outlets, with whom we wanted to celebrate not only what we have achieved so far, but also the present and the future, because we will continue working together for many more years towards the best, most memorable and sustainable vacation experience possible.”.
Among the authorities who attended the event were the Italian Ambassador to Spain, the president of the Tourism Board, several directors of State Ports, transport companies as well as important travel agencies and prominent media outlets.
