MIAMI, FL, July 19 – Costa, Europe’s and South America’s Number One Cruise Line, is celebrating one million guest bookings in 2007, a historic record that marks a first for the company and for the European cruise industry as a whole. Costa’s one millionth guest booked a cruise on July 17 and is an Italian family who will be part of Costa’s celebrations planned for the month of October. The achievement will also be celebrated by Costa worldwide over the next few days with toasts onboard its 12 ships and in the company’s 28 offices.
“Our one millionth guest is a historic achievement and one that fills us with pride – this is a testimony of the fact that one million guests have rewarded our passion, the quality and excellence of our work, and the competence and solidity that our company boasts with its 60 years of experience in the cruise business,” said Costa Crociere S.p.A. Chairman & CEO, Pier Luigi Foschi. “I would like to thank all of our employees, our guests and our partners for making this possible. However, Costa Crociere’s growth plan doesn’t stop here. We have our sights set on ambitious new objectives – namely, to raise the number of our guests by 50% in just three years, so as to reach the 1.5 million mark in 2010.”
