Costa Goes Hollywood!
Ray Goldenberg
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MIAMI FL, May 25
Costa Cruises has announced the relocation of its North American
headquarters to Hollywood, Florida, as of May 29, 2001.
Currently located in Miami, Costa's 100-staff North American office is
responsible for all of Costa's sales, marketing and reservations for
the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
``This new location puts us closer to our winter homeport of Port
Everglades and also allows for future expansion as our company
continues to grow,'' stated Dino Schibuola, President and CEO of Costa
Cruises. Costa currently has five new ships entering service in the
next three years including the 36,700-ton CostaTropicale in June 2001,
the 54,000-ton yet-to- be-named transfer from Holland America's fleet
in 2002, a yet-to-be-named 86,000-ton sister ship to the
CostaAtlantica in 2003 and two yet-to-be-named 105,000-ton vessels in
2003 and 2004.
Costa's new office will be located at:
200 South Park Road, Suite 200
Hollywood, FL 33021-8541
Costa, Europe's #1 Cruise Line, has an international fleet that spans
the globe offering cruises of 7 nights and longer throughout the
Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America and
Transatlantic.
Costa Cruises is a member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise
Lines alliance which also includes Holland America Line, Cunard Line,
Seabourn Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines and Windstar Cruises.
Together, these member lines share a commitment to quality and value,
offering cruise vacations that appeal to the widest range of
lifestyles and budgets and sail to some of the world's most exciting
destinations.