Costa Mediterranean Cruises

Cruise the Mediterranean on one of Costa Cruise Line's modern ships. The fleet of 11 ships is beautiful and elegant, built with the style of a grand hotel. Costa Concordia, the new flagship of the line, is representative of Costa's distinctive Italian style. Onboard, passengers can brush up on their Italian, enjoy Italian cooking classes, take in some great shows or simply relax by the pool, surrounded by the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean.

Costa Mediterranean cruises for 2006 include a variety of different itineraries and departure ports. The new 3,000-passenger Costa Concordia will sail 7-night cruises round-trip from Rome. The inaugural Mediterranean cruises will visit Savona, Barcelona, Palma, Tunis, Malta, and Sicily before returning to Rome. Eighteen sailings from July to November.

Mediterranean Cruises January 2006

Yes, there are Mediterranean cruises available in January of 2006. The Med is primarily a warm weather cruise destination, but the climate is mild enough that winter cruises are enjoyable -- and you avoid the summer crowds!

An example of the January 2006 Mediterranean cruises are two 11-night voyages on the Costa Fortuna. Sail from Savona, Italy to visit Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt; Limassol, Cyprus; Rhodes, Greece; Izmir, Turkey; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; and return to Savona. Departs January 8 and 19, 2006.

MedCruise and the Bright Future for Mediterranean Cruises

Next year eight new ships will be launched and additional Mediterranean cruise capacity from cruise lines such as Travelscope, Fred Ocean Cruise Line, Saga, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International, Island Cruises and Thomson Cruises will play a significant part in phenomenal growth. Year-on-year growth between 2005-6 is expected to be nearly 16 per cent. The market remains strong with no major withdrawals planned and investment into the industry in terms of new ship builds and additions will continue with a further nine ships due to be launched in 2007.