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Cruise Brothers Deals for October 2019

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Cruise Brothers Deals for October 2019 Cruise Brothers- CruiseBrothers.com 1-800-827-7779 All deals are subject to change without notice. See full terms and conditions for each promotion. Destination: Caribbean What: 10-nights Costa Luminosa When: January 25th and February 14th, 2020. Prices: ocean view from $1,329 per person What else you will have to pay: rate includes port charges. Government tax and air additional. Where you go: Round-trip Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Belize, Roatan, Cozumel …

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Costa Deliziosa arrives at Port Everglades to begin Caribbean sailing season

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Costa Deliziosa made its maiden call at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, today, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, as it repositions to the Caribbean for the winter cruise season. This will be the first time the 92,720-ton, 2,260-passenger ship will be based at a U.S. port and it is the newest Costa Cruises vessel to homeport in South Florida. Costa Deliziosa’s winter sailing season begins today with a seven-night holiday cruise calling at Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize …

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Costa Cruises’ ‘Captain for a Day’ Program enables junior cruisers to experience life at the helm

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What kid wouldn’t want a chance to captain a cruise ship? Costa Cruises is making junior cruisers’ dreams come true with a new “Captain for a Day” experience on Costa Diadema and Costa Fascinosa. Kids can see what life is like at the helm on a daylong adventure that begins with donning their captain’s stripes and ends with dinner with the true master of the ship at his personal table in the main dining room. Youths participating …

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End of Caribbean cruise aboard the Costa Mediterranea

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ABOARD THE COSTA MEDITERRANEA – Another day, another sea day. Our last. Despite fantastic ports of call, the three days at sea have been great. Our 11-day odyssey of the Caribbean ends Monday morning and the Costa Mediterranea will call tomorrow in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, in the Bahamas. It is an island I know well and am looking forward to seeing again. Today has been a day of exchanging contact info with new friends and catching …

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Time is passing swiftly aboard the Costa Mediterranea

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ABOARD THE COSTA MEDITERRANEA — It is our second sea day. We have left behind St. Maarten where we spent a great day at Maho Bay watching planes land, flying low over the beach. Waded into the turquoise blue waters, had lunch and some laughs and by 3 p.m. we were back on board. St. Maarten has always been a favorite island of mine. I love the blend of Dutch and French cultures – Grande Case on …

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The Mediterranea visits a new port, Samana in the Dominican Republic

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ABOARD THE COSTA MEDITERRANEA –– Samana, in the Dominican Republic, is now a full-fledged member of the welcome tourist brigade for passengers on Costa cruises. I just returned from this new port of call, where an energetic young man named Carlos was our guide. Welcoming our group of Costa Mediterranea passengers in both French and English, he talked about the area’s history supplying mahogany wood for construction to the U.S. in exchange for arms prior to the …

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Costa offers an unusual 11-day itinerary on the Mediterranea

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ABOARD THE COSTA MEDITERRANEA –– When you learn Costa Mediterranea’s boat drill is at 10:15 p.m., you know it is an unusual cruise. Boat drills usually take place around 4 or 5 p.m. The itinerary and length of these cruises are also unusual. The unusual itinerary goes from Nassau in the Bahamas to Samana in the Dominican Republic, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, St. John’s in the U.S.V.I., Antigua, Guadeloupe, St. Maarten (the Dutch side) and …

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Costa Cruises announces Costa Diadema’s godmother

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An Italian travel agent will be the protagonist of the special Costa Diadema’s Christening event that will take place on the 7th of November in Genoa. After a selection among more than 700 ladies from more than 50 different countries in the world, Ms Carolina Miceli, from Palermo has been chosen as the representative of Costa Cruises’ values, according to her positive attitude and passionate work at her travel agency Tagliavia. As a travel agent she has …

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Costa Diadema’s modern art to complement its innovative design

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Costa Diadema, Costa Cruises’ new 132,500-ton flagship, will feature 7,671 pieces of specially commissioned modern art that perfectly complement the ship’s innovative interior design. The art will be on display when the ship is delivered Oct. 30, 2014. Costa Diadema, the Regina del Mediterraneo or Queen of the Mediterranean, will exhibit a wide array of original art, reproductions and silk-screen prints by 41 artists — 38 of them Italian. The artists were commissioned by Costa to interpret …

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Costa Cruises kicks off the Summer season with “La Notte Bianca” celebrations throughout July

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The summer season welcomes the longest days of the year, and Costa Cruises is celebrating with “La Notte Bianca” (white party) throughout July on ships in the Mediterranean and northern Europe. This party is traditionally celebrated in many Italian cities and will bring more of the country’s culture onboard. The white theme will be reflected in activities that go all day and last late into the night. Every ship will be “dressed up” for the special occasion …

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