There is increasing popularity for the Costa neoCollection, the new style of “slow cruising” launched by Costa Cruises on board smaller ships sailing to new destinations, off the beaten track.
In Spring 2014, the Costa neoRiviera, which offers neoCollection cruises together with the ship Costa neoRomantica, obtained the highest score for customer satisfaction of any Costa fleet member. The rating was based on customers’ answers to one simple question: “How likely are you to recommend our cruise to a friend/colleague/relative?”
During summer season, Costa neoRiviera and Costa neoRomantica will offer slow cruises away from the bustle of mass tourism sailing to the most attractive destinations in the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Europe, including some that have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
This autumn, the Costa neoRiviera will head out of Valletta (and return to Valletta) on 12-day cruises to Savona, Toulon (France), Propriano (Corsica), Olbia (Sardinia), Trapani (Sicily), Salerno, Capri and Portoferraio (Isle of Elba). The range of tours on offer on this cruise is quite extraordinary and includes seaside trips to inimitable gems like the Costa Smeralda, San Vito lo Capo, Positano, Amalfi, Portofino and the island of Favignana.
The Costa neoCollection is ideal for couples, for a very special honeymoon and for groups of friends, with services of the highest quality designed to allow each guest to experience the cruise at their own pace, and tailor made excursions for small groups of guests. In fact longer calls in each port, often overnight and the next day, allow to explore in depth each place visited, thanks to the new “neo experience” excursions – tours tailor-made for small groups of not more than 25 people. Quality is the hallmark of Costa neoCollection as it is present from the time of booking to the actual slow cruise experience itself. Before leaving, Guests can consult a Tour Expert and personalize their itinerary and once on board, a Concierge assists them in the choice of custom-made solutions. Also gastronomy offer is astonishing on neoCollection: Costa’s guests can enjoy local gastronomic traditions tasting ingredients available in the various ports of call, whether they are ashore or on board; neoCollection menus propose recipes from the Italian finest culinary tradition and guests can dine at any time without having to choose a particular sitting.