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www.travelweekly-asia.com | 7 Despite celebrating its 10th anniversary in the region, Costa Asia remains committed to delivering exceptional cruising experiences for its guests with its unique "Italy at Sea" concept and enhanced capacity on brand new fleets. A D V E R TO R I A L Dedicated to amplifying the beauty of cruise vacations with a taste of "Italy at Sea", Costa offers the hospitality, design, shopping flair, fine art and food and wine synonymous with Italian style on its cruises. For example, the Carnival of Venice programme for Asian guests offers a unique and exotic cruise holiday experience, adding a touch of mystic to travelling by sea. From the moment guests step onto a Costa ship – Costa Cruises is the only cruise line with the "Italy at Sea" experience – they can enjoy authentic offerings reminiscent of the Italian and European way of life such as the Italian Night-themed dinner and COSTA CELEBRATES ITS MILESTONE DECADE WITH REWARDS A STAR ON THE HORIZON The recent arrival of the Costa Fortuna (103,000 gross tonnage; 3,470 total guests), dubbed "The Museum at Sea", has helped increased Costa Cruises' capacity by 38% in 2016. In 2017, Costa neoRomantica the Carnival of Venice Theme Party, which showcase Italy's rich culture. Infused with Italian culture and customised for Asian guests, the entire experience enables guests to savour the true taste of Italy. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Costa Asia looks to open a new chapter as it anticipates its latest deployment to the region and China with two new cruise lines – Carnival and AIDA Cruises. Carnival Miracle & Carnival Splendor, which can carry over 2,000 guests and 3,000 guests respectively, will enter the region in 2017 and 2018, and be based in China all-year round. AIDA Cruises' AIDABella is scheduled to launch in 2017. (56,800 gross tonnage; 1,800 total guests) will arrive in Asia in April after a positioning cruise from Port Victoria to Hong Kong. The ship will add to the current four ships already deployed in Asia – Costa Victoria, Costa Atlantica, Costa Serena and Costa Fortuna. To celebrate its 10th anniversary of cruising in Asia, Costa Cruises wants to reward its committed travel trade partners with a chance to win a 10-year Cruise Pass for Two* in Asia in the Mr./Ms. Costa FREE Voyage contest!* The winner will receive accommodation in a Balcony twin-sharing room for two, and be rewarded with one cruise per year for ten consecutive years in Asia sailing. There will be one winner each from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong. Other terms & conditions apply. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? • An employee of a Travel Agency, which sells Costa Cruises Asia cruise. • Someone who is proud to be a partner of Costa Cruises and to represent the Company, and is passionate about his/her job. • Age: 18+ HOW TO JOIN 1. Email Costa Cruises with your answer to the question – Which ship is your favourite Costa ship, and why? Example: I love Costa Victoria! It is the best ship I've ever cruised with, in terms of size, entertainment and hospitality. It is perfect! 2. Include a picture/selfie together with a Costa element. 3. Include your personal information. • Full name • Company • Job Title • Nationality • No. of years selling Costa Cruises 4. The most creative answer and photo will be selected to the FINAL. 5. For Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong markets, please submit your application to wong@costa.it; for Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia markets, submit to chiu@costa.it. IMPORTANT DATES TO TAKE NOTE Contest period: Aug 11-Sept 2, 2016 Announcement of winners (via email): Sept 12, 2016

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