Italian Republic Day: Costa Cruises celebrates Italian excellence on board company ships
Four important events
to celebrate June 2 festivities on board Costa ships, in Copenhagen, Kiel,
Stavanger and Oslo, with Italian embassies and consulates.
The
festivities celebrating the birth of the Italian Republic will also involve
guests on board the cruise ships of the company flying the Italian flag.
Genoa, May 28, 2015 – On Italian Republic
Day, Costa Cruises, the ambassador of Italian style and excellence around the
world for 67 years, will celebrate the anniversary on board its ships, all
flying the Italian flag.
The Italian
flag will be adorned by four Nordic destinations during the June 2 festivities,
with celebrative events organised by Italian embassies and consulates on board
Costa ships. The first event will be held on May 30 in Copenhagen, on board the
Costa Favolosa, to then continue on May 31 in Kiel on the Costa Pacifica,
followed by June 9 on the Costa Fortuna in Stavanger, on the Norwegian coast,
and ending on June 11 embraced by the charming backdrop of Oslo, on board the
Costa Favolosa.
An important
date for the entire country that Costa Cruises, the symbol of all things
Italian around the world, will celebrate by creating encounters between
different cultures, to share and nurture the culture of the "Bel
Paese", an international icon of style and taste. In particular, for the
festivities in Stavanger, one of the most important Norwegian cities as far as
business development is concerned, Costa Cruises will play host to city representatives
as well as the leading Italian and international companies operating in the
area.
The Italian
enogastronomic culture will take the spotlight during the events, with lunch
and toasting based on celebrative tastes of the Italian culinary tradition and
Made in Italy brands of excellence, such as Caffè Illy, spumante Ferrari, and
the Maitre Chocolatier Guido Gobino. In Oslo the company with offer a typical
Italian breakfast, with the best of traditional Italian pastry.
“Our ships,
all flying the Italian flag, have been the ambassadors of Italy’s finest on
seas around the globe for the last 67 years, allowing thousand of guests,
mainly from abroad, to discover the excellence of our country in terms of
style, hospitality and enogastronomic specialities.” – explains Neil
Palomba, President of Costa Cruises – “Each year, during the
festivities celebrating the birth of the Republic, we renew the celebration of
June 2, so that all our guests, and not only Italians, can share the values
that distinguish the Italian spirit, an unmistakable lifestyle, that we are
proud to express and represent around the world”.
In addition to
the events to be held in North European countries, Costa Cruises will celebrate
June 2 with all guests taking cruises on its ships: the program includes
special menus and cocktails inspired by the Italian flag, and the playing of
the national anthem.
In addition,
Costa Cruises will provide support to the general consulate of Dubai for
organising the festivities celebrating the birth of the Italian Republic to
promote the excellences of Italy with local communities.
