Costa Cruises Luminosa and Pacifica christenings

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 10:38

This is the first time in the history of Italian seafaring that two cruise ships will be christened at the same time, in the same place: an extraordinary event that Costa Cruises,

Italy’s largest tourism group and Europe’s no. 1 cruise company, has applied to Guinness World Records for verification.

This unique event will be held in Genoa, where the Company has been operating on a permanent basis since 1856, again confirming its close ties with the area. Recognising the importance of this event, the City of Genoa and the Liguria Region have invited the entire city to celebrate with a public exhibition of the National Aerobatic Team, to be held on 5 June in the skies above Corso Italia, as a tribute to the two new ships.

The show created for this exceptional christening, “An Italian Portrait in Music and Light”, will pay tribute to the all-Italian ability for making dreams come true. Starting from the inspirational theme of the ships - music for the Costa Pacifica and light for the Costa Luminosa – the show will re-propose a journey through the best Italian talents and artists known around the world. This will include the musical and artistic performances by some of the most important figures in the Italian and international scene, such as Mauro Pagani, a renowned Italian musician with thirty years of experience who composed the sound track for the Costa Pacifica, the first “ship of music”. The evening will end with a show involving the entire city with lights, music and fireworks.

Friday, 5th June, the Costa Pacifica and the Costa Luminosa will be berthed at Ponte Andrea Doria, in the Port of Genoa, thereby creating an absolutely original amphitheatre that will be the venue of a huge stage and stands for 4,000 guests, including, for the very first time, the cruise Guests of the two ships.

The two new ships, both flying the Italian flag, just like all the other 12 vessels in the Costa Cruises fleet, are the symbol of Made in Italy: commissioned to Fincantieri, their construction required the professional expertise of 6,000 workers from Fincantieri and roughly 500 linked industry companies, the majority of which are Italian, for a total investment of more than €900 million. The 2 new ships are part of the world’s most ambitious fleet expansion plan, with 5 new ships to be delivered by 2012 for a total investment of € 2.4 billion.

Source: Rolling Pin Cruise