Costa go British!

Italian owned Cruise Line Costa are going British! Well not quite British but they have announced they will have ships leaving from the UK next summer in a bid to get more Brits on board.
The Italian cruiseline will base Costa Magica from both Harwich and Dover.

There will be a total of 11 cruises which will visit seven European capitals, such as Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo and Edinburgh to name but a few!

Personally I am glad they have decided to have ships leave from the UK as hopefully this will entice more Brits to try out Costa. Cruise lines like Costa and MSC are usually snubbed by the British as they tend have a reputation of just having Spanish and Italians onboard. This will really give Costa the chance to prove themselves to the more discerning of Brits and put them on the UK map.

Meanwhile, the Costa Favolosa will leave from Venice on her maiden cruise on July 7, 2011 on a 10-day voyage to Israel, Greece and Turkey....

Innovations on board Costa Favolosa include six new veranda suites with their own Jacuzzis; a new entertainment area called Club Cavallo Bianco, with a 4D Cinema, PlayStation World, a bar with ice-cream, kids’ dance floor, children’s game room, and a new Aqua Park water playground.

What are you thoughts about Costa? Have you had any Good/Bad experiences to share?