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Costa Cruises returns to Japan and introduces Costa Victoria in 2012

Costa Cruises is resuming its Japan itineraries and introducing new destinations in support of the revitalisation of the country's tourism industry.

From August to October, Costa Classica will operate a total of 12 cruises to Japan and South Korea from its home port of Shanghai.

Costa Classica’s first four-day cruise will depart on August 26 calling at Fukuoka (Japan) and Cheju (South Korea) before returning to Shanghai.

Costa Victoria will be based in Shanghai in 2012

As the first international cruise company to enter the Chinese market, Costa Cruises has been operating cruise itineraries from China to Japan for more than five years.

A wide selection of itineraries includes three Japanese destinations: Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kagoshima: four-day cruises to Fukuoka and Cheju (South Korea); a six-day cruise to Pusan (South Korea), Fukuoka and Kagoshima and a five-day cruise to Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Cheju (South Korea).

In 2012, Costa will further expand its operations in Asia and the Far East, with the deployment for the first time of the 75,200-ton Costa Victoria which will replace the smaller Costa Classica.

For the first time on these cruises the Costa Victoria will offer veranda cabins for guests to enjoy the splendid scenery of the Far East, including Japan, from the privacy of their own cabins.

Costa Victoria will sail to an array of new destinations in Japan including the tropical paradise of Hososhima/Miyazaki; Wakayama, which boasts the largest hot spring resort; Osaka, Japan’s second largest city; the popular sightseeing cities in the Kanto Area, Yokohama and Tokyo.