Together with her sister ship Costa Luminosa, the Costa Deliziosa is Costa Cruises’ “top of the range”, the most exclusive and innovative ship in the fleet. Costa Deliziosa’ features of the combine to create an experience of “pure pleasure” that will last the entire length of the cruise vacation. Costa Deliziosa will delight her Guests with the exclusiveness of its atmospheres, its welcoming and smiling service, the space and the comfort of its public areas and private cabins, with its state-of-the-art entertaining facilities, with the beauty of its itineraries, Dubai and Northern Europe, but even with its restoring and relaxing atmospheres of the Samsara Spa and its most refined cuisine: a real journey among new tastes and aromas for a new “dimension” of pure pleasure.

The Costa Deliziosa’s grand maiden cruise departs from Savona on February 5, 2010. This one-off itinerary will last 38 days: the first part will be a 21-day extravaganza from Savona to Dubai, crossing the Red Sea and including ports of call in Egypt, Jordan and Oman, while the second, 17-day stretch will head east to India and the Maldives. Customers can book either leg or both. Until May 2010 the Costa Deliziosa will be based in Dubai, from where she will offer exclusive 7-day cruises around the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain.