AIDA, Costa Cruise Lines Returning to British Virgin Islands in 2014/15

By: - December 11th, 2013

Above: a Costa ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff

AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruise Lines have reinstated port calls to the British Virgin Islands for the 2014/2015 season, according to the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority.

The announcement was confirmed by local agents Island Shipping and ROMASCO.

AIDA’s Bella, Vita and Luna ships and Costa’s Luminosa, Magica and Mediterranea will make more than 60 calls to the BVI up to March 2015.

AIDA is based in Germany, while Costa is based in Genoa, Italy.

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