Costa Celebrate Grand Opening of Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal

Costa Cruises celebrated the arrival of Costa Allegra in Shanghai, China for the first time ever at the beginning of the summer 2008 season – an event celebrated in conjunction with the grand opening of Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal. The occasion was extra special as it was Costa’s 100th cruise in China. Allegra will operate nineteen cruises in 2008 – fourteen of which will be from Shanghai and four during the Olympic Games. 

“China’s cruise market has good growth potential – Shanghai together with Tianjin will play an important part in this sector due to their role as main ports and economic centres for China,” said Gianni Onorato, President of Costa Cruises.  

“Costa was the first to offer cruises in China and chose Shanghai as its home port. This is the city where we began to develop our activities in China and the results of those decisions have gone beyond our greatest expectations. Since 2006, the Costa Allegra has completed 121 cruises in China and the Far East. Overall, nearly 75,000 guests have taken a vacation on board the Costa Allegra, including nearly 50,000 Chinese guests. These figures are real proof of just how much China and Asia appreciate the quality of the service and the style of our cruises.”   

The new terminal in Shanghai was designed to dock international cruise ships and cover a total area of 350,000 m², along the Huangpu River. It will have the capability to complete immigration procedures at the rate of only 48 seconds per person. 

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