With cruising appealing to a younger and more adventurous passenger than ever before a cruise ship’s choice of shore excursions are becoming increasingly important.

Today, Dubai saw the staging of the inauguration ceremony for Costa Deliziosa, the new diamond of the Costa Cruises fleet and the first cruise ship ever to be named in an Arab city.

Only six days to go to the big inauguration event for Costa Deliziosa, the new jewel of the Costa Cruises fleet,  which will be held in Dubai on 23 February in a unique and innovative ceremony staged by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), together with Europe’s number one cruise line.

Costa Cruises, the largest Italian travel group and Europe’s number one cruise line, has released advance copies of its 2011 brochure, which will be distributed to 80,000 travel agencies worldwide.

Following the ship’s delivery in Venice by Fincantieri on 30 January 2010, Costa Deliziosa departed on 1 February, for a five-day cruise and the 17th edition of “The Champions of the Sea” awards ceremony.

The countdown has begun to Costa Deliziosa’s grand inaugural cruise, with the launch of the new website