{"id":1836,"date":"2023-06-12T06:35:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2023-06-26T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T10:25:18","slug":"cruises-from-taranto-will-be-offered-by-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/costa-cruises\/cruises-from-taranto-will-be-offered-by-costa","title":{"rendered":"Cruises from Taranto will be offered by Costa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taranto marks Costa Cruises&#8217; first Italian port, marking the beginning of a new season.<\/p>\n<p>More than 5,000 passengers embarked, disembarked, and transited the Costa Pacifica during its inaugural call on June 3.<\/p>\n<p>Another call took place today and the start of the season was officially celebrated with a typical maritime tradition crest exchange ceremony attended by Rinaldo Melucci, Mayor of Taranto, Mario Zanetti, President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/costa-cruises\">Costa Cruises<\/a>, Sergio Prete, President of the Ionian Sea Port System Authority, and Raffaella Del Prete, General Manager of Italian Cruise Ports of Global Ports Holding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-video text-center\"><iframe class=\"hide\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OjsvAVlAUic\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A total of 19 calls and 80,000 guests are scheduled for Taranto through early October.<\/p>\n<p>Among the destinations on the Pacifica&#8217;s week-long itinerary are Taranto, Catania, Valletta, Mykonos, and Santorini.<\/p>\n<p>For guests embarking at other ports, especially Catania, Taranto is both the port of embarkation and disembarkation.<\/p>\n<p>It is our pleasure to have added Taranto to the list of the valuable tourism destinations we offer in Italy and around the world. 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