CMV takes over Costa Crociere ship
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Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has announced it will take over a Costa Crociere ship from next year.
The cruise line will rename the Grand Holiday ship to Magellan and will operate ex-UK cruises under CMV from spring 2015.
It carries around 1, 250 passengers and will become the cruise line’s new flagship, alongside the Marco Polo, Astor and Azores.
“We are delighted to have secured this excellent addition to our fleet which we believe will be very well suited to our core British market,” said CMV’s commercial director Chris Coates. “The introduction of Magellan will increase UK capacity by 40% increasing carryings up to 74,000 passengers.”
Christian Verhounig, CEO and chairman of CMV added: “The introduction of Magellan to our growing ocean fleet is another important milestone in the expansion and strategic development of the Group’s presence in the UK and wider international markets which will increase overall capacity to 115,000 passengers. The CMV brand is now creating much wider recognition and we remain confident that our medium to longer term growth objectives will be achieved”.
A launch brochure will be released today with itineraries for summer 2015 and winter 2015-16.
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