On August 31, Costa Cruises passenger ship Costa Pacifica will visit Riga for the last time this summer. Costa Pacifica has already visited Riga six times this year, bringing a total of up to 20,000 passengers.
According to the Freeport of Riga, Costa Pacifica is the largest passenger ship calling in
Kitija Gitendorfa, President of Latvian Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ALTA), says: “We are happy to see that it is becoming an increasingly important destination for cruise ships, and we are proud to co-operate with a major cruise operator like Costa Cruises. There is so much to see and do in Riga, and we are confident that once the passengers get a taste of Riga, they want to come back.”
Costa Cruises ships have been visiting Riga since 2006, bringing Costa Pacifica to the route in 2011. Ship was completed in 2009, she is 290 metres long with a gross tonnage of 114,500 and can hold up to 3,780 passengers on her 14 decks.
In 2014, Costa Pacifica plans to visit Riga seven times, bringing up to 26,000 passengers. Altogether, Costa Cruises has five cruise ships sailing in the Baltic sea this summer, making it the largest cruise line in the region. Company is represented in the Baltics by Representation Specialist Baltic GSA.
For 65 years the ships of Costa Cruises have plied the seas of the world, offering the best in