Pacifica Suites

With the credit crunch hitting us hard, it seems difficult to understand how many millions of pounds have been invested in the cruise industry. With new ships still classified by the cruise lines, we can only expect bigger and better things for the future. Looking ahead to 2009, we can see a mixture of new vessels ready to be launched from smaller luxury ships, to huge super liners.

Here is your guide to the new cruise ships for 2009:

Ready to hit our shores in May 2009, sister ship of Costa Luminosa Costa Serena is currently under construction at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard, Mantimo. The vessel 13 of the Costa fleet has a gross tonnage of 92,600. There are 1130 cabins on board, 56 of them have direct access to ships innovative and exclusive Samsara Spa, 718 have a private balcony, 44 suites have private balconies, and 4 suites have direct access to the spa samsara. The ship can accommodate 2,260 more passengers, and with the theme of light and elegance, we can supply the latest addition to the Costa family will be a real gem.

The ship has 4 restaurants, 11 bars, 2 pools, 4 Jacuzzis, the Samsara Spa, and for the more adventurous, the ship even has a simulator Grand Prix.
Costa Luminosa will set sail from Venice on her maiden voyage on May 5, 2009. The 10 Opening night cruise around Greece and Turkey, will visit Bari, Katakolon / Olympia, Rhodes, Izmir, Istanbul, Mykonos and Piraeus. After the initial vessels travel May it be mini cruises Opening from Venice before moving to Amsterdam to visit northern Europe and the fjords of Norway during the summer.

Ships Christening 5 June, will be an extraordinary event to be held in Genoa. This unique event will display both Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica, like a double celebration, with both new additions to the fleet MSC christened.

Costa Pacifica, the 14 ships of the fleet the fleet, will be the third sister ship to the Concordia class, making the Costa Pacifica, the newest and largest of the Costa fleet. Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente, Italy. The Italian lines newest addition is an impressive 114,000 tonnage of 1,540 cabins, the ship can take up to 3780 passengers. The vessel will share many characteristics with other Costa Concordia and Costa Serena, her sister ships, including the Samsara Spa, 5 restaurants, 13 bars, 4 swimming pools, Jacuzzis and 5.

Ship design and style was inspired by the theme music on board. Each region was characterized by a different type of music, you'll see it in the restaurant My Way Ipanema Lounge, Route 66 Sports Bar, pool deck La Bamba and other areas surrounding the ship.
The inaugural cruise will start at Grand Savona on June 6, 9-night cruise visiting Marseilles, Barcelona, Palma, Tunis, Valletta, Palermo and Civitacheccia / Rome. After that, the ship will be based in Barcelona for the summer by taking 7 nights cruise in the Mediterranean.

Ready to launch in July 2009 is the MSC Splendida. The second style design of the new MSC and sister ship MSC Fantasia has recently launched, you can expect "high-tech and luxurious comfort. 133,500-tonnage ship currently under construction at Aker Yards in St Nazaire, France, will have a capacity of 3300 passengers.

To ensure a pure luxury, MSC offer six-star service in the form of MSC Yacht Club, with 99 suites, a VIP lounge and butler service 24 hours. On board the MSC Splendida, you can also experience Aurea Spa, a wellness center offering exceptional care, including Ba.