GENOA — Starting this October Costa Cruises will offer new Asia itineraries to destinations including Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia onboard Costa Victoria, and Japan, Taiwan and South Korea with Costa neoRomantica.

“Our new Asian itineraries are the result of a continuous dialogue with our guests and trade partners,” said Massimo Brancaleoni, SVP of Worldwide Sales for Costa Cruises. “We perceived an interest for new exotic destinations and we quickly answered to satisfy this desire. We are confident that these new options will even further enrich and diversify our selection of winter cruises – and that our past guests and those new to cruising will find very appealing when planning upcoming holidays.”

From Jan. 6 to Feb. 17, 2018 Costa Victoria will depart every Saturday from Singapore to offer two different one-week itineraries, which can be also combined into a single two-week vacation.

The first itinerary will include the island of Koh Samui, home to some of the most famous beaches in Thailand, an overnight in Bangkok and a call at Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The second itinerary will call at Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, Malaysia; Phuket with an overnight and Penang and Malacca, Malaysia.

In addition, Feb. 24, 2018, Costa Victoria will offer an exclusive 23-day cruise from Singapore to Savona, Italy. Guests will be able to enjoy different experiences on a single trip: the ancient cultures of Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India; the magical atmosphere of Oman; the historical sites of Heraklion, Greece; and the iconic city of Rome.

From late October 2017 to late January 2018, Costa neoRomantica will be sailing eight-day cruises from Tokyo to Nagoya, Okinawa and the island of Miyakojima, and including a call at Keelung, Taiwan. In October and November 2017, guests can combine this itinerary with another six-day itinerary calling at Kobe or Osaka and Kagoshima, and the South Korean island of Jeju.

For Christmas 2017, a special 10-day itinerary will be offered, visiting Kobe, Amami Oshima, Ishigaki, Okinawa (overnight call), Yokkaichi, Japan, and Keelung, Taiwan.