Costa Atlantica

Executive summary by darmansjah

Exploring the Persian Gulf with the luxury liner, original text by Iwan Setiawan

Costa Atlantica cruise ship is like a floating five-star hotel. In the luxury and exotica invited to explore the beauty of the country in the Persian Gulf.

Persian Gulf region was awarded a beautiful coastal natural charm sandwiched between desert and barren mountains. Travel by cruise ship in the Persian Gulf region too crowded to offer. Operators world-class yacht racing win European and American markets. They invite us to explore the land of the sheikh. One operator Costa Cruise is headquartered in Genoa, Italy. The company operates at least two yacht in the Persian Gulf, the Costa Classica and Costa Atlantica.

one corner of the living room a beautiful tea room by painting and ornament, both on the walls and ceiling in the second deck of the ship costa atlantica

Costa Atlantica is a luxury cruise ship is like a floating five-star hotel with 12 deck. These middle-class cruise ships including one owned luxurious ship Costa Cruise. As tall as 20-storey buildings with a length of nearly 300 meters, this ship has facilities similar to modern superblock in Jakarta, which is equipped with hotels, malls, and other entertainment facilities. Created in 2000 in the shipyard in Finland, the ship has 1057 cabins which about 80 percent have a balcony.

You can enjoy anything on cruise ships. Want to enjoy the atmosphere of a cafe in Venice, please come to the Café Florian supposedly designed similar to the atmosphere of the famous cafe in Venice.

Want to swim, there are 4 pools facility complete with Jacuzzi. Want to exercise, there is a jogging track, a fitness room and a spa. Visitors who bring children can enjoy the water games. In addition, means of entertainment, such as theater, children's playground, or casinos, also there.

Costa Atlantica is like a ship dedicated to artists and renowned Italian filmmaker, Federico Fellini (1920-1993). A total of 12 decks named after the title of the film director Fellini ever made. Call deck 1 named Luci del varietà and deck 2 is called La Dolce Vita, Fellini's work in 1960, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg. On deck 2 which is the entertainment deck mounted posters and photos of the film La Dolce Vita and the original sketch from the movie that made the artist Milo Manara.

Indonesian crew

The vessel is designed with a touch of art works of artists and designers Italy. The floor and walls of the room decorated with marble, glass accents and ceramic mosaic native Italy.

On the ship you can enjoy delicious free food 24 hours at the restaurant. There are six restaurants on the Costa Atlantica, both the model buffet or a la carte. During the journey, the passenger gets all forms gala dinner. Even so, if you want a buffet dinner with a variety of menu offerings, is also provided.

Consumer served by a friendly crew. From the ship's 900 crew mostly from Asia and 30-40 percent are people of Indonesia. Arso Wardoyo, restaurant waiters from Depok, West Java, Indonesia admitted many workers are being crew on a cruise ship. In all of the ship's crew must have Costa Group of Indonesia. Most work in restaurants, bars, chefs, and others become mechanical or navigational interpreter.

"If you take cruises do not hesitate to eat as much, please choose which restaurant to any menu. Here also many Indonesian crew who can provide a special menu, like fried rice or boiled noodles, "said Arso nearly two years working here.

Land Tours

enjoying the sand while a tour of the desert safari in the desert outside the city of al khatim abu dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Travel Costa Atlantica starting from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and then down the other cities in Oman dive seven days in early January. Air cool with an average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius eliminate the impression of the Middle East's hot and arid. Especially when we see the charm of towns laid out nicely with trees and colorful flowers.

Regular cruises sail during the night and the next morning back in town tourist destination. Various tour packages offered land on the tour boat. Of the seven day trip in the Persian Gulf, Costa Atlantica layover between Muscat and other cities Khasab in Oman and Dubai, Fujairah and Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque beauty become one tourist attraction in the city of Muscat, Oman

Muscat is the capital of Oman, State of the kingdom at the end face of the Persian Gulf led by Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The city offers a unique life of middle east modern without losing the feel of old. 

According to the tour guide, Muscat in the last five years has changed from the capital city of the kingdom became one tourist destination in the Persian Gulf. Beginning with host Asian Beach Games II in 2010, the city was able to attract millions of tourists every year.

Besides Muscat, Oman appeal the other is the natural charm of Khasab, in the form of canyons that flank the bay in the strait Hormus. Region known as Omani Fjord has a natural charm similar to the mountains and deserts in the Grand Canyon, Colorado, United States. In the canyons formed by the removal of the seabed and cleaved by the bay since millions of years ago.

Proceed to UAE country, stop in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah. Dubai is a city that represents the attitude of openness of the UAE nation with all advances in technology and culture to become one of the heart of the economy in the Middle East. While Abu Dhabi as the capital city now also transformed into a multinational open. All encouraged, highest, most beautiful, grandest, most luxurious, fastest, and other most nearly two cities can be found in the main this.

While Fujirah, as the first natural port city in the UAE, has now begun to be abandoned along with the progress in Dubai. Here, however, we can still see traditional village atmosphere is maintained and a tourist attraction.

Asia Markets

 Decline of the global economy, especially in the Americas and Europe, make cruise operators began looking for other markets. Desire Costa Cruise solicit passengers Asia recognized the fact that stable economic growth in the region. The presence of the Costa Atlantica will open the lines of Asia in May 2013 shows the seriousness of the work on the Asian market.

Hectic rush of cruise ships have been captured Singapore in Asia by opening a special dock cruise ships last year. No wonder if almost all major carriers now have a path from Singapore to other cities in Southeast Asia and East Asia.

Indonesia, which is almost 70 percent of its territory oceans can only be a market for this business. Even if there are cruise ships that stop by, it was a small class because of the constraints can not be a shallow dock berthing large cruise ships.

The Asian market is still big business and a future cruise. The presence Costa Atlantica, dubbed 'Venice of The Sea' will certainly attract people who want to cruise in Asia feel