CostaClub members enjoyed a performance by Gloria Gaynor, a cooking event and a Mediterranean cruise
By
Elizabeth Robinson |
Costa Cruises celebrated its 70th anniversary on 28 May, marking the occasion during an exclusive 12-day cruise for CostaClub members onboard Costa Pacifica.
Around 3,000 CostaClub members from 18 different countries joined the voyage, which visited destinations in the Mediterranean and included a programme of events.
To commemorate the anniversary, French pastry chef Christophe Adam created a three-metre-high pyramid of his famous Éclair de Génie (pastry cakes) and long-term Costa partner and chef Bruno Barbieri directed a cooking event that involved a number of CostaClub members preparing dishes. Barbieri also presented his new menu created exclusively for Costa ships.
American singer Gloria Gaynor gave a concert in the ship’s theatre and Neil Palomba, president of Costa Cruises, cut a large celebratory cake.
The next CostaClub cruise will take place onboard Costa Mediterranea on 20 April 2019. The ship will sail from Amsterdam in the Netherlands and spend 16 days calling at ports in the UK and Ireland, which will allow guests to visit London, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle.