Costa Cruises: Well Outrun Pirates
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
Costa Cruises has revealed that it will not be adopting a passenger drop-off policy when traversing the Gulf of Aden.
Attacks on ships from Somali pirates in the gulf have led to some operators adding a third stop to their itineraries, allowing them to drop off passengers and pick them up later.
However, the Italy-based company believes that such a measure will not be necessary for its Dubai-bound cruises, as its ships are capable of outrunning the pirates.
Costa’s chairman Pier Luigi Foschi told Fairplay: “We believe that our security measures guarantee security.”
Another operator - Germany’s Plantours and Partner - evacuated one of its ships in Yemen over the weekend before heading across the Gulf.
The 200 passengers were given a three-day land-based visit to the country amid fears that the ship could be targeted by pirates, according to USA Today.
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