P&O ARE TO MAKE CHANGES TO ITS ON BOARD SMOKING POLICY IN 2008.
THE CHANGES WILL AFFECT P&O OCEANA CRUISES E807, E808 & E809 WITH THE FIRST CRUISE SAILING 11TH APRIL 2008.

SMOKING IN CABINS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED DURING THESE CRUISES BUT WILL BE ALLOWED ON CABIN BALCONIES, IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF OPEN DECKS AND OTHER CERTAIN AREAS OF PUBLIC ROOMS.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS NEW POLICY WILL ALSO BE APPLIED TO OTHER SAILINGS IN THE FUTURE OF WHICH DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SINCE COSTA'S CRUISE SHIP COSTA ALLEGRA HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL WITH ITS CRUISES OUT OF HONG KONG, COSTA HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A SECOND SHIP, THE COSTA CLASSICA, WILL BE CRUISING ASIA FROM MARCH 2009.

COSTA CLASSIC ACCOMMODATES 1,680 PASSENGERS AND WILL ADD A FURTHER 55,000 BERTHS TO THE 30,000 OF THE COSTA ALLEGRA WHICH, SINCE HER POSITIONING THERE IN JULY 2006, HAS SAILED ABOUT 100 CRUISES AND CARRIED OVER 50,000 CRUISE PASSENGERS.

STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2008, COSTA ALLEGRA WILL OFFER 30 CRUISES OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD OUT OF HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE, OF WHICH SOME WILL BE OF A 14 DAY DURATION.

COSTA CLASSICA HOWEVER WILL OFFER 33 CRUISES OUT OF EITHER SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI OR TIANJIN AND WILL BE OF BETWEEN 4 AND 14 DAYS DURATION.

BEFORE THIS, COSTA CLASSICA WILL CONTINUE WITH HER CRUISE ITINERARIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OUT OF THE PORT OF SAVONA IN ITALY BEFORE HEADING FOR THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO OPERATE A SERIES OF ELEVEN 7 DAY CRUISES OUT OF DUBAI AND THEN A 19 DAY RE-POSITIONING CRUISE TO SINGAPORE.