I-Costa Cruises yaphinda yabonisa isikhundla sayo sobunkokeli kwishishini lokuhamba ngeenqanawa zaseTshayina ngokuphumelela isihloko esithi "I-Best Cruise Operator" kwi-"2009 China Travel & Meeting Industry Awards", eyabhengezwa ngoJulayi 31. Eli bhaso lihloniphekileyo liqinisekisa ngakumbi umhlaba wonke. ukwamkelwa kohlobo lweCosta kunye neenkonzo ngabathengi baseTshayina kunye nabalingane kwishishini ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo okubalaseleyo kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo.
Iqaliswe yi-Travel Weekly China, enye yeendaba ezithintekayo kwishishini lokuhamba, "I-Best Cruise Operator" yiyona kuphela ukuqaphela ishishini lokuhamba ngeenqanawa kwi-"2009 China Travel & Meeting Industry Awards". I-Costa yonyulwa yi-jury yobungcali kwaye ekugqibeleni iphumelele iivoti zabafundi abaphantse babe ngama-600,000 be-Travel Weekly China.
Njengenkampani yokuqala yokuhamba ngenqanawa kumazwe ngamazwe ukungena kwimarike yaseTshayina malunga neminyaka emithathu eyadlulayo, iCosta ikhawuleze yafumana imvume ebanzi yabakhenkethi baseTshayina kunye neshishini. Ngeli xesha, iCosta ikwaseke igama layo eliqinileyo kwimakethi yaseTshayina. Ngomhla wama-25 ku-Epreli 2009, iCosta yamkele inqanawa yayo yesibini yokuya eChina - iCosta Classica - kwaye iyaqhubeka nokuhamba ngenqanawa yaseTshayina njengeyona nkampani yokuqala kunye neyodwa kuphela yeenqanawa zamazwe ngamazwe ukuba neenqanawa ezimbini ngaxeshanye zisebenza eChina. Ngo-Epreli nangoMeyi 2009, iCosta Classica yaqhuba ngempumelelo iinqanawa ezintathu eziqeshiweyo zokuya e-Amway ukuya eTaiwan, ezazingengabo kuphela amaqela ohambo lwenqanawa olunqamlezayo kwimbali, kodwa nobungqina obuqinileyo bokusebenza kakuhle kweCosta kwamaqela eMICE.
“Ukuphumelela kweli bhaso libaluleke kangaka libonisa ukuqaphela ukuzibophelela kwethu ixesha elide e-China,” utshilo uLeo Liu, uMphathi Jikelele wase-Costa Crociere wase-China, “Njengophawu oluphambili kwimarike, iCosta isaqhubeka nokuzisa iiholide zohambo ngenqanawa kubathengi. Siqinisekile kakhulu ukuba inkqubo entsha yesiqhelo yokuhamba ngenqanawa yaseTaiwan esandul' ukubhengezwa eHong Kong iya kubonelela ngeendawo ezishushu ezilandelayo kumaqela okhenketho aseTshayina kunye nokuhamba kweMICE. Sihlala sinethemba malunga nokukhula kwethu e-China kwaye siyayibulela inkxaso eqhubekayo yamaqabane ethu oshishino, amaqumrhu afanelekileyo kaRhulumente kunye nabahlobo beendaba. "
Amanyathelo alandelayo eCosta aya kuba kukuqhuba nokuzalisekisa uxanduva lwakhe njengovulindlela kwimarike kunye nokukhuthaza uphuhliso olunempilo noluzinzileyo lwezoqoqosho lwaseTshayina. Ukuqala ngoJanyuwari ka-2010, iCosta iya kuba yinkampani yokuqala yokuhamba ngenqanawa kumazwe ngamazwe ukusebenzisa iindlela eziqhelekileyo zokuhamba ngenqanawa eTaiwan kumaqela abakhenkethi belizwe. ICosta Classica iya kubonelela ngeenqanawa ezili-15 zizonke kunyaka ozayo zisuka eHong Kong zityelele ezinye zezona zixeko zinomtsalane eTaiwan: iTaipei, iKeelung neTaichung. Ukusukela ngoko, abakhenkethi baseTshayina baya kuba nokukhetha ngakumbi ukusuka eCosta ukufumana iiholide ezingalibalekiyo elwandle. Ukongeza, i-Costa iya kwandisa utyalo-mali ngokutshintsha i-Costa Allegra (i-25,600 gt kunye ne-1,000 yeeNdwendwe zizonke) kunye ne-Costa Romantica enkulu (i-53,000 gt kunye ne-1,697 yeeNdwendwe zizonke) kwi-2010. Enyanisweni, i-Costa Romantica iya kujoyina inqanawa kadadewabo i-Costa Classica e- I-China ngoJuni ka-2010, eya kuvumela abakhenkethi abaninzi baseTshayina ukuba bonwabele uhambo olumnandi nolukhumbulekayo lokukhenketha.
