Costa Crociere celebrates its 75 years together with Vanity Fair

He could only be on board Tuscan coastthe flagship of the group, the cocktail party to celebrate 75 years of Costa Crociere. Water and land: the largest ship in the fleet (and the largest flying the Italian flag, capable of hosting up to 6730 passengers) and, opposite, the city of Genoa, with which the group has been closely linked since beginning of its own story: right from here, the March 31, 1948, the motor ship «Anna C» departed bound for Buenos Aires with 768 passengers on board.

Thus began a story of travels and dreams which was celebrated with a cocktail party for around 400 peoplewith chefs’ kitchen creations Bruno Barbierithe bubbles of Ferrari Trento Doc with a personalized label for Costa, many stories, characters, voices and many emotional moments, one above all the performance of Malika Ayanestupendous and very talented, who on the stage of the theater in Costa Toscana drew everyone’s applause (among the wildest fans Ludovica Bizzaglia, Diletta Begali, Rocco Fasano, Luca Vezil, Ludovica Coscione, Oriana Sun, Sara Gotti And Andrea Bondelli).

Was Simone MarchettiDirector of Vanity Fair, to accompany the evening, dedicated to Costa Crociere and travel “even more important today – he said – because it is capable, in a divided world, of creating bridges between places and people”, and he did so together with the protagonists of the group’s 75 years : from the CEO of the group, Mario Zanettiaware of having the task and privilege of “giving unique emotions and moments to each guest”, a Nicola Costawho recalled the values ​​of honesty that accompanied the history of the group founded by his family, up until Josh WeinsteinCEO of Carnival Corporation & PLCthe group of which Costa Crociere is part.

Also on stage is the Commander of Costa Toscana, Giulio Valestra, who “governs” this amazing “city” at sea every day: “What I love most about my job – he says – is getting to know the world, discovering new cultures. And I love being with guests »she added, saying she had recently organized a surprise party for a passenger who was turning 105 years old. The Mayor of Genoa is also on stage with them Marco Buccithe President of the Liguria Region Giovanni Totithe Commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea, Paolo Piacenzaso as to trace the connection that Costa has with the territory.

There is no such thing as a ship journey without the ports where it docks and without the communities that live there, which is why the program of the celebrations, which will last until 27 October (all the events here), includes moments dedicated to the city of Genoa and the institutions supported by Costa Cruises Foundation: the Community of Sant’Egidio el’Gaslini Hospital. And for this reason, after the cocktail on the Tuscan coast, the party moved on land, to Genoa, to Piazza Matteotti where Ducal Palace he was the protagonist of a show of video mapping And electronic music: and the Monumental Tour of the French DJ Michael Canitrotwhich fascinated and entertained the whole city: 8000 people in the square to celebrate an important birthday.

Here are all the photos from the evening: