ecruising.travel is joining Costa Cruises as this year it celebrates sixty years of cruising, creating for the occasion two specially-discounted fly, cruise and stay packages to the Mediterranean in November that will save cruise-goers hundreds of dollars each.

ecruising has brought the price down to as low as $2799pp twin-share that includes return air from mainland capitals with Singapore Airlines, 7 nights cruising from Rome to Spain, Tunisia, Malta and back to Rome, a night pre-cruise at the Crowne Plaza St Peters in Rome and gratuities while cruising aboard Costa Concordia. Air taxes applicable at time of booking are additional.

Costa Concordia will sail from Rome’s Civitavecchia on November 16 and 23 for Savona, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Tunis, La Valletta and Palermo.

For full details of this Mediterranean Magic cruise to celebrate Costa’s 60th Birthday, phone 1300 369 848 or visit www.ecruising.travel

ADDITIONAL SHIPBOARD INFORMATION: Costa Concordia has five restaurants, thirteen bars, and four swimming pools, two of them with retractable roofs.

Star attraction of onboard activities is the authentic Formula One simulator, identical to those used by professional race drivers in training.

There’s also a multi-purpose sports court, outdoor jogging track, Wellness Centre over two decks with gym, Thalasso pool, treatment rooms, sauna and steam room, a theatre rising up through three decks, a casino and disco

Other highlights include a giant movie screen on the pool deck for movies under the stars, a shopping arcade, video arcade, and a children’s club and splash pool.

Costa Cruises is Italy and Europe’s number one cruise vacation line. For the past 60 years its ships have plied the seas of the world, offering the best in Italian style, hospitality and cuisine and providing dream holidays with the utmost in terms of fun and relaxation. In 2007 over 1.1 million Guests chose to go cruising with Costa, a record for the European cruise industry. The Company’s 12 fleet members, each with her own distinctive characteristics and unique style, all fly the Italian flag and sail to 250 destinations in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean, South America, the United Arab Emirates, the Far East and the Indian Ocean. 5 more vessels have been commissioned and will enter service by 2012. Costa Cruises has been certified by RINA (Italian Shipping Register) with the BEST4, an integrated system of voluntary certification of corporate compliance with the highest standards governing social accountability (SA 8000, issued in 2001), environment (UNI EN ISO 14001, 1996), safety (OHSAS 18001, 1999) and quality (UNI EN ISO 9001, 2000). All Costa’s ships have been awarded RINA’s voluntary “Green Star” notation based on the highest environmental protection standards. Costa Cruises is also an official partner of the WWF for the protection of the marine ecoregions of the Mediterranean, the Greater Antilles and Brazil.