Costa Cruzeiros. (Panorama: Brazil).
COSTA CRUZEIROS, a Brazilian affiliate of cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the Carnival Corp., will invest US$1 billion to add two new cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. , the Costa Mediterranea and Costa Fortuna, by the end of 2003. The investment is expected to boost tourism in Brazil Tourism in Brazil is a growing sector. The country had 5,358,000 visitors in 2005, an increase of 4% since 2004, placing them as the fourth largest tourist destination in the American continent. .
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