This annual cruise has been offered by Costa each year since 2011.
The passengers hail from 37 different countries, the majority from France (around 600), Germany (just under 500), Switzerland (around 300), Italy (over 200) and Spain (around 150).
The oldest is a 96-year old man from Switzerland, and the youngest is an Italian girl of two.
The cruise cross both Tropics, heading down to Gibraltar then Cape Horn, before heading back up to Polynesia, Australia, India, the Suez Canal and finally Savona.
Along the way Costa Luminosa will call at destinations, such as Casablanca (Morocco), Salvador and Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Punta Arenas and Valparaiso (Chile), Easter Island (Chile), Tahiti (Polynesia), Auckland (New Zealand), Sydney, Melbourne and Perth (Australia), Mumbai, Goa and Cochin (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Muscat (Oman) and Aqaba (Jordan).
The voyage can be followed on the Costa Cruises website via two live webcams installed on board.
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