We are currently in the early stages of planning a cruise for February 2004 (the 14th or 15th so almost exactly a year from now) and note that Carnival, RCI, Celebrity, HAL, Princess, et al have released there schedules, Costa has not done so yet... Or at least their site does not indicate that they have. Does anyone know if they have, or when they will? It would especially be interesting if COSTA VICTORIA's itinerary visiting Progreso is featured that week as we would rather like to go there (though others are not ruled out) and she (or any Costa ship) would be a nice alternative to the rather dull ELATION or GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS...

So does anyone know when 2004 schedules will be available? We will probably book when the airline schedules come out (i.e. about a month from now) and like to start planning early .

Doug - wondering why Costa is always so slow with the schedules

Talked with a Costa Rep a few weeks back at the travel show in Boston as I had hoped to go on the Victoria next winter. He said the Victoria was going to remain in Europe and that the Atlantica and the new Mediterania would be in the Carribean next winter.

That doesn't bother me much, actually, especially if one of the two ships mentioned takes over VICTORIA's itinerary. I'd rather like to try one of the new ones... Actually I was quite dismayed that no Carnival SPIRIT-class ships were going to be in the path of our planning.

Doug (Not able to fall asleep so sitting in front of the computer at this insane hour... Some people switch on their TV to fall asleep, I talk about ships until I'm almost nodding off )