Costa Cruises celebrates its 75th anniversary on 31 March when, in 1948, its first passenger ship, the Anna C, departed from Genoa bound for Buenos Aires with 768 guests on board.
And to celebrate the occasion 75 specially priced cruises in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe are on offer, with sailings from spring to autumn.
Costa Smeralda, pictured, Costa Toscana and Costa Diadema will sail week-long cruises in the Western Mediterranean, visiting Italy, France and Spain.
In the eastern Mediterranean Costa Deliziosa will visit Marghera/Venice, Katakolon/Olympia (Greece), Mykonos (Greece) Santorini (Greece) and Bari, while during the summer Costa Pacifica will visit Taranto, Catania, Malta, Mykonos and Santorini. Both itineraries are one week long.
During this summer, Costa Fortuna will offer a never-before-seen 14-day itinerary between the Greek islands and the Balearic Islands.
From May to September, cruises in Northern Europe will also be available. Costa Fascinosa will offer 12-day itineraries to the North Cape, or nine-day cruises to the most beautiful cities in the Baltic; Costa Favolosa will visit Iceland, the Lofoten Islands,Greenland, or Great Britain and Ireland; and Costa Firenze will offer one-week cruises in the Fjords.
Mini-cruises three or five days to France and Spain are also available in the Spring spring on Costa Fascinosa, Costa Pacifica, Costa Fortuna and Costa Favolosa.
Bookings must be made by 31 March.