Costa Cruises

A leading player on the world stage

For the past 60 years the ships of Costa Cruises ships have sailed the world, offering the best in Italian style, hospitality and cuisine and providing dream vacations with the best in fun and relaxation.

Its fleet of 14 ships – Europe’s largest and most advanced –  includes its flagship, Costa Smeralda, Costa Venezia, Costa Diadema,  Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa.

The 185,000-ton Costa Smeralda  became the largest ever ship operated by Costa Cruises

Costa Smeralda, at 185,000 tons, became the biggest cruise ship ever to fly the Italian flag when she arrived in December, 2019. She was also the first to operate on liquefied natural gas.

All Costa ships fly the Italian flag, and each has its own distinctive characteristics and unique style.

Together each year they offer the chance to visit some 250 separate destinations in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean, South America, the United Arab Emirates, the Far East and the Indian Ocean.

The company – now part of the Carnival group of cruise lines – began operations in the1860s when its first ship was used to transport olive oil from the family-owned refinery in Genoa – still the home of Costa Cruises – to South America.

All of the ships in the Costa fleet have been assigned RINA’s Green Star notation certifying that they are operated in compliance with the highest environmental protection standards.