Costa Smeralda
Meyer Turku · In service
Year-round Western Mediterranean loops, Italy, France and Spain.
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Italy · Carnival Corporation · HQ: Genoa
Italy's cruise line, Mediterranean giants under the yellow funnel.
Ships here9
Biggest shipCosta Smeralda
Group / allianceCarnival Corporation
Founded1948
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The fleet at true scale
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The whole fleet
Every Costa Cruises ship, in brief
Costa Cruises operates about 9 ships as of mid-2026, led by the LNG Excellence-class pair Costa Smeralda and Costa Toscana, with the Venezia-class ships now sailing for Carnival and the Diadema and Fascinosa generations completing the fleet.
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What Costa Cruises operates
Costa Toscana
Meyer Turku · In service
Western Mediterranean itineraries from Savona.
Full specification →Costa Diadema
Fincantieri · In service
Mediterranean itineraries from Savona; Arabian Gulf in winter.
Full specification →Costa Deliziosa
Fincantieri · In service
World cruises, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf itineraries.
Full specification →Costa Fascinosa
Fincantieri · In service
Mediterranean and Northern Europe itineraries.
Full specification →Costa Favolosa
Fincantieri · In service
Mediterranean, Caribbean and South America itineraries.
Full specification →Costa Pacifica
Fincantieri · In service
Mediterranean and Northern Europe itineraries.
Full specification →Costa Serena
Fincantieri · In service
World voyage from Tokyo to Buenos Aires in 2026; returning to a Savona base from 2027.
Full specification →Costa Fortuna
Fincantieri · In service
Mediterranean and Northern Europe until September 2026, when she transfers to Margaritaville at Sea.
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Good to know
Costa Cruises, in a few facts
- Italy's largest cruise line, sailing under the yellow 'C' funnel since 1948, the brand began as an olive-oil shipping family from Genoa.
- Costa Smeralda and Costa Toscana are among the largest LNG-powered ships in the Mediterranean.
- Part of Carnival Corporation since 2000, anchoring the group's southern European market.