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 here1
Biggest shipCosta Smeralda
Group / allianceCarnival Corporation
Founded1948
MarkCST
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.
We profile the flagships in full below — the rest of the fleet joins ships.fyi class by class.
The fleet
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What Costa Cruises operates
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.