Costa Cruise Line Ships

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costa cruise ship deals in europeCosta cruise company owns the Europe's youngest fleet, and is the leader among the Mediterranean MOST FUN cruise lines. The Costa cruise liners are the Europe's best family cruise ships, designed to provide the best family fun cruises, featuring the sunny "Italian-Style Cruising" experiences, traditional cuisine, and some of the best on-board amenities and activities on big and middle size ships. Costa passenger ships common features - operator (Costa Cruises), owner (Costa Cruises Group), hallmark ("Cruising Italian Style"), flag (Italy), builder (Fincantieri, Italy).

Costa Cruise Ships Classification (high to low)

  • Hybrid Spirit-Vista Class: LUMINOSA, DELIZIOSA
  • Concordia Class (Modified): FAVOLOSA, FASCINOSA
  • Concordia Class: CONCORDIA, SERENA, PACIFICA
  • Fortuna Class: FORTUNA, MAGICA
  • Spirit Class: ATLANTICA, MEDITERRANEA
  • Sky Class: VICTORIA
  • Classica Class: CLASSICA, ROMANTICA
  • Axel Johnson Class: MARINA, ALLEGRA.

Costa ships sail on more than 60 itineraries, mostly in Europe. Round the World cruise line. The Costa Mediterranean cruises are iconic for the "most Mediterranean line".

Costa Cruise Ships Spirit-Vista Class Specifications: tonnage 92,700 GT, length 294 m, beam 32 m, draft 7 m, decks 12, speed 42 km/h, 1,130 staterooms, capacity 2,828+1,100 passengers+crew. Cost: US 600 million.

MS Costa DELIZIOSA (2010) Round the world cruise ship

  • 7-n from Dubai to Persian Gulf (winter)
  • 10 and 11-n Mediterranean from Genoa (fall, incl Canary Islands), Eastern Med; and 4-n Western Med (spring)
  • Northern Europe 11-n from Amsterdam (summer)

MS Costa LUMINOSA (2009)

  • 3 and 4-n Mediterranean from Genoa (fall and spring), 4 and 9-n Western Med
  • Northern Europe: 7-n Baltic from Copenhagen (summer), incl Norway Fjords
  • 7-n from Dubai to the Persian Gulf (winter).

(Modified) Concordia-Class Ships Specifications: tonnage 114,500 GT, length 290 m, beam 32 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, speed 40 km/h, 1,506 staterooms, capacity 3,780+1,100 passengers+crew. Cost: US 670 million.

MS Costa FASCINOSA (2012) - 4-5-7-day trips in Mediterranean from Venice.

MS Costa FAVOLOSA (2011) - 7-n Mediterranean from Venice.

Concordia-Class Ships Specifications (Modified Conquest-class): tonnage 114,500 GT, length 290m, beam 36m, draft 8m, decks 14, speed 40 km/h, 1,500 staterooms, capacity 3,780+1,100 passengers+crew.

MS Costa PACIFICA (2009) - the first recording studio at sea.

  • 7-n Western Med, and 10 and 11-nn Eastern Med from Rome
  • Northern European from Kiel, Germany (summer): 7-n Norwegian Fjords, 8 and 11-n Scandinavia and Russia

MS Costa SERENA (2007) - 7-n Mediterranean from Barcelona

MS Costa CONCORDIA (2006) - 7-n Med from Rome, and 11-n from Genoa

Fortuna-Class Ships Specifications (identical to the Carnival Destiny-class): tonnage 105,000 GT, length 271m, beam 37m, draft 8m, decks 13, speed 37 km/h, 1,358 staterooms, capacity 2,720+1,027 passengers+crew.

MS Costa MAGICA (2004) - Western Med 7-n from Rome (fall and winter)

MS Costa FORTUNA (2003) - all present and past Costa ships are displayed as models in her Atrium.

  • 9 and 10-n South America from Sao Paulo
  • 5 and 7-n Mediterranean from Venice incl the Adriatic)

Spirit-Class Ships Specifications: tonnage 86,000 GT, length 292m, beam 32m, draft 8m, decks 12, speed 41 km/h, capacity 2,114+912 passengers+crew. Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland. Panamax form factor (able to traverse the Panama Canal).

MS Costa MEDITERRANEA (2003)

  • 4 and 5-n Western Med from Genoa, 11-night Canary Islands, 11-night Holy Land
  • 13-night Black Sea from Genoa.

MS Costa ATLANTICA (2000)

  • 7-n E. Med from Venice (late spring), and 10-n Egypt-Greek-Turkey from Genoa (late fall)
  • 7-n Northern Europe from Copenhagen (summer), Scandinavia and Russia, and Norwegian Fjords
  • 5 and 7-n Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale (spring, fall).

Sky-Class Ships Specifications: tonnage 76,000 GT, length 252m, beam 32m, draft 8m, decks 12, speed 40 km/h, capacity 1,928+766 passengers+crew, builder: Bremer Vulkan, Germany.

MS Costa VICTORIA (1996, refurbished 2004) - the first cruise ship with later added balconies.

  • 7-n Eastern Med and Adriatic from Venice
  • 7, 8 and 9-n South America from Buenos Aires(winter, early spring).

Classica-Class Ships Specifications: tonnage 53,000 GT, length 220m, beam 31m, draft 8m, decks 11, speed 34 km/h, capacity 1,600+600 passengers+crew, builder: Fincantieri, Italy.

MS Costa ROMANTICA (1993)

  • 10-n Greece and Greek Isles, Turkey from Rome (early spring)
  • 14-n East Africa and Indian Ocean from Port Louis, Mauritius (winter)

MS Costa CLASSICA (1991, refurbished in 2001 and 2005)

  • 14-n Southeast Asia from Singapore (winter)
  • 14-n Far East from Hong Kong.

Axel Johnson Class Ships (build by the Wartsila Turku Shipyard, Finland, as container ships, rebuild into passenger ships at the Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy).

MS Costa ALLEGRA (1969, for Costa since 1992)

  • refurbished: 2006, to suit the Asian market. previous names: Annie Johnson, Regent Moon, Alexandra.
  • Ship Statistics: tonnage 16,290 GT, length 188m, beam 26m, draught 10m, decks 9, speed 43 km/h, capacity 820+470 passengers+crew. 10-12 nights sailings Eastern Med (incl Egypt), and Black Sea.

MS Costa MARINA (1969, for Costa since 1990) - the oldest ship in the fleet, refurbished: 2002, marketed towards German passengers, previous names: Axel Johnson, Regent Sun, Italia.

  • Ship Statistics: tonnage 25,500 GT, length 174m, beam 26m, draught 10m, decks 9, speed 38 km/h, capacity 760+390 passengers+crew. 7-n sailings from Barcelona.