Question 1

Is Costa Cruises still operating?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Costa Cruises is performing a gradual restart of its fleet. Working from their newest ships back to their oldest ships in the fleet.

Question 2

Which is the biggest Costa Cruise ship?

Accepted Answer

Costa Toscana and Costa Smeralda are both twin-sister ships and identical in size at 185,101 GRT and able to carry 6,554 passengers each.

Question 3

Which is the smallest Costa Cruise ship?

Accepted Answer

Costa Luminosa is the smallest ship in the Costa Cruises fleet. It is just 92,600 GRT and carries a maximum of 2,826 passengers.

Question 4

Which is the oldest Costa Cruise ship?

Accepted Answer

Costa Fortuna is the oldest ship in the fleet. It entered service in 2003.

Question 5

Which is the newest Costa Cruise ship?

Accepted Answer

Costa Toscana is the newest ship in the fleet. It was built in 2021 but only entered service in early 2022.

Question 6

What is Costa Cruises known for?

Accepted Answer

Costa is well known for its 'Italian style' - which is a very lively, glitzy and glamorous style of cruise ship design. Just like the lovely Italian people!

Question 7

Is Costa Cruises owned by Carnival?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it was acquired partly in 1997 before being fully acquired by Carnival Corporation in 2000.

Question 8

Do they speak English on Costa Cruises?

Accepted Answer

Whilst the international language of seafarers is English, Costa Cruises is primarily an Italian-speaking cruise line. There are dedicated English-speaking crew, but most announcements will be in Italian.

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Costa Cruises Ships by Size, Age and Class (Updated 2022)

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