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Costa: the line operates ten ships, our inventory carries seventeen

It is the widest gap on this site between a real fleet and our list, and it is better said at the top. Eight of our seventeen entries no longer sail for Costa. Costa Victoria was scrapped in 2020. Costa Magica was sold to Seajets in February 2023. Costa Luminosa went to Carnival Cruise Line in 2022, Costa neoRiviera to AIDA in 2019, and both Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea to Chinese operators. Their pages stay online because you still look for them.

A warning before booking Costa Fortuna

Costa has announced that Costa Fortuna, the oldest ship in its fleet, leaves that fleet in September 2026, and that Costa Serena takes over her South American itineraries. Our calendar nevertheless carries 38 departures for that ship after 30 September 2026, up to 18 September 2027. We do not know whether they will be cancelled, moved to another ship or kept in some other form, and we will not guess on your behalf. Have the departure confirmed by your advisor before paying anything. We would rather tell you here than let you find out afterwards.

What we carry, measured

Seventeen entries, 1,689 distinct departures across 582 dates and 935 routes, from 18 July 2026 to 19 May 2028. One caveat on those 935 routes: only nine entries carry departures, so they are spread over nine ships and not seventeen. The ground stays wide — the Mediterranean, northern Europe, the Caribbean, South America, the Emirates.

The ships that work

Costa Smeralda leads with 401 records, ahead of Costa Pacifica with 364, Costa Toscana with 348 and Costa Fascinosa with 295. Smeralda and Toscana run on liquefied natural gas: they are the two newest in the fleet, and the two carrying the most departures with us.

The house, and what it changes aboard

Founded in 1948 by the Costa family, in Genoa, out of a trading house dating from 1854; Carnival Corporation took control between 1997 and 2000. It is the oldest Italian name in this trade, and you feel it: announcements in several languages, a mostly European crowd, meal times on Mediterranean habits. French is often present, but that is checked departure by departure. Say so before booking.

Frequently Asked Questions

Seventeen entries in our inventory — 17 exactly — and 1,689 distinct departures across 582 dates and 935 routes, from 18 July 2026 to 19 May 2028.
No, and the gap is the widest on this site. The line operates ten ships today; eight of our entries no longer sail for it. Costa Victoria was scrapped in 2020, Costa Magica sold to Seajets in February 2023, Costa Luminosa transferred to Carnival Cruise Line in 2022, Costa neoRiviera to AIDA in 2019, and both Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea went to Chinese operators.
With care, and here is why. Costa has announced that Costa Fortuna, the oldest ship in its fleet, leaves that fleet in September 2026, and that Costa Serena takes over her South American itineraries. Our calendar nevertheless carries 38 departures for that ship after 30 September 2026, up to 18 September 2027. We do not know whether they will be cancelled, moved to another ship or kept in some other form. Have the departure confirmed by your advisor before paying anything.
Costa Smeralda with 401 records, Costa Pacifica with 364 and Costa Toscana with 348. Smeralda and Toscana run on liquefied natural gas: they are the two newest in the fleet.
It was founded in 1948 by the Costa family, in Genoa, out of a trading house dating from 1854. Carnival Corporation took control between 1997 and 2000. It is the oldest Italian name in this trade.
This is an Italian line selling to all of Europe: announcements are made in several languages and the crowd is mostly European. French is often present, but that is checked departure by departure, not line by line. Say so before booking.
It is a high ratio, and it comes from the ground covered: the Mediterranean, northern Europe, the Caribbean, South America, the Emirates. One caution though — only nine of our seventeen entries carry departures, so those 935 routes are spread over nine ships, not seventeen.
We will not say it in the line's place. What the fare covers changes here from one departure, market and cabin grade to the next, and we have not measured it departure by departure. Ask your advisor for the written list of the exact departure before booking, not after.
One ship on one date. If the same ship leaves on the same day, that is one departure, not two. Our database holds more records than departures, and what we publish is the number of departures.
No. Everything given here — number of hulls, number of departures, dates, routes — comes from OUR inventory, measured on 31 August. A zero with us is not a zero with them.
Often, yes. Your advisor can look beyond what appears here. The online catalogue is a way in, not the limit of what exists.
It happens: a line can substitute a ship, change an itinerary or drop a port. Your rights then depend on the line's contract and on Quebec law, not on what a page displayed. One more reason to have a departure confirmed in writing before paying.
On small expedition ships, yes: few cabins, and the best go early. On large ships it is the cabin's location rather than the space itself that is decided early. Talk cancellation terms through with your advisor before you decide.
Because the ship carries no departure on our calendar. The page stays online because the ship existed and you are looking for it; it then says what became of her, when we know.
Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure. That holds whichever line you choose.