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The parent company of Costa Cruise Line, the Italian based Costa Crociere was bought by Carnival Cruise Line in 1997. Needless to say that Carnival Cruise Line left Costa Cruises operating as a separate brand, preserving the style and the image Costa Cruises has created for over 50 years in the passenger ship business. As the phrase "Cruising Italian Style" implies, everything onboard seems to be molto Italiano, from the cruise ships design to the celebrated Italian cuisine. In the past the cruise line used to employ all Italian crew, now days they hire personnel from all over the world, although Italians are in key management positions. It is fun to work for this cruise line with it's European atmosphere, passengers are also a mix of Europeans and Americans and the cruise ships change their itineraries regularly (summers in Europe and winters in the Caribbean or South America).

Launched in 1860 as a freighter company that exported Italian olives and olive oil to destinations all over the world, Costa Crociere entered the passenger ship business in the 1940s with the second-hand Anna C. In 1959 Costa Cruises began to offer Caribbean cruises aboard the Franca C. When the end of the grand liners came in the 1970s, Costa's vessels were converted into cruise ships. Costa's last former liner, Costa Riviera, was retired in late 2001. 

Following the takeover by Carnival Corporation in 1997 and eventual complete buyout in 2000, Costa Cruises has launched a number of new cruise ships. Costa is known for its "Cruising Italian Style" concept which successfully attracts both North American and European passengers alike. Cruises is Italy and Europe’s number one cruise line. For the past 60 years its ships have sailed the world, offering the best in Italian style, hospitality and cuisine and providing dream vacations with the best in fun and relaxation. In 2014 over 1.9 million guests chose to cruise with Costa, a record for the European cruise industry. The company’s 15 fleet members, each with her own distinctive characteristics and unique style, all fly the Italian flag and sail each year to 250 destinations in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean, South America, the United Arab Emirates, the Far East and the Indian Ocean.

In 2015 Carnival Corporation started a partnership with Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for building 9 new Excellence/ Helios Class vessels for it's Aida, Costa, P&O and Carnival brands between 2018 and 2023. The first Costa Crociere ship of this class (the largest Costa ship up to this moment) started services in the Mediterranean (out of Savona, Italy) in 2019.

Costa Crociere Asian division started operating in 2019 with the first company ship built especially for the Chinese market - the Vista Class Costa Venezia, which began cruises out of Dubai, UAE and Singapore visiting ports in Thailand, Taiwan, China, Vietnam and Japan. Costa Firenze - another vessel of the same class joined the Costa Asia fleet in 2020.

Costa Crociere cruise ships and itineraries:

Costa Firenze: Italian registry; inauguration 2020; 133,500 gross tons' 5,254 passengers; 1,280 crew members. Itineraries: Asia - the second Costa operated ship that is built especially for the Chinese market.
Costa Smeralda: Italian registry; inauguration 2019; 183,900 gross tons' 6,520 passengers; 1,690 crew members. Itineraries: Mediterranean out of Savona, Italy.
Costa Venezia: Italian registry; inauguration 2019; 133,500 gross tons' 5,254 passengers; 1,280 crew members. Itineraries: Asia - the ship is built especially for the Chinese market. Inagural cruse from Trieste, Italy to Yokohama. Cruises ot of Dubai, UAE and Singapore, visiting Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, China and Japan
Costa Diadema: Italian registry; inauguration 2014; 132,500 gross tons' 4,947 passengers; 1,253 crew members. Itineraries: Western Mediterranean
Costa neoRiviera (former Mistral of Festival Cruises and Grand Mistral of Iberocruceros): Italian registry; inauguration 1999, joined the Costa fleet in 2019; 48,200 gross tons' 1,700 passengers; 670 crew members. Itineraries: Western Mediterranean
Costa Fascinosa: Italian registry, inauguration 2019, 114,500 gross tons, 3,780 passengers, 1,110 crew members. Itineraries: Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean; Aegean Sea; Baleares; Canary Islands, Trans-Atlantic; South America - Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil.
Costa Favolosa: Italian registry, inauguration 2011, 114,500 gross tons, 3,780 passengers, 1,110 crew members. Itineraries: Adriatic & Aegean; Mediterranean, Canary Islands, North Africa; Trans-Atlantic; South America - Brasil; Balearic Islands.
Costa Deliziosa: Italian registry, inauguration 2010, 92,600 gross tons, 2,260 passengers, 921 crew members. Itineraries: Norwegian Fjords, North Cape; Iberian Peninsular, Mediterranean, North Africa, Western Europe; Around the World cruise, Aegean Sea, Holy Land, Canary Islands.
Costa Pacifica: Italian registry, built 2009, 114,147 gross tons, 3,000 passengers, 1,100 crew members. Itineraries: Norwegian Fjords, Iceland, North Cape; Baltic Countires, Scandinavia; Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsular, Balearic Islands.
Costa Luminosa: Italian registry, built 2009, 92,600 gross tons, 2,260 passengers, 921 crew members. Itineraries: Northern Europe, Baltic Sea, Scandinavia, Norwegian Fjords; Mediterranean, Balearic Islands, Iberian Peninsular.
Costa Serena: Italian registry, built 2007, 114,000 gross tons, 3,000 passengers, 1,100 crew members. Itineraries: Mediterranean,Balearic Islands, Trans-Atlantic; South America - Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Costa Fortuna: Italian registry, built 2003, 102,587 gross tons, 2,720 passengers, 1,027 crew members. Itineraries: Northern Europe, Baltic Sea, Scandinavia, Norwegian Fjords; Mediterranean, Balearic Islands, Iberian Peninsular; Canary Islands; North Africa; Trans-Atlantic; South America - Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil.
Costa Magica: Italian registry, built 2004, 102,587 gross tons, 2,720 passengers, 1,027 crew members. Itineraries:  Mediterranean out of Savona (Genoa), Italy; Adriatic Sea; South America - Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil; Trans-Atlantic.
Costa Mediterranea: Italian registry, built 2003, 85,619 gross tons, 2,114 passengers, 897 crew members. Itineraries: Mediterranean, North Africa, Holy Land; Black Sea; Aegean Sea; Holy Land; Canary Islands; Trans-Atlantic; Western Caribbean.
Costa Atlantica: Italian registry, built 2000, 85,619 gross tons, 2,114 passengers, 897 crew members. Itineraries: Balearic Islands, Mediterranean, North Africa, Canary Islands; Aegean Sea, Holy Land; Red Sea, Arabia (Persian Gulf).
Costa Victoria: Italian registry, built 1996, 76,000 gross tons, 1,928 passengers, 800 crew members. Itineraries: Far East ot of Shanghai; Southeast Asia.
Costa neoRomantica: Italian registry, built 1993, in 2019 transformed into an almost completely new ship: Costa neoRomantica, 53,049 gross tons, 1,356 passengers, 610 crew members. Itineraries: Western Europe; Baltic Sea, Scandinavia, Russia; Balearic Islands; Norwegian Fjords; Mediterranean; Red Sea; Arabia (Persian Gulf); Indian Ocean; Southeast Asia; Australia; North Africa, Canary Islands.
Costa neoClassica: Italian registry, built 1991, 52,926 gross tons, 1,308 passengers, 620 crew members. Itineraries: Adriatic & Aegean; Mediterranean; Holy Land; Iberian Peninsular; North Africa.