Costa Cruises
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Costa Cruises sails 8 ships from 43 homeports to 204 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean, Black Sea.
- ShipsShips in service
- 8
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 1,007
- Homeports
- 43
- PortsPorts visited
- 204
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 13 yrs
The Costa Cruises fleet
8 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Toscana Excel class · 2021 · 186,364 GT | 2021 | 186,364 | 20 | 2,663 | 5,322 | 1,646 | |
| Costa Smeralda Excel class · 2019 · 185,010 GT | 2019 | 185,010 | 20 | 2,612 | 5,282 | 1,646 | |
| Costa Diadema Dream class · 2014 · 133,019 GT | 2014 | 133,019 | 14 | 1,862 | 3,772 | 1,253 | |
| Costa Pacifica Concordia class · 2009 · 114,425 GT | 2009 | 114,425 | 13 | 1,504 | 3,014 | 1,110 | |
| Costa Serena Concordia class · 2007 · 114,261 GT | 2007 | 114,261 | 13 | 1,504 | 3,014 | 1,100 |
Where Costa Cruises sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean, Black Sea: 7 ships at its busiest in May and 2 in Jan. Costa Cruises also sails in Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, South America and Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia, and 6 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| South America | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ireland, UK, British Isles | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Costa Cruises cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 75% of Costa Cruises sailings are 6–8 nights, against 48% for other cruise lines.
Costa Cruises
1,007 sailings
Other cruise lines
14,997 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Costa Cruises | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 12% · 118 | 23% · 3,427 | −11 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 75% · 752 | 48% · 7,124 | +27 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 7% · 74 | 16% · 2,445 | −9 pts |
| 14+ nights | 6% · 63 | 13% · 2,001 | −7 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Costa Cruises capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 29.5M
- Share of all capacity
- 9.0%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 4th
- ahead of Princess Cruises 23.7M, Norwegian Cruise Line 21.0M
- Berths at sea per day
- 86,021
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Costa Cruises APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea 21.0% of the region | 20.9M | 21.0% | |
| South America 26.4% of the region | 2.63M | 26.4% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 11.7% of the region | 2.07M | 11.7% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 1.6% of the region | 1.79M | 1.6% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 4.9% of the region | 1.24M | 4.9% | |
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal 3.2% of the region | 0.35M | 3.2% | |
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands 2.1% of the region | 0.21M | 2.1% | |
| Asia 1.1% of the region | 0.15M | 1.1% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Costa Cruises cruises start
Top 10 of 43 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille France · 8 ships | 131 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Barcelona Spain · 8 ships | 126 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Savona Italy · 8 ships | 118 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 6 ships | 92 | 6 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Palermo Italy · 2 ships | 41 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 3 ships | 41 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Genoa Italy · 3 ships | 37 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Buenos Aires Argentina · 2 ships | 27 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Palma de Mallorca Spain · 1 ship | 27 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santos Brazil · 1 ship | 26 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 199 ports
- 1BarcelonaSpain414
- 2MarseilleFrance403
- 3CivitavecchiaItaly342
- 4SavonaItaly334
- 5PalermoItaly260
- 6NaplesItaly170
- 7Palma de MallorcaSpain169
- 8CagliariItaly123
- 9Ibiza (Eivissa)Spain118
- 10MykonosGreece109
- 11GenoaItaly104
- 12ArgostoliGreece74