Costa Smeralda

Costa Cruises · Excel class · 2019

Costa Smeralda measures 185,010 gross tons, with room for 5,282 guests. Costa Smeralda sails 7-night cruises from Civitavecchia and moves to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Nov 2026.

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Costa Smeralda docked with an LNG bunker vessel alongside, three-quarter bow view
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BuiltYear built
2019
TonnageGross tonnage
185,010
Decks
20
Cabins
2,612
Guests
5,282
6,554 at full occupancy
Crew
1,646

Costa Smeralda cruise schedule

161 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 161 cruises

Where Costa Smeralda sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. Costa Smeralda sails from Civitavecchia (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027), Savona (Oct 2026 – Nov 2026) and Marseille (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027).

CivitavecchiaSavonaMarseilleBarcelonaCagliariPalermoLas Palmas de Gran CanariaSanta Cruz de TenerifeGenoaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Costa Smeralda visits

18 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Costa Smeralda sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9.5 h
median · 7 – 38 h
Port days
82%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
26
staying past midnight
Late departures
44
after 20:00 · latest 22:00

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights31 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights29 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights29 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights27 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights9 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Costa Smeralda specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Costa Cruises
Class
Excel class
Year built
2019
Status
In service
IMO
9781889
MMSI
247391900

Size

Gross tonnage
185,010 GT
Length
337 m
Beam
42 m
Decks
20
Cruising speed
17 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
5,282
Guests, full occupancy
6,554
Cabins
2,612
Crew
1,646
Guests per crew member
3.2
Space per guest
35.0 GT

How it compares

17th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Costa Smeralda185,010
  • Costa Cruises average131,553
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Costa Smeralda5,282
  • Costa Cruises average3,586
  • All ships in service2,189

Excel class sister ships

Same design and size as Costa Smeralda

See the Costa Cruises fleet

Also from Costa Cruises: Costa Diadema, Costa Pacifica, Costa Serena, Costa Fascinosa, Costa Favolosa, Costa Deliziosa

About Costa Smeralda

Costa Smeralda is an LNG-powered Costa Cruises ship built by Meyer Turku and delivered in 2019, on the same XL platform as AIDAnova. At 185,010 gross tons she has 2,612 cabins and room for up to 6,554 guests. Her design celebrates Italian culture, with individually designed furniture, lamps and fabrics made in Italy.