Costa Cruises

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Costa Cruises
Type Public
Founded 1924
Headquarters Genoa, Italy
Industry Transportation
Products Cruises
Website costacruise.com

Costa Crociere S.p.A. (English: Costa Cruises) is an Italian cruise line with 14 ships, including the Costa Pacifica and the Costa Luminosa. It is part of Carnival Corporation.

Costa Crociere has more than fifty years of tradition in Italian passenger navigation. The brands AIDA Cruises and Costa Crociere belong to Costa Crociere S.p.A. All ships fly the Italian flag and operate in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, South East Asia and South America.

The company started as the Costa Line in 1924, but operated only freighters until 1947. The company was also known as Linea C during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally primarily providing passenger service between Italy and South America, the company later converted its fleet to full time cruising.

[edit] Current fleet

Costa Magica at Catalina Island.

[edit] Former ocean liners and cruise ships operated by Costa

Costa Mediterranea photographed in 2005.

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