Costa Cruises
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| Type | Public |
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| 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 Marina (1990)
- Costa Classica (1991)
- Costa Allegra (1992)
- Costa Romantica (1993)
- Costa Victoria (1996)
- Costa Atlantica (2000)
- Costa Europa (2002)
- Costa Mediterranea (2003)
- Costa Fortuna (2003)
- Costa Magica (2004)
- Costa Concordia (2006)
- Costa Serena (2007)
- Costa Luminosa (2009)
- Costa Pacifica (2009)
- Costa Deliziosa (2010)
- Costa Favolosa (2011)
- Costa Fascinosa (2012)
[edit] Former ocean liners and cruise ships operated by Costa
- Andrea C (1948-1981)
- Anna C (1948-1971)
- Amerikanis (Chartered 1980-1984)
- Angelina Lauro (Chartered 1978-1979)
- Bianca C (1959-1961)
- Carla C/Carla Costa (1967-1985, 1986-1992)
- Columbus C. (1981-1984)
- Costa Playa (1995-1998)/Joy Wave (1999-2000)
- Costa Tropicale (2001-2005)
- Costa Riviera (1981-2002)
- Danae (1979-1992)
- Daphne (1979-1997)
- Enrico C/Enrico Costa (1965-1994) (ex-Provence (1951))
- Eugenio C/Eugenio Costa (1966-1996)
- Flavia (1968-1982)
- Frederico C (1958-1983)
- Franca C (1952-1977)
- Fulvia (1969-1970)
- Giovanna C (1947-1953)
- Italia (1974-1983 )
- Luisa C (1947-1951)
- Maria C (1947-1953)
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