Europe’s number one cruise company, is ranked fifth among the world’s top cruise lines. Based in Genoa, Italy, Costa owns the largest European cruise fleet with ten ships totalling a passenger capacity of over 23,000 berths.

Costa Cruises is the operating name of Costa Crociere S.p.A., a member of the exclusive Carnival Australia Group, owned by Carnival Corporation, itself the world’s largest and most profitable cruise company.

The fleet is Europe’s most modern, offering four to five star accommodation and facilities. Life on board Costa cruise ships is geared to international passengers although many Europeans are carried. Costa has captured 79 per cent of its home Italian market, 24 per cent of the European market overall, and it is a firm leader in France, Spain, Switzerland and South America.

Cruise network
Costa’s short break and longer cruises vary from 5 to 17 days, catering to the seasons and satisfying a broad, comprehensive range of passengers’ desires. European cruises cover the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Scandinavia and Northern Europe. All are both popular and well patronised.

European adventures extend to the Baltic, Norway’s fjords and north to the ice-fringed majesty of Spitzbergen, famous since the early days of Arctic whaling when it became fashionable as a tourist destination.

Across the Atlantic, Costa cruise ships visit sensuous tropical paradises in the Caribbean. Calls to Mexico and Florida offer passengers the contrast of ancient Mayan and contemporary American cultures.

Cruises of 16 and 17 days from Genoa cross the equator to South America, visiting exotic and electrifying ports.

Costa Cruises within Australia is represented by: CARNIVAL AUSTRALIA
203 Pacific Highway 
St Leonards NSW 2065

Reservations: Telephone 13 24 69  Fax: (02) 8424 9198
Administration: (02) 8424 8800

Website: costacruises.com.au