
The Costa Cruise Line fleet consists of 11 active cruise ships, ranging from ships built in 2003 to 2021. The average Costa ship carries approximately 3,770 passengers and measures 983 feet in length. The combined fleet represents an estimated $7.4B in today's adjusted build cost.
All 11 ships
How big is my Costa ship?
Every Costa cruise ship in the fleet, ranked by size. Toggle between graphs to view a size comparison by gross tonnage, length and a scatter plot showing how the two relate for each Costa ship.
The largest Costa ship is Smeralda at 185k gross tons and 1,106 feet. The smallest is Mediterranea at 86k GT, while the longest ship is Smeralda at 1,106 feet.
How old is my Costa ship?
Costa cruise ships span in age by 18 years, from 2003's Mediterranea to 2021's Toscana. Toggle the charts to view a full ships-by-size timeline to view all Costa ships from oldest to newest.
Costa ships by class
Explore each of Costa's ship classes. The vessels included will share similar blueprints and features as part of that class.
Atlanticaclass
2000'sConcordiaclass
2010'sDiademaclass
2010'sExcellenceclass
2020'sFortunaclass
2000'sLuminosaclass
2010'sCosta ships passengers vs staff
How many passengers are on your Costa ship vs. the number of total staff? Below you'll find each ship's passenger capacity, crew count, and guest-to-crew ratio.
Across the fleet of 11 ships, Costa employs 13,142 crew members to serve 41,006 passengers — a fleet-wide ratio of 3.12 guests per crew member. The best staffed ship is Magica with a ratio of 2.54:1.
How much does a Costa ship cost?
Below you'll find the cost to build or acquire each Costa cruise ship. The costs are adjusted to today's dollars using a 3% annual rate. Toggle between total cost, cost per cabin, and cost per gross ton to see how each ship's price compares once normalized.
The combined fleet value is $9.9B across 11 ships, with an average build cost of $898M per ship in today's dollars.
Build costs reflect original contract prices adjusted to today's dollars using a 3% annual compound inflation rate. Data compiled from public shipyard records and maritime industry databases. Figures are indicative estimates.





















