Costa Cruises is an Italian company based in Genoa. The brands Costa Crociere, AIDA Cruises and Iberocruceros belong to Costa Cruises and include a total of 19 ships in active service and many more on order.
All ships fly the Italian flag and operate in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United Arab Emirates, the Far East and the Indian Ocean.
Costa Cruises is part of Carnival Corporation, the world leader in the cruise industry, and is a member of the prestigious World's Leading Cruise Lines, an association of the world's most important cruise companies.
In 2007 Costa Cruises appeared in two Italian classifications with excellent results: the one of Mediobanca, carried out on 3,600 companies, which considers the best Italian companies whose turnover exceeded 50 million Euros in the latest fiscal year. Costa reached the 19th position among the main industrial groups of the country.
The second classification is the one of the Busacca & Association Observatory on competitiveness, carried out on 1,600 companies. This classification ranks the Italian companies for competitiveness and strategies: Costa is among the first 20, together with other made in Italy brands, famous all over the world.
Buon appetito!
In Italy, dining is always a celebration which explains Costa's superb cuisine. Meal times are important; it is essential to have a pleasant environment, the right company and a smiling, attentive waiter nearby plus good quality wines to challenge connoisseurs!
All of this is possible on a Costa cruise: enjoy breakfasts and lunches in the relaxing atmosphere of the ships buffet. With fresh pasta, authentic Italian meals and more, you can choose to dine indoors or al fresco. The main restaurant is the place to meet in a formal setting for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Choose from early or late sitting to enjoy traditional Italian cuisine, recipes of international style and meals inspired by the places visited.
For the health conscious, the Spa menu offers low fat, low carbohydrate, low calorie and low cholesterol courses. Available daily in the traditional restaurant during lunch and dinner. Caesar salads, fresh fruit, made to order sandwiches and tempting desserts are all just a phone call away with Costas 24 hour room service.
And what would an Italian style cuisine be without authentic Italian pizza?
For alternative dining, you can indulge with a sumptuous menu, fine wines and exquisite preparation in one of the speciality restaurants.
Family fun guaranteed!
Cruising Italian Style is great fun for younger guests! And parents can relax knowing that their children are under the supervision of their qualified team of staff and in the company of Squok, their Fun @ Sea mascot.
Fun @ Sea is the special onboard programme for all young cruisers and every day the Fun @ Sea newsletter lists all the normal daily activities plus special themed dinners. And every afternoon a snack is served in a reserved area of the Buffet restaurant. Kids Club gives 3-6 year olds lots of fun with arts and crafts, story time and a kids own fancy dress party.
Junior Club is the perfect hideout for 7-12 year olds with treasure hunts, mini water Olympics competition, plus junior aerobics and jogging. Teenagers can also have fun on a family holiday with Teen Club for 13-17 year olds. they have sports and fitness activities, games and tournaments, percussion lessons, micro magic and music at the popular Rock Hour in the disco.
Family accommodation is available on most ships with cabins to accommodate up to four people, and on many ships they offer a choice of interconnecting cabins for larger family groups.
Festive nights
Nights on board are full of entertainment and surprises. Choose between the theatre or casino, a café with live music or a quiet lounge where you can enjoy an espresso after your meal - it's up to you.
Every night after dinner, international artists perform a live show in the elegant onboard theatre. The Today daily programme will tell you what is on each night: variety show, cabaret, or musical spectacular, even aerobics or magicians. Have a drink in fine company at one of the many bars or take a moonlit stroll on deck under the stars.
One of the greatest attractions is the casino, with all its temptations. Sparkling and full of lights, it is a space where you can try your luck on the roulette wheel, blackjack tables or slot machines, luring you in with the tinkling of their chips. If you enjoy other sounds you will find your preferred choice of music in one of the lounges: Latin American, easy listening? There is something for everyone.
The disco is open for you to dance the night away and their dancers will entertain you with themed evenings to make it even more electrifying.
Holidays with freedom
Welcome to Cruising Italian Style, a holiday at sea offering you an endless choice of opportunities, both on board ship and ashore. You can have as much freedom as you want on a Costa cruise holiday, because you can tailor your holiday to suit you.
Enjoy the freedom to spend your morning relaxing on board, from early morning tea in bed to lazing on a deckchair in the sun then losing yourself in the spa and the freedom to step ashore at the next exciting destination to see the sights or perhaps do some shopping.
You are free to start your day with a leisurely breakfast in your cabin, in the restaurant and buffet or al fresco. There is freedom to create a holiday which is entertaining, relaxing or cultural, or even all three! You have freedom to do as much or as little as you choose, all you have to do is decide just what you want from your cruise holiday.
And it is also great value for money, with so much included in you holiday price - from welcome aboard pizza and ice cream to a wide variety of activities from learning the language of love to Italian cooking classes!
The active life!
You can visit the gym onboard every ship from 7am in the morning until 8pm at night. Featuring the most modern TechnoGym equipment, their philosophy is to create the ideal place to improve your general well-being and quality of life. A holiday is the ideal time to begin a new physical routine or to start some exercise, when you can be given expert instruction. And with the innovative TechnoGym Systems, you will be able to see how many calories you have burnt during the holiday.
Early-riser walks, muscle warm-ups, stretch and tone, legs, bums and tums, aerobic dancing, deckchair gym, stretch classes - enjoy the great feeling of keep fit in the open air, out on the decks, or in the gym under the guidance of the instructors. A real highlight is the aqua gym exercises held in the swimming pool - it is free and fun to take part in and you will enjoy the company of others.
In every gym there is an instructor available for personal training or to teach you the basics of Yoga with first-timer relaxation exercises. These extra services can be charged to you onboard account.
The Spa - an oasis at sea
Well-being, beauty and harmony. Onboard their ships you can have an hour, a day or even a whole week dedicated to pampering yourself. With many different treatments on offer there is something for everyone.
A cruise holiday is already a deeply revitalising experience, far away from the stress and strain of everyday life, immersed in a landscape between the sea and sky. And to this you can add an individual spa programme created onboard. Their highly trained professionals can recommend a single treatment or a combination together with some exercise or sports activity.
The fitness centre onboard Costa Ships is an oasis of serenity, and it is included with the cruise price together with sauna and Turkish bath, ideal for eliminating toxins and toning the body. And, also available to all the guests are the large Jacuzzis and a choice of swimming pools filled with seawater.
For those who crave a more complete experience, there are Spa packages, with refined and innovative revitalising treatments from Steiner, based on natural products, such as thallasso-therapy, aromatherapy, facials, manicures and Indian massage.
ACCOMMODATION
Your island of comfort
Comfortable, welcoming, well furnished and well equipped, your cabin offers all the facilities and amenities of a modern hotel room, plus the fascination that comes with being on board a ship. You will find that each cabin is spacious and airy with an intimate and pleasant atmosphere, which immediately helps you to relax. All cabins have private bathrooms with shower and toilet (some have a Jacuzzi bath), air conditioning, a telephone which allows you to make international calls, TV, music channels, a personal safe and a hairdryer. And, on their larger ships many cabins have a private balcony overlooking the sea.
You will enjoy comfort and convenience beyond comparison, especially when you can have breakfast brought to your cabin each morning. Their complimentary breakfast in your cabin service, is offered to every guest, on every ship. When you arrive in your cabin you will find the name of your cabin steward, who you can always count on to take care of your every need, and there is room service 24 hours a day.
On your cabin TV, in addition to various programme channels and films, you can follow the ships route, view weather information and see the view from the web cams at the front and rear of the ship.
