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.
Costa
Crociere
S.p.A.
(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.
