Costa Toscana

Costa Toscana is an Excellence-class cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises, the Italian cruise line within the Carnival Corporation & plc group. Built in 2021, the vessel represents one of Costa Cruises' largest and most modern ships. Its design belongs to the same broad Excellence class as Costa Smeralda, which was delivered in 2019 and serves as its sister ship. Costa Toscana has a gross tonnage of approximately 186,364 GT, making it the largest ship commissioned for and operated by Costa Cruises and, as of 2025, one of the largest cruise ships in the world. The vessel is positioned as a large-scale resort at sea rather than as a narrowly specialized transport product. Its commercial role is to provide multi-day cruise holidays under the Costa brand, combining accommodation, dining, entertainment, leisure facilities and port itineraries in a single shipboard experience. The ship's scale supports a broad range of onboard activities and enables Costa Cruises to serve a high-capacity holiday market while retaining the company's Italian identity and international operating model. Costa Toscana is part of Costa Cruises' fleet modernization and capacity strategy. The ship's relationship with Costa Smeralda places it within a generation of large LNG-capable Costa vessels associated with efforts to introduce newer propulsion technology and contemporary passenger facilities, although the available reference material does not provide a full technical specification or a complete account of its environmental performance. The vessel's name follows Costa Cruises' practice of associating ships with Italian places and cultural themes. The ship is not an independent corporation or separately traded brand. It is a named vessel and consumer-facing product operated by Costa Cruises, while ultimate ownership sits within Carnival Corporation & plc. Detailed information about its current itineraries, onboard venues, passenger capacity, launch campaign and management personnel is not established by the supplied reference material.

Costa Toscana was built in 2021 for Costa Cruises, the Italian cruise line controlled by Carnival Corporation & plc. The ship belongs to the Excellence class, a large-ship platform associated with the expansion and modernization of Costa's fleet. Its closest named sister ship is Costa Smeralda, delivered in 2019. This places Costa Toscana within a successive generation of high-capacity vessels developed to support contemporary mass-market cruising. The ship's construction added a particularly large vessel to the Costa fleet. At approximately 186,364 gross tonnage, Costa Toscana is described in the supplied reference material as the largest ship ever commissioned for and operated by Costa Cruises. Its scale reflects the cruise industry's movement toward ships that function as self-contained holiday destinations, with accommodation, food and beverage, entertainment and recreation delivered onboard alongside scheduled port calls. As a Costa Cruises vessel, Costa Toscana is commercially distinct from the corporate entities behind it. Costa Cruises operates the ship under its consumer brand, while Carnival Corporation & plc is the ultimate parent group. The vessel therefore serves as a product of the Costa brand rather than as a standalone company. The supplied material does not establish a separate legal owner, shipyard, launch date, inaugural voyage, itinerary history or named leadership team. Costa Toscana is also notable for its place in the broader size hierarchy of the cruise industry. The reference material identifies it as the twelfth-largest cruise ship in the world as of 2025. That ranking is time-sensitive and depends on the comparison set used, but it illustrates the vessel's exceptional dimensions relative to the global fleet. Beyond these scale-related facts, a fuller account of its onboard facilities, technical systems, commercial performance and itinerary development would require additional reliable sources.

• 2025

  Recognized among the world's largest cruise ships

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  At approximately 186,364 gross tonnage, Costa Toscana was described as the twelfth-largest cruise ship in the world as of 2025.

• 2021

  Costa Toscana built

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  Costa Toscana was built as an Excellence-class cruise ship for Costa Cruises.

• 2019

  Sister ship Costa Smeralda delivered

  [1]Costa Toscanaen.wikipedia.org

  Costa Smeralda, the sister ship identified for Costa Toscana, was delivered and established the related Excellence-class context for Costa's large-ship fleet.

A large, contemporary Costa Cruises resort ship offering integrated international cruise holidays with Italian brand identity and extensive onboard leisure, hospitality and entertainment facilities.

• Cruise ship · 2021

  Costa Toscana

  Costa Toscana is an Excellence-class cruise vessel operated by Costa Cruises. Built in 2021 and measuring approximately 186,364 gross tonnage, it is the largest ship commissioned for and operated by Costa Cruises according to the supplied reference material. The ship functions as an integrated holiday resort, combining passenger accommodation, dining, entertainment, recreation and cruise transportation. Its sister ship is Costa Smeralda, delivered in 2019.

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