Costa Cruises has introduced in a press launch that it’s opening gross sales for the rest of the 2026 season.
Cruises departing from April to November 2026 at the moment are obtainable to ebook. The Italian cruise line can be providing a variety of itineraries within the Mediterranean and northern Europe.
The cruise line stated that as a result of excessive demand, the Costa Fortuna’s itinerary devoted completely to Greece and Turkey will probably be obtainable for an prolonged interval from early Might to early October. The ship will depart each Friday from Athens, Greece, exploring Istanbul, Turkey, and the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini.
In spring and fall, the itinerary will embody calls to Volos, Thessaly, Greece, and visits to Greece’s Meteors and Izmir, Turkey. In the course of the summer time, the itinerary contains calls at Crete and Rhodes.
In keeping with the cruise line, updates to the Costa Fascinosa’s itinerary embody weeklong cruises visiting islands in Italy, Greece, and Malta, together with Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece; Mykonos, Catania, Sicily; and Valletta, Malta.
The itinerary additionally contains Taranto, Italy, to find Puglia, and Athens, the cradle of historic Greek tradition, with each ports providing the possibility to embark and start the cruise.
The Costa Smeralda and Costa Toscana will provide weeklong cruises to the western Mediterranean. The ships will go to locations in Italy, France, and Spain. Costa Toscana will depart from Genoa, Italy, each Friday, beginning March 27, and go to Marseille, France; Barcelona, Spain; Cagliari, Naples; and Civitavecchia/Rome, Italy.
In keeping with Costa, the Costa Smeralda will set sail from Savona, Italy, initially on Saturdays after which, from mid-April, on Sundays, for an itinerary that may name at Marseille, France; Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and Palermo and Civitavecchia/Rome, Italy. In the course of the summer time season, Ibiza will substitute Palma.
Two ships, the Costa Favolosa and Costa Diadema, will sail in northern Europe. Costa Favolosa’s season in northern Europe will probably be longer, with departures from mid-Might till early October. The ship will provide 5 totally different itineraries from Hamburg, Germany, and can go to the Norwegian fjords, Iceland, the North Cape, and the Lofoten Islands in Scotland.
These sailings embody a brand new itinerary in Norway’s fjords, equivalent to Sognefjord, Costa stated.
All through the summer time, the Costa Diadema will provide one-week cruises to the Norwegian fjords from Kiel, Germany, to Copenhagen, Denmark. Company can uncover locations such because the Hellesylt waterfalls, Geiranger fjord, and Stavanger.
In spring and fall, Costa will provide mini cruises of three and 4 days within the western Mediterranean aboard the Costa Fascinosa and Costa Diadema. For vacationers with extra time obtainable, the Costa Fortuna, Costa Diadema, Costa Fascinosa, and Costa Favolosa will provide “Costa Voyages,” designed to expertise longer itineraries from 9 to 14 days.
These sailings go to Portugal, Morocco, the Canary Islands, Greece, and Turkey. Additionally supplied are the Costa Favolosa and Costa Diadema cruises between the Mediterranean and northern Europe.
The 2026 Mediterranean itineraries of the Costa Deliziosa and Costa Pacifica will probably be obtainable for reserving within the coming weeks.