Carnival’s Costa Cruises to Dispose of Its Oldest Ship

Carnival’s Costa Cruises to Dispose of Its Oldest Ship

The ongoing changes to Carnival Corporation’s Italian cruise brand Costa Cruises are continuing as the line announced it will be transitioning its oldest cruise ship to new owners in 2026. The line has been significantly downsized since the 2020 pause in operations and the return to service after the pandemic. Costa announced that the Costa Fortuna (102,669 gross tons) will be transferred to a new owner in mid-September 2026. The identity of the…

Costa Cruises' ship Fortuna sold, leaves the fleet in Sep 2026

The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian company Costa Cruises is reshaping its shipping operations with the planned transfer of the 22-year-old Costa...

Costa Cruises’ Oldest Ship To Be Sold In 2026, Reducing Fleet Size To 8

Carnival Corporation’s Costa Cruises announced that its oldest cruise ship will soon be getting new owners next year.

Costa Cruises Reveals Fleet Will Shrink to 8 Ships in 2026

Fans of Costa Cruises, the Carnival Corporation brand that caters mainly to the Italian market, have seen the cruise line’s fleet get smaller in recent years, and that trend will continue in 2026, when yet another ship will depart the line. In a Strategic Path update issued on May 9, 2025, Costa Cruises confirmed that the 2,700-guest Costa Fortuna, which the line notes is its longest-serving ship, will be transferred to a new, unnamed, owner in …

Costa's oldest ship, Fortuna, will exit, Serena getting upgrades

Costa Fortuna will operate its published schedule until September 2026 before handover to a new owner.