The ship changes its deployment by extending the Mediterranean season into winter
Costa Cruises has announced an update to its offerings for the upcoming 2025/2026 winter season. Given the situation in the Middle East, “which is currently fluid and remains unpredictable for the foreseeable future,” the company says, “Costa wishes to provide its guests with clear and reliable information for their vacation plans for the upcoming winter season as soon as possible.
In this sense, the company has decided, for the 2025/26 winter season, not to operate the itineraries originally scheduled in the United Arab Emirates aboard Costa Toscana and those to and from Dubai. Consequently, the related “positioning” cruises to Dubai in autumn 2025 and vice versa in spring 2026 will not be operated.
Program of Costa Toscana
Costa Toscana confirms its program of 7-day Western Mediterranean cruises until November 13, 2025. The 7-day cruise departing from Savona on November 13, 2025, bound for Santa Cruz de Tenerife is also confirmed.
On the other hand 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 new firm was not revealed. The ship is currently operating in the Mediterranean with cruises to Greece and Turkey, and for the winter of 2025/2026 is scheduled to be homeported in the Canary Islands.
With the departure of the ship in 2026
With the departure of the ship in 2026, Costa will have shed six ships from its fleet. Two of the brand’s newest ships, Costa Venezia and Costa Firenza, were transferred to Carnival Cruise Line to launch a sub-brand Costa by Carnival, which is marketed as “Fun Italian Style.” The ships are operated by Carnival in the American market, while the brand also took over the older Costa Luminosa. The ship, rechristened Carnival Luminosa, is deployed between Australia and Alaska.
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