Costa Fortuna
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Costa Fortuna in Funchal, Madeira, 2023 · Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Costa Fortuna no longer sails for Costa Cruises: she left Costa Cruises' fleet in September 2026. Costa Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Costa Fortuna
Costa Fortuna is a former Costa Cruises cruise ship of the Fortuna class, which sailed 2003 to 2026. She measured 102,669 gross tons and carried 2,702 guests with a crew of 1,090. She sailed Mediterranean, Canary Islands itineraries.
Costa Fortuna was a 102,669-ton ship built by Fincantieri on the platform of Carnival's Destiny class and in service with Costa from November 2003 until September 2026. Its decor paid tribute to historic Italian liners, with ship models on display and the atrium ceiling hung with upside-down models of Costa's past and present fleet. It carried about 2,700 guests at double occupancy and had been based in China before a 2018 refit in Singapore returned it to Europe. In its final seasons it sailed the Eastern and Western Mediterranean in summer and the Canary Islands in winter. Costa sold the ship to Margaritaville at Sea, which is renaming it Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber after a refit in Belfast.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 102,669
- Guests
- 2,702
- Crew 1,090 · 1:2.5
- Space ratio
- 38.0
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 2003–2026
- Left the fleet September 2026
- Length
- 272 m
- Decks
- 13
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Costa Fortuna in Funchal, Madeira, 2023Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Costa Fortuna?
Costa Fortuna sailed for Costa Cruises and belongs to its Fortuna class.
Is Costa Fortuna still sailing for Costa Cruises?
Costa Fortuna no longer sails for Costa Cruises: she left Costa Cruises' fleet in September 2026.
How big is Costa Fortuna?
Costa Fortuna measures 102,669 gross tons and 272 metres in length, with 13 decks.
How crowded does Costa Fortuna feel?
Costa Fortuna has a passenger space ratio of 38.0: 102,669 gross tons for 2,702 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Costa Fortuna feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does Costa Fortuna carry?
Costa Fortuna carried 2,702 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 1,090 (about 2.5 guests per crew member).
When did Costa Fortuna enter service?
Costa Fortuna entered service in 2003 and was last refurbished in 2018.
Where does Costa Fortuna sail?
Costa Fortuna sailed Mediterranean and Canary Islands itineraries.
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