Western Mediterranean From Palermo
Palermo · 4n · $112/n · Sep 16, 2026
From $447 inside · Balcony $647
Live · sailing at 0 kn · Palermo
Costa Cruises · Costa CONCORDIA
Costa Fascinosa
Guests
3,014 – 3,617
Crew
1,100
Cabins
1,507
Length
289 m
Space ratio
32
Homeport pattern
Savona
Where she is right now
En route · Palermo· 9/16/2026, 12:36:18 PM· Course 86°
Position
38.13°N, 13.37°E
Heading
86° · COG 176°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Palermo
Our take · opinion
Final Concordia, Italian fascination
Costa Fascinosa is the last Concordia-class Costa for travellers who want Mediterranean weeks with Italian dining rhythms, movie-star décor, and lively evenings—not Freestyle American megaship habits.
We experience Costa Fascinosa as Concordia-class Costa with a “things that fascinate” theme: celebrity and cinema cues, disco nights, and Italian product DNA that suits European-style vacationers and multi-gen groups. Expect fixed dining seatings, Pepper-robot embarkation help, and a soundtrack that carries from the atrium through Discoteca Babylon on sea nights. The retractable-roof pool with a giant screen and Teatro Bel Ami keep evenings busy without needing brand-new LNG Costa scale.
Cabins are Concordia-class practical: many insides and oceanviews, balconies on roughly two-fifths of rooms, plus Samsara spa staterooms and a small solo inventory. Grand Suites sit at the top with larger terraces, but under-Lido and promenade-adjacent banks still need a hard look before you pay for quiet. Ask us before you pick a balcony solely because it looks midship on a deck plan.
Dining spans Ristorante Otto e Mezzo and Ristorante il Gattopardo, Samsara for spa-cuisine guests, specialty nights at Club Fascinosa, and Destination Dishes in the main rooms. Versus her sister Costa Favolosa, the vibe skews more cinema-and-celebrity than pirate aqua play. Versus newer Costa LNG ships, Fascinosa is classic Italian hardware with spa and entertainment depth—confirm language mix, dining seatings, and quieter cabin pockets with us on the sailing below.
She's for
- Travellers who want Italian product and Mediterranean homeports
- Multi-gen groups who enjoy lively evenings and themed lounges
- Guests curious about Samsara spa cabins or Club Fascinosa nights
- Shoppers who prefer classic Costa scale over newest megaships
She's not for
- Guests who need Freestyle dining and English-first megaship habits
- Travellers chasing hush and ultra-luxury suite living
- Anyone who wants brand-new LNG Costa hardware only
Honest caveat
She’s Concordia-class Costa with fixed dining and a European guest mix—great product, not Freestyle-American habits. We’ll walk language, seating, and cabin tradeoffs before you book.
The record · ship backgroundCosta Fascinosa, on paper
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The record · ship background
Costa Fascinosa, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCosta Fascinosa is Costa’s fifth and final Concordia-class liner, built at Fincantieri Marghera and inaugurated in May 2012 from Genoa. She served briefly as fleet flagship until Costa Diadema arrived in 2014. Sisters include Costa Favolosa, Costa Pacifica, Costa Serena, the lost Concordia, and platform cousin Carnival Splendor.
Interior design by Joe Farcus centers on fascination themes—movie and celebrity cues such as a Gone With the Wind–inspired lido and the Millionaire casino. Amenities include Asian-themed Samsara Spa with its own restaurant, a retractable glass roof over the pool with a giant movie screen, a Grand Prix driving simulator, Nuovomondo 4D cinema, and more than three hundred original artworks. Pepper robots assist guests fleetwide with embarkation and onboard information in English, German, and Italian.
Deployment historically focuses on Mediterranean sailings from Italian hubs such as Savona and Genoa. Confirm this sailing’s homeport and itinerary on the page below before treating any pattern as fixed; specifications sit in the fact sheet.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2010 – 2012
- Inaugural
- May 2012, Genoa
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- Costa Concordia, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa, Costa Serena
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 267 sail dates on Costa Fascinosa. Fares are live and change daily.
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| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Mediterranean From PalermoPalermo | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Ajaccio (Corsica) | Savona | Sep 16, 2026 | Palermo | 4 | $112 | $447 | $647 | — |
| 3-Night · Costa FascinosaNaples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Ajaccio (Corsica) | Savona | Sep 17, 2026 | Naples | 3 | $165 | $496 | $656 | $716 |
| 4-Night · Costa FascinosaNaples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Ajaccio (Corsica) | Savona | Marseille | Sep 17, 2026 | Naples | 4 | $163 | $652 | $862 | $942 |
| 5-Night · Costa FascinosaNaples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Ajaccio (Corsica) | Savona | Marseille | Barcelona | Sep 17, 2026 | Naples | 5 | $159 | $795 | $1,065 | $1,165 |
| Western Mediterranean From CivitavecchiaCivitavecchia (Rome) | Ajaccio (Corsica) | Savona | Marseille | Barcelona | PALMA DE MALLORCA | MALTA LA VALLETTA | Thira (Santorini) | Mykonos | Piraeus (Athens) | Souda Bay (Crete) | Messina (Taormina) | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Sep 18, 2026 | Rome (Civitavecchia) | 15 | $166 | $2,484 | $3,484 | $3,884 |
| Western Mediterranean From SavonaSavona | Marseille | Barcelona | PALMA DE MALLORCA | MALTA LA VALLETTA | Thira (Santorini) | Mykonos | Piraeus (Athens) | Souda Bay (Crete) | Messina (Taormina) | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Savona | Sep 20, 2026 | Savona | 14 | $126 | $1,767 | $3,107 | $4,167 |
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