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Costa Serena
Guests
3,014 – 3,617
Crew
1,068
Cabins
1,507
Length
289 m
Space ratio
32
Homeport pattern
Hong Kong
Where she is right now
En route · Benoa· 10/31/2026, 6:58:19 AM· Course 285°
Position
8.74°S, 115.21°E
Heading
511° · COG 285°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Benoa
Our take · opinion
Italian big-ship, Asia brief
Costa Serena is Concordia-class Costa hardware aimed at lively, international sailings—lately Asia-heavy more than classic Savona weeks. We’d book her for travelers who want Italian line personality and a full-size ship without needing Royal’s newest thrills.
We experience Costa Serena as a busy, Mediterranean-born ship that still carries Carnival-family DNA in the atrium and on the social pool deck. Expect fixed-seating main dining rhythm and a lively international guest mix rather than hush or yacht manners. The 2025 Mazhou drydock refreshed public rooms and added Pizzeria Pummid’Oro, Sushino@Costa, and Archipelago, so the culinary map feels newer than her 2007 keel suggests on paper.
Cabins follow Concordia-class norms, where insides and oceanviews still dominate the inventory and balconies sit at a real premium. Bathrooms are stocked lightly unless you ask for extras, which is typical Costa and worth planning for. We push Samsara spa staterooms when wellness is part of the trip, and Grand Suites when the group wants terrace space instead of a standard balcony footprint.
Ask us about lower decks versus under the Lido, because noise is real on a full Costa sea day with a packed pool deck. Evenings split between Ristorante Vesta and Ceres, optional Club Bacco, and the new specialty cluster after the refit. Versus newer Costa ships with Costa Smeralda-era design language, Serena is the refreshed classic, so confirm the sailing below before you assume a Mediterranean homeport and we will keep cabin strategy honest.
She's for
- Travelers who want Italian-line atmosphere on a large ship
- Groups comfortable with fixed dining and a social pool deck
- Shoppers chasing Asia or regional fly-cruise deployments
- Guests who value a post-2025 dining refresh over brand-new steel
She's not for
- Quiet luxury seekers who want all-suite calm
- English-only first-timers who need the simplest U.S. megaship on-ramp
- Anyone who refuses older Concordia-class bones even after a refit
Honest caveat
She’s a 2007 Concordia-class hull—2025 venues help, but cabin footprints and bathrooms still lag newbuilds. Ask us about Samsara versus standard balconies before you lock a category.
The record · ship backgroundCosta Serena, on paper
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The record · ship background
Costa Serena, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCosta Serena is the second Concordia-class ship for Costa Cruises, built by Fincantieri as hull 6130 and delivered for a May 2007 Marseille inaugural season. Marion Cotillard christened her at the dockside ceremony there. Sisterships include Pacifica, Favolosa, Fascinosa, and Carnival’s Carnival Splendor, while lead ship Concordia was lost in 2012 and is no longer part of the active class story.
Interior theme leans classical mythology, with Vesta and Ceres main dining rooms plus the Samsara spa complex and dedicated spa cabins scattered through the accommodation decks. Drydocks in Singapore in 2023 and Mazhou Island in Shenzhen in November 2025 refreshed staterooms and public spaces. Those projects also introduced Archipelago, Pummid’Oro, and Sushino venues inside a new food-court concept aimed at broader tastes.
Deployment has shifted far from year-round Savona weeks toward East Asia seasons, India domestic roundtrips from Mumbai, Caribbean charters, and 2025–2026 fly-cruise patterns from Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Confirm the voyage below for the actual embarkation city on your dates. Gross tonnage, crew counts, and berths remain on the fact sheet for quick comparison.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2005 – 2007
- Inaugural
- May 2007, Marseille
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- Costa Concordia, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa, Costa Fascinosa
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 160 sail dates on Costa Serena. Fares are live and change daily.
Round World From San Antonio (Santiago) Chile
San Antonio · 14n · $177/n · Dec 8, 2026
From $2,478 inside · Balcony $3,398
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Night · Costa SerenaBenoa (Bali) | Darwin | Cairns | Brisbane | Sydney | Oct 31, 2026 | Benoa | 12 | $144 | $1,724 | $2,404 | — |
| Round World From SydneySydney | NOUMEA | Lifou (Loyalty Islands) | Suva | Nukualofa | RAROTONGA | Papeete (Tahiti) | Pitcairn Islands | ISDI PASQUA(EASTER ISCHILE) | San Antonio (Santiago) | Nov 12, 2026 | Sydney | 26 | $167 | $4,340 | $5,840 | $6,420 |
| Round World From SydneySydney | NOUMEA | Lifou (Loyalty Islands) | Suva | Nukualofa | RAROTONGA | Papeete (Tahiti) | Pitcairn Islands | ISDI PASQUA(EASTER ISCHILE) | San Antonio (Santiago) | Puerto Montt | Puerto Chacabuco | Punta Arenas | Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) | Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) | Puerto Madryn (Patagonia) | Buenos Aires | Nov 12, 2026 | Sydney | 40 | $165 | $6,606 | $8,806 | — |
| Round World From San Antonio (Santiago) ChileSan Antonio (Santiago) | Puerto Montt | Puerto Chacabuco | Punta Arenas | Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) | Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) | Puerto Madryn (Patagonia) | Buenos Aires | Dec 8, 2026 | San Antonio | 14 | $177 | $2,478 | $3,398 | $4,028 |
| 9-Night · Costa SerenaBuenos Aires (Argentina) | Montevideo (Uruguay) | Camboriu (Brazil) | Camboriu Bay | Abraao (Ilha Grande) | Baia De Copacabana | Baia De Copacabana | Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) | Ilhabela (Brazil) | Buenos Aires (Argentina) | Dec 27, 2026 | Buenos Aires | 9 | $247 | $2,220 | $2,570 | $2,850 |
| 9-Night · Costa SerenaBuenos Aires (Argentina) | Montevideo (Uruguay) | Camboriu (Brazil) | Camboriu Bay | Abraao (Ilha Grande) | Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) | Baia De Copacabana | Ilhabela (Brazil) | Buenos Aires (Argentina) | Jan 5, 2027 | Buenos Aires | 9 | $201 | $1,810 | $2,140 | $2,360 |
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