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Costa Cruises · Excellence-Helios (Carnival XL)

Costa Toscana

4.0· 467 votesBuilt 2021 · 183,900 GT · 20 decks423 sailings from $93/night
Guests
5,3226,338
Crew
1,678
Cabins
2,663
Length
337 m
Space ratio
29
Homeport pattern
Savona

Where she is right now

AIS reported 23:38 UTC · 15 Sept 2026
En route · Naples· 9/15/2026, 11:38:28 PM· Course 57°
Position
39.83°N, 12.40°E
Heading
57° · COG 60°
Speed
20 kn
Destination
Naples
Our take · opinion

Italian megaship, LNG Excellence bones

We experience Costa Toscana as Costa’s LNG Excellence-class megaship—Italian dining plaza energy, family water park, and Med weekenders from Savona. We’d put mixed families here when they want a European megaship with Tuscan branding rather than a US Fun Ship.

Onboard life centers on the shopping-and-dining plaza and the glass-roof pool complex that defines Costa’s Excellence-class megaships in the Mediterranean. Families gravitate to Deck 16’s water park, slides, ropes course, and mini-golf, while adults escape to the Beach Club pocket under the dome when main pools peak on sea days. Evenings feel Italian Costa with shows, gelato, and plaza buzz, more European resort megaship than Caribbean party boat.

Cabins are Excellence-class volume, with interconnecting rooms that help multi-gen groups and Grand Suites that add terrace space above the crowds when you want a quieter threshold. We usually steer light sleepers away from banks under the activity deck and late plaza venues on sea-day heavy weeks. Ask us before you lock a guarantee on a ship this large, because elevator waits and pool-deck noise are the real booking variables.

Dining leans Italian with Pizzeria Pummid’oro, family-style Tutti a Tavola, and specialty nights alongside the main restaurants that carry Costa’s food culture into the week. Versus Carnival’s Excel sisters (Mardi Gras, Celebration), Toscana shares the LNG XL platform but runs Costa’s language, service style, and Med/Brazil deployment. Confirm Savona or seasonal sailings on this page, then ask us which category fits your group.

She's for
  • European families who want a Med megaship with Italian food culture
  • Multi-gen groups after water park days and plaza evenings
  • First-timers comfortable with Costa’s European product style
  • Shoppers comparing Excellence/XL sisters across Costa and Carnival
She's not for
  • Quiet couples seeking boutique luxury and hush
  • Guests who want English-first US megaship branding
  • Anyone who avoids crowds, elevators, and peak pool lines
Honest caveat

At full load, the glass-roof pools, water park, and elevators need patience. We’ll steer you toward quieter cabin pockets and off-peak dining so you skip the worst bottlenecks.

The record · ship background

Costa Toscana, on paper

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Costa Toscana is an Excellence/Helios-class LNG megaship built at Meyer Turku (hull 1395). Steel was cut 30 July 2019, hull assembly advanced through 2020, she floated out 14 January 2021, completed Baltic sea trials in October 2021, and was delivered 2 December 2021. Christening followed dockside in Barcelona on 14 June 2022 with godmother Chanel Terrero Martínez.

She shares the XL LNG platform with Costa Smeralda and Carnival’s Excel sisters, using MaK dual-fuel engines and large cryogenic LNG tanks for propulsion and hotel load at sea and in port. Hotel features include a retractable glass pool roof, Deck 16 activity park, Beach Club adults area, glass-bottom skywalk, and a large Organic Spa and fitness complex.

Mediterranean programs commonly use Savona plus other European homeports such as Valencia and Marseille, while winter seasons have also included Brazil sailings from Santos. Confirm the embarkation city and season on the sailing you want, because Costa rotates deployments. Specs and live sailings on this page are the verification step before you book.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2019 – 2021
Inaugural
2022 christening, Barcelona (delivered Dec 2021)
Fuel
LNG dual-fuel
Sisters
Costa Smeralda, Carnival (Celebration, Jubilee, Festivale
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Upcoming sailings

40 itineraries · 423 sail dates on Costa Toscana. Fares are live and change daily.

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
Western Mediterranean From CivitavecchiaCivitavecchia (Rome) | Genova (Portofino) | Marseille | Barcelona | Cagliari | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome) · 3 dates
Sep 17, 2026Rome (Civitavecchia)7$136$951
Western Mediterranean From GenovaGenova (Portofino) | Marseille | Barcelona | Cagliari | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Genova (Portofino) · 3 dates
Sep 18, 2026Genoa7$131$919
Western Mediterranean From MarseilleMarseille | Barcelona | Cagliari | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Genova (Portofino) | Marseille · 2 dates
Sep 19, 2026Marseille7$212$1,485
5-Night · Costa ToscanaMarseille | Barcelona | Cagliari | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome)
Sep 19, 2026Marseille5$237$1,187
6-Night · Costa ToscanaMarseille (France) | Barcelona (Spain) | Balearic Sea Darkest Spot | Balearic Sea Darkest Spot | Cagliari (Italy) | Naples (Italy) | Civitavecchia Rome | Genoa Portofino
Sep 19, 2026Marseille6$232$1,389
Western Mediterranean From BarcelonaBarcelona | Cagliari | Naples | Civitavecchia (Rome) | Genova (Portofino) | Marseille | Barcelona
Sep 20, 2026Barcelona7$107$751
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