Costa Smeralda
“A floating Italian city — LNG-powered, with an onboard design museum and a three-deck show lounge.”
Costa Smeralda entered service in 2019 as the first LNG-powered ship in Costa's fleet and is one of its two largest, at about 185,000 gross tons and 5,224 guests at double occupancy. Her interiors celebrate Italian cities and design, centred on the three-deck Colosseo, which serves as an atrium by day and a theatre at night, and on CoDe, the Costa Design Museum, with around 500 pieces of Italian design. For winter 2026–27 she is scheduled to sail seven-night cruises from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman.
CoDe, the 400-square-metre Costa Design Museum — the first onboard design museum in the fleet — and the three-deck Colosseo lounge with its LED-screen dome.
What’s Onboard
Dining
- ✓13 dining venues across the ship
- ✓Elegant main dining rooms
- ✓Teppanyaki specialty restaurant
- ✓Archipelago restaurant
- ✓Tutti a Tavola Italian family restaurant
- ✓Italian coffee bars and gelato
Pools & Recreation
- ✓Multiple pools and hot tubs
- ✓Waterpark and family zone
- ✓Solemio Spa with hammam and thalassotherapy pool
- ✓Salt room and snow room
- ✓Fitness center and jogging track
- ✓Sports courts
Entertainment
- ✓Colosseo three-deck lounge and theatre
- ✓CoDe Costa Design Museum
- ✓Casino
- ✓Live music venues and bars
- ✓Discos and late-night parties
- ✓Shows and cabaret
Cabins
- ✓About 2,612 cabins
- ✓Inside, Oceanview, Balcony and Suite categories
- ✓Suites with spa access
- ✓Family and connecting staterooms
- ✓Accessible staterooms
Family & Kids
- ✓Squok Club kids' clubs and teen programs
- ✓Family-friendly pools
- ✓Family staterooms and connecting cabins
- ✓Kids' menus and family activities
Video Tour
Costa Smeralda Full Ship Tour
- ✦Travelers who want Italian style on a mega-ship
- ✦Design and culture lovers (CoDe museum)
- ✦Winter Middle East cruisers from Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- ✦Families wanting a big waterpark ship
Travelers wanting a small, quiet ship — Costa Smeralda carries over 5,000 guests and has a busy, international atmosphere.
7-night Mediterranean or Middle East sailings from roughly $700–$1,500 pp (inside)