Travelers who want a lively, Italian-style ship at a lower price than U.S. lines.
Think twice if: Guests come from many countries, so expect multilingual announcements and a European crowd; check Costa's site for which restaurants cost extra.
See her Europe sailings ↓ · Where is she now? → · Costa Cruises's page for this ship →
What she's like
A floating resort with the most to do. Expect lines at boarding, the buffet and tender boats. About 38 tons of ship per guest. As a rule of thumb, 40 or more feels roomy and under 30 feels busy.
Unknown from line's site.
Our judgment, from $ (budget) to $$$$$ (ultra-luxury).
Not published. Assume drinks, tips and wifi cost extra.
The line doesn't say.
The line doesn't say.
Her Europe sailings, October 2026 to October 2027
45 sailings in Europe on the published schedule, 3 to 14 nights. Tap a start port to see how to get from the airport to the ship.
Where they start
- Savona , 29 sailings how to get there →
- Marseille , 9 sailings how to get there →
- Barcelona , 6 sailings how to get there →
- Malaga , 1 sailing
What it costs beyond the fare
| Tips for the crew | EUR 11 (age 15+); EUR 5.50 (ages 4-14); under 4 free per person per day; Added to your bill automatically; SECONDARY source (CruiseDirect); Costa's own FAQ pages load by script and returned no text. Rates may change for sailings from Dec 1, 2026. |
|---|---|
| Money on board | EUR on Europe cruises (per secondary source's service-charge currency). |
How tipping and money work on a European cruise → · Build a full trip budget →
Her restaurants
The line's site doesn't list this ship's restaurants by name.
Which cabin to book, and which to avoid
The line doesn't publish cabin sizes for this ship that we could find.
Good to know before you pick
- Deck 11 cabins (fwd, mid) sit below Deck 12 venues in the same zone: Sunset Bar (fwd)
- Deck 10 cabins (fwd, mid) sit below Deck 11 venues in the same zone: Lido Iris (mid)
- Deck 9 cabins (fwd, mid) sit below Deck 10 venues in the same zone: Lido Sole (mid)
- Deck 8 cabins (aft, fwd, mid) sit below Deck 9 venues in the same zone: Lido Sole (mid); Sole Bar (mid); The Salty Beach Street Food (mid); Restaurant Buffet (aft); Lido Urano Bar (aft); Lido Urano (aft)
- Deck 2 cabins (aft, fwd, mid) sit below Deck 3 venues in the same zone: Theatre (fwd); C|Club Point (mid); Welcome Bar (mid); Vesta Restaurant (mid); Ceres Restaurant (aft)
If you use a wheelchair or walk with difficulty
Elevators: Elevator groups named Prua (forward), Centro (midship) and Poppa (aft) in the SVGs; not every deck file includes all three Our accessibility guide →
Find your way around
Our own deck plans, drawn from the line's official plan: tap a deck to see it from above, with what's at the front, middle and back of the ship. Use “Find on board” to light up every deck with a pool, a bar or a restaurant. Not to scale.
- Deck 14 , Solarium; Toboga
- Deck 12 , Beauty Spa Solemio; Sunset Bar; Smoking Area; Outdoor Jogging Track; Sport Area
- Deck 11 , Area Gym; Beauty Spa Solemio; Smoking Area; Lido Iris; Solarium; Outdoor Squok Family Area; Élite Suite&Club Restaurant
- Deck 10 , Lido Sole; Squok Club; Squok Baby Area; Smoking Area; Solarium; Restaurant Buffet
- Deck 9 , Lido Sole; Sole Balcony; Sole Bar; The Salty Beach Street Food; Restaurant Buffet; Lido Urano Bar; Lido Urano
- Deck 8 , Cabins
- Deck 7 , Cabins
- Deck 6 , Cabins
- Deck 5 , Theatre; Galleria Shops; Pantheon Atrium; My Tours; Smoking Area; Apollo Grand Bar; Sushino at Costa; Pummid'Oro Pizzeria; Gelateria Amarillo; Internet Point; Disco; Casino; Arcade Games Room; Wine Bar; Luna Lounge
- Deck 4 , Theatre; International Hostess Info Point; Pantheon Atrium; My Moments Photo Store; Vesta Restaurant; Meeting Room; Chapel; Library; Disco; Ceres Restaurant
- Deck 3 , Theatre; C|Club Point; Reception; C-Dream; Pantheon Atrium; My Tours; Welcome Bar; Smoking Area; Oceandining; Vesta Restaurant; Ceres Restaurant
- Deck 2 , Cabins
- Deck 1 , Cabins
- Deck 0 , Hospital
What to book, and when
The line doesn't publish its booking windows where we could find them.
The ship in numbers
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Kind of ship
- Mass-market
- Built
- 2012
- Guests
- 3,012
- Crew
- 1,100
- Guest decks
- 13
- Gross tons
- 113,321
- Length
- 289 m (948 ft)
- Width
- 36 m (116 ft)
- Flag
- Italy
- Class
- Concordia class (modified)
- Ship number
- IMO 9479864
- Sister ships
- Costa Favolosa, Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica
- In Europe 2026–27
- Western Mediterranean
Highlights
- Modified Concordia-class ship from 2012
- Italian line: announcements are made in several languages and the onboard style is Italian
- Mediterranean home ports make it easy to board in Italy, Spain or France
Sources & what we could not confirm · 8 sources · checked 2026-11
- Costa: Costa Fascinosa ship page (includes interactive deck plan)
- Wikipedia: Costa Fascinosa (secondary)
- VesselFinder: Costa Fascinosa (IMO 9479864)
- CruiseDirect: Costa gratuities (secondary)
- Costa Cruises FAQ (no readable text)
- Costa: drinks packages page (no readable text)
- Costa Serena interactive deck plan (per-deck SVGs from Costa deck list service /bin/deckplan.deckList.se.json)
- CruiseTimetables.com: Costa Fascinosa schedule (independent listing)
- Costa's ship page loads its facts, dining and deck plan by script; none could be read, so all numbers are from Wikipedia (secondary)
- cabin count and refurbishment year not found
- guest_decks from Wikipedia where given
- highlights 2 and 3 are general line facts, not from the ship page
- Costa Cruises: Everything except service charge (Costa's site returns script-only pages)
- Costa Cruises: Service charge from secondary source only
- Deck plan: Cabin category codes (e.g. BP, IP, EP, MS, S) are shown as on the plan; their full names and sizes were not on the deck plan files
- Deck plan: Some labels (single letters, Exit, Credit Card Registration) left out as non-venues
- Deck plan: Deck 13 does not exist on the plan list
- Deck plan: Costa Pacifica, Favolosa and Fascinosa assumed to match; only Serena plan read