Costa Information

The story behind Costa Cruises is a story of entrepreneurial success.

It was established in 1854 under the name of the founder Giacomo Costa fu Andrea and was so successful in the trading of fabrics and olive oil between the markets of Genoa and Sardinia that it soon set up a fleet of ships transporting goods all over the world; and by the end of the last century its ships reached far-away shores such as Australia, where the constant flow of Italian emigrants generated a market for national foodstuffs.

Costa was specialised in the purchase of raw olive oil in the Mediterranean countries for export overseas.