Who owns Costa Cruises?
Costa Cruises is owned by Carnival (the United States, NYSE: CCL).[1]
Evidence: Carnival Corporation & plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 January 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Carnival Corporation & plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Miami
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises is a Europe segment brand of Carnival Corporation & plc with nine ships at 30 November 2025. The FY2025 10-K says it has operated for over 75 years and offers a European touch and Italian passion; Costa Crociere S.p.A. appears in the group's Exhibit 21 as an Italian subsidiary.
How often Carnival names Costa Cruises in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Costa Cruises
Where Costa Cruises sits in Carnival
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Carnival
Carnival controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
Carnival has more brands in cruise lines on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 26.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| City Cruises | Hornblower Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Carnival
Carnival is a publicly listed company headquartered in Miami, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CCL.
Carnival Corporation & plc is a dual listed company: Carnival Corporation was incorporated in Panama in 1974 and Carnival plc in England and Wales in 2000. Its FY2025 10-K calls it the largest global cruise company and lists eight cruise lines: AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. The filing says it sunset the P&O Cruises (Australia) brand in 2025 and that its boards have recommended unifying the group under a single Carnival Corporation listed in New York.
🇮🇹 Costa Cruises and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Costa Cruises among them.
- ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona — FNM 🇮🇹
- Aeroitalia — Aeroitalia 🇮🇹
- Aeroporti di Roma — Mundys 🇮🇹
- Air Dolomiti — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport — Aeroporto di Bologna 🇮🇹
- Contship Italia — Eurokai 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Costa Cruises?
The parent company of Costa Cruises is Carnival, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Costa Cruises Italian or American?
Costa Cruises originated in Italy, but it is owned today by Carnival, which is headquartered in the United States. So Costa Cruises is an Italian-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Costa Cruises still owned by Carnival?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Costa Cruises is still owned by Carnival. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Carnival Corporation & plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 January 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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