Historic Ships

KAISER FRANZ JOSEPH
Monfalcone

The largest ship ever launched in the Mediterranean

DUILIO
Genova Sestri

The first Italian ocean super-liner

SATURNIA
Monfalcone

The first ship with balcony cabins

AUGUSTUS
Genova Sestri

The first ship with Lido bridge and outdoor pool

VESPUCCI
Castellammare di Stabia

The largest training ship of all time

VICTORIA
Trieste

The first air-conditioned ship

CONTE DI SAVOIA
Trieste

The first ship equipped with stabilizers

REX
Genova Sestri

The first ship with spa and tanning beds
The fastest ocean liner in the world (30 knots)

MICHELANGELO
Genova Sestri

The last ocean liner built in Sestri

RAFFAELLO
Trieste

The last ocean liner built in Italy (Michelangelo and Raffaello are twin ships)

EUGENIO C.
Monfalcone

The first Costa cruise ship

OCEANIC
Monfalcone

The first cruise ship equipped with magrodome