If you’re willing to plan far ahead, this deal could be a great starting point for your Christmas holidays in 2025. You could board the Costa Fortuna in Barcelona and spend a week enjoying the food and amenities of the ship, before reaching St. Cruz de Tenerife on December 22. This cruise, including tips and all meals, currently only costs €469 per person.
The website will first try to sell you a package incl. flights, but this is not necessarily a good option. We recommend that you switch the view to “all packages” to see which option suits you best. If you’re not a heavy drinker, “cruise only” is probably the best option.
If you wish to travel alone, the price will rise to €610, which is still quite an acceptable price, but obviously not as good as the €469 per person that you’d pay for 2.
Despite the entire booking process being in English, the travel agency behind it is from Germany, meaning that any communication thereafter will then be in German.
The Route
Here’s the full itinerary for this cruise:
- December 15, 2025: Barcelona (departs at 18:00)
- December 16, 2025: At sea
- December 17, 2025: Cadiz (7:00 – 13:00)
- December 18, 2025: At sea
- December 19, 2025: Las Palmas (5:00 – 22:00)
- December 20, 2025: At sea
- December 21, 2025: Funchal (7:00 – 17:00)
- December 22, 2025: St. Cruz de Tenerife (arrives at 10:00)
The Ship
The Costa Fortuna is one of Costa‘s first new ships of this century, having been launched in 2003. It has a mix of European and American design, with much of its decor paying homage to classic Italian vessels. While there usually are some American guests, most guests are from Italy, Spain, France and Germany, which is why announcements are made in the corresponding 5 languages and the onboard currency is the Euro. The dress code is casual during the day and smart casual in the evenings.
There are 1,358 cabins on this ship, which are pretty basic, only offering a bed, a chair, a small desk, a mini-fridge, and a bathroom with a shower.
Cover Picture: © 2024 Costa Crociere S.p.A