The 92,700-ton Costa Deliziosa was constructed by Italian company Fincantieri and launched in February 2010. Around 3,000 people worked on the construction of Costa Deliziosa, which cost over 450 million euro to build the ship was christened on February 23, 2010, in Dubai and is the first every cruise ship named in an Arabian city.

The ships onboard facilities include specially commissioned artwork in the public areas,three swimming pools in a resort-style area, four Jacuzzis, a three-storey theatre, casino,dance club and piano bar,disco,a 4-D cinema, a roller skating track, Sony Playstation3 game consoles in every stateroom, an 18-hole golf simulator,Grand Prix racing car simulator and an outdoor big screen,sauna, steam room,library and a shopping centre.