This is the largest of the new Costa ships and the largest ever Italian cruise ship. It features elegant and spacious interiors and a wide range of facilities. Passengers on the Costa Concordia tend to be lively, mixed ages and mostly Italian with other Europeans. When all cabins have double occupancy, the ship provides a space ratio of 39.5 tons per passenger and a crew to passenger ratio of one for every 2.8 passengers. At full capacity the space ratio is 31.4 tons per passenger and the crew ratio is one to 3.6 passengers.