COSTA CROCIERE SPA.

Merchant Ships 1942 and 1944 show a black C on the funnel. Although Ocean Ships does not specify the comma marks, a photograph of Eugenio G confirms them.

The C254 funnel includes quotation marks. Stewart 1963 attributes it to Giacomo Costa fu Andrea but already shows a blue top, demonstrating that the top-colour change was not tied to the company’s name change. On Columbus C in 1982 both sets of marks point aft on the starboard side. On Carla C’s port side in April 1984 the forward set also points aft, while the after set cannot be discerned. Brown 1995 lists this livery as Costa Crociere.

The later pennant is yellow with a blue border and blue C. A reported example measures 0.75 by 1.20 m. Jan Mertens initially questioned whether it replaced or accompanied the earlier flag; Rosanoski later considered it the sole current house flag. It appears on a Costa Europa postcard, as her bow jack in April 2007 and at a mast. The funnel is documented on Costa Fortuna on 19 April 2005 and Costa Pacifica on 15 August 2010, without the earlier quotation marks.