Costa Deliziosa

What we thought of The Ship

The ship was really nice plenty of places to sun bath never had any problem getting a space round the pool. The spa was really nice we got a day pass to uses the spa but it does not include the treatment but if you’re not planning to do a treatment I would book one. If you have a treatment booked you get the use of the therapy rooms for 30 min before and after. The 4D cinema was great would say you have to go at least once.

Favorite places on board

The Atrio bar was one of my favorites because it is big and airy and there’s is plenty of room for all the guests and the staff where really nice. The Club Deliziosa, does carry a 20 euro’s cover charge but is well worth it, different menu to the main restaurant and much more relaxed. The food was really good if we had gone in there the first night i do not think we would have gone in the main restaurant for the rest of the cruise because the service was great it, was nice and quite and but you never felt rushed.

Children’s Facilities had a quick look though the window and there seemed to be quite a bit for children to do.

Food

Over all the food was really good i had a few odd meals but my friend loved everything she ordered and she had snails???

The buffet restaurant had food there all day
• breakfast was good plenty of choice
• lunch again lots of choice from sushi to thing for sandwiches and the pizzas where always hot and there from 11 am onward
• afternoon tea again pent of choice and never a shortage of anything
• evening meal the menus looked good but never went always went to the main restaurant or the Club Deliziosa

The main restaurant had pent of choice and the food was served very quick not many minutes between courses which did make you feel a bit rushed but over all the food was great.

Entertainment i.e. casino & bars

Bars: We found all the bars we used where of a great quality and the staff where very helpful and friendly and always asking if you wanted another drink. I would always recommend taking the all inclusive drinks package like we did as it saved us a lot of money.

4D Cinema: This was so much fun a lot better than the 3D films out at the minute for the 4D parts and they made the chair move and mist getting sprayed at you made it even better

Spa: This was really nice the staff were not as friendly and willing to show you round but the actual facilities where really good

4X4 excursion in Abu Dhabi with BBQ This was better than the one i did in Dubai a couple of years ago the dunes where higher and i think our driver wanted to see how quick he could make some one scream, the food at the BBQ was excellent and soft drink where included for everyone as well but a can of beer was 5 euros for a small one and 8 euros for a large one

The Theatre we only went once and i would not have gone back the first night was a juggling and acrobats show. The second night was a Chinese acrobat’s show. The one we went to was called I Had a Dream. Now we though musical song and may be a seen or 2 from a musical, but we got the crew singing and the cabin stewards singing things like Black Velvet and Like a Virgin??? Not what we where expecting.

Disco /night club: The dance floor was big and had quite a big bar and it was on 2 levels. We went twice the first time they played 2 songs in English the rest was Italian the second time we went was St Patrick’s Day and we where the only people in except bar staff so we left.

Overall the entertainment was aimed more at the Italians

Service

Over all the service was for a really high standard

The cabin person was really good the cabin was spotless and he always left us after sun and things and they changed the towels and bedding daily

Guest relations could do with more staff on the desk this was the only place we ever had difficulties with the language barrier there where only a few staff who spoke English. We saw one couple having problem explaining that one of the bar staff came over from the atrium bar and translated it into Italian for the passenger.

Bar staff could never help enough really friendly and happy all the time

Restaurant staff very friendly and helpful really quick service

Cabin

The cabin was great our balcony was really big loads of space very nicely decorated and we where above the theater but could never hear it, the only noise we heard was the lift on check out day pinging and the Italian passengers shouting as they walking past but never any ship noise.

Drinks Package

We had the J2 which was well worth the money we drank it very easily each day with out going stupid because a bottle of wine £20-30, a glass of coke £2.50, ****tails £6.25, glass of wine £4.50 so did not take many drinks in a day to get your money’s worth from this package.


Any other tips for travelers with Costa

Book a drink package of some form
On the Deliziosa they have these thing called totems which are great you can

• book in the 4D cinema
• book excursions
• book in restaurants
• book in the spa
• and loads more saves any confusion with language

Take plenty of sun cream as the ship does not have any to buy

Emirates Business Class & Lounge

Manchester airport the lounge was great with it being new. The food and drink was really good lots of magazines and papers showers and computers. Staff where really friendly

Dubai airport lounge even though it only about 2 years old it needs some work doing to it the floor near reception was a solid wood floor but had holes and uneven bit where the wood was starting to fall out in it the staff where not as friendly as Manchester but they where polite

Check in at both airports was really quick and our luggage was first off both times

The flight was good the kept us toped up on wine all the time and plenty of food the movies are the same as economy and there is loads of choice. The business class seats where not flat beds which would make it so much better on board.