This was our 9th cruise, our 1st on Costa. Embarkation went smoothly, just the usual waiting in line. We made it to our oceanview cabin #1148 and it was exactly what we had expected.
Our cabin steward met us at our door and was great. He was the nicest employee we met all week long! We dropped off our carry ons and went to lunch on the Lido deck.
The food was not great, but we thought it would get better once we were at sea.