We cruised 3/27 on the Atlantica, 2 adults and 2 children, we were in a balcony cabin on deck 5. This is our seventh cruise and first time with Costa.
Embarkation was super easy, we were on the ship in no time. The ship was very nice, a little dated but very clean and although it was a full ship it did not feel too crowded (except for the pool area, people get a little ridiculous with the chair saving for hours on end) We found the food quality to be good, not the best we have had but it was decent. We were on late dining (8.45pm) and it takes a little long, we rarely got out of the dining room before 10.30pm but with early dining at 6pm I would still go with the later option.
The waiters were great, no problems with drink refills and the food was always served hot. Happy Hour was twice a day with 2 for 1 -you can't beat that! I have never seen 2 for 1 on a cruise ship before. We did not eat at the buffet much, we had breakfast in our cabin, coffee always came steaming hot and on time. Lunchtimes we usually grabbed something by the pool area (Mexican and hamburgers and hot dogs)