Costa Atlantica Review

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Beautiful Ship, Excellent Service, Good Food

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Costa Atlantica
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Sail Date: Oct 2011

Itinerary: Naples to Naples with port calls: Messina, Rhodes, Limassol, Marmaris, Santorini, Katakolon, Savona, Naples (10 nights)

I booked this cruise based on its itinerary leaving and returning to Naples, very close to where I live. This was a back-to-back cruise for me because I was on the previous cruise to the Aegean and Black Sea with final destination Naples where my wife would be joining me. I was pleased to be sailing again on the Costa Atlantica, a ship I had always read favorable comments about on Cruise Critic and other cruise sites. It has been judged to be one of the best ships of the Costa fleet, if not the best. I thoroughly agree. Much of this review is a repeat of the one I wrote for the first cruise. Both my wife and I are Costa Club members; I being Gold Pearl while she is still Coral category.

Embarkation: For this cruise most all the passengers had embarked at the day before at Savona from where I remained on board for the extension to Naples. I met my wife outside the Naples cruise terminal about 16.30 and helped her with check-in and boarding. I had brought with me her cruise card and of course already had my own which covered the period of both cruises. The ship itself was docked about 500 meters east of the terminal at the Calata di Massa port but Costa had free shuttle buses running back and forth. We boarded at 17.15 without problems and went immediately to our cabin and her bag was delivered about a half hour later.

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Cabin B5

The Cabin: Our cabin was number 7218 on Deck 7 named the Intervista Deck. It was a standard outside cabin with balcony which turned out to be quite nice and comfortable and more than adequate for our needs. It supposedly measured 23 square meters but this included the balcony and bathroom. The king size bed was quite comfortable as were the pillows. The air conditioning worked fine but was too chilly unless the thermostat was turned a little toward the warm side. We tended to keep the balcony door open when in the cabin (including night) because we preferred the outside sea air to the AC (which automatically shut off when the door was opened). The day area of the cabin had a three person couch, small table, and a hassock for the wide desk. Lighting in both day and night areas was good and there were two large mirrors. The dressing area by the entrance door was very good with a three-door wardrobe (a third of which contained shelves and the electronic safe) with lots of hangers. The desk had drawers for clothing and miscellaneous with a new hair dryer in one. The bathroom wasn't huge but was more than adequate. The shower worked great with plenty of hot water and excellent pressure except in the evening before dinner when it was necessary to increase the hot setting. The inlaid sink had a large mirror above it with shelves and compartments to hold everything. Good lighting, and two hooks on the door. The Gold Pearl perks were especially nice: Thick fluffy bathrobes by Frette, slippers, luxury bath toiletries and soap, after sun creme, and even face cloths! The towels (two bath and two hand) were changed as necessary twice a day and were generally fluffy but frequently the hand towels were a bit worn. Our excellent cabin steward was named Marnie who hailed from the Philippeans. Both his Italian and English were very good and he provided outstanding service. As Costa Club members we always had a bowl of fresh fruit in the cabin which was frequently replenished. The cabin was quiet, no vibrations, and even when the sea was rough I noticed only minimal movement except for one night. I always book a mid-ship cabin with cabin decks above and below which usually ensures low noise levels and minimal ship movement. In conclusion, we were very satisfied with this cabin.

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