My wife and I recently finished our twelfth cruise. This one was aboard the Costa Atlantica. The seven day cruise embarked from Copenhagen Denmark on July 16, 2005. I note the following in providing our personal review of the cruise.
Embarkation was fairly smooth, once we knew when we could embark. We were told at arrival at the cruise terminal that we would have to wait about two hours before our embarkation number would be called. As it turned out, our embarkation number was called in about 20 minutes after we arrived. There was no "theater line", so we all just moved in a large group toward the embarkation point. It went smooth though, and we were on the ship in about 15 minutes after our group number was called.
The Ship Atlantica is one of the most beautiful ships we have traveled on. She is decorated in beautiful woods, breathtaking marble and bright cheery colors. Shops on the ship are plentiful, well appointed, and well-stocked. We did not use the bar service as we do not drink alcohol. Passenger cabins are large by the standards we are used to, with plenty of room for storage, large bathrooms, and they have a roomy feel. We had a mini-bar instead of a regular refrigerator, but that presented no problem. Our room steward was prompt, communicative, and kept our room very clean and orderly.