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Here my answers:
the Costa Classica is an 53000 tons big Ship, rated 3 Stars and a Plus, so NOTE: This is not at all one of the Best! It is middle-class, as we say in Germany.
The Style is some Italian, but the Company belongs to Carnival Cruise Lines.
The Ship will not smell in all places for Smoke, but note: a lot of Southern Europeans on Board will mean: there are a lot of Smokers an Board.
The Ship is spacy enough, that you come out of smoking areas, please assign a table for non Smokers in the Restaurant, tell them, you have Asthma or Bronchitis, and you will not be disturbed at your Meals.
The Athmosphere on Board will be good and friendly, the entertainment is one of the better points, especially if you like Italian Way of Life...
The food and Service are the weak Points, it is mass-market Banquet Food by Zerbone catering, this is an worse Ship Caterer. The food is precooked on Land and made hot, when needed.
I recommend Celebrity Cruises, where each Item in the Dining Room is made fresh on Board.
The Cabins are spacious and well equipped, but poorly isolated.
It is an Casual and nice Athmosphere on Board.
Which Ports do you enter?Did you get an special offer?
Note: Do never pay brochure Prices, at the Moment, there are offers enough, if you are flexible with time and Cruise Harbours.
Eastern Europe has a lot of nice Places, best time to travel is Spring or Autumn.
If you have more questions, be free and ask here.
Read my Readers Review Costa Romantica Caribbean to Europe April/May 2001, it is the Sister Ship, 1 year younger than this, but exactly the same size.
You get it under Reviews/ReadersReviews/Costa/Costa Romantica/Transatlantic/April-May 2001.
Enjoy your trip!
[ 02-15-2002: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]
This is very good commented.
Instead of tasteless Food on Costa Liners, i recommend an Adress in Brasil, where you can eat very good Meat Dishes:
CHURRASCARIA CARRETAO
Ronald de Carvalho, 55Praca do LidoCopacabana - Rio de Janeiro
Tel.:_ 542-2148
Mhhhhmmmm....
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