Costa Cruise Romantica
The Costa cruise Romantica was launched in 1993 and has been refurbished as recently as 2003. The Romantica holds a total of 1344 passengers in 678 cabins. The public rooms feature rare woods and glorious Carrara marble. Onboard you’ll find a spa and beauty salon to relax. Every detail is in place and there is a multi million dollar art collection decorating the ship.
This was another great cruise, even better than your recent one on the Voyager. It is true that the Costa cruise Romantica cannot be compared to the Voyager of the Seas in regard to the grandiosity, modernity, varieties and spaciousness of public areas. The Voyager is great for all of these attributes and the uniqueness of many novelties in naval architecture, such as the Royal Promenade and the ice skating ring.
But the Romantica, a seven year old, intermediate size ship (54,000 tons), still maintains her sober elegance, inspired by world famous Italian design. Carrara marble and hand-crafted furnishings abound in both public areas and staterooms. She does not glitter with glitzy and sparkling decorations found in contemporary megaships and gigaships, but rather original pieces of artwork and fine craftmanship found throughout the ship emanate a feeling of classical beauty and luxury. With all things considered (e.g., service, food, stateroom accommodations, etc.), the Costa Romantica still remains our favorite cruise ship, closely followed by the Grand Princess and Century.
This ship has good flow, with the activity center, Piazza Italia, on Deck 8 located amidships between the L’Opera Theater, forward, and the Botticelli Restaurant, aft. The only blemish in this flow is found on the 10th deck, where it is not possible to go from the forward elevators to the Giardino Buffet or to the Terrazzo Cafe’ without going up or down one deck and walking toward the rear of the ship to the aft elevators or stairways to go back to Deck 10.
In the aft section of Deck 9 are located a medium size casino and the beautiful Tango Ballroom, surrounded on three sides by windows. In the forward section there is the upper level of L’Opera Theater. Linking the forward and aft sections is Via Condotti, where are located the photo gallery, pizza parlor, ice cream cart and the gift shops, displaying the usual merchandise found on board every other cruise ship.
You must had another great cruise on the Costa cruise Romantica. Undoubtedly you’ll be cruising on her again, maybe in the Mediterranean. But first we would like to book a cruise to Alaska either on Princess or with Holland America Line. Then we would like to try another newer ship, maybe Costa Atlantica or Celebrity’s Millennium. Maybe you are ready for a world cruise. It’s only a matter of time and money.
Happy Cruising!
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