Costa Cruises is an Italian company that is based in Genoa. The company offers cruises to the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the United Arab Emirates, the Far East and the Indian Ocean. Costa Cruises is a member of the prestigious World’s Leading Cruise Lines Association.
Costa Cruises can be tailored to the customer’s requirements. Each cruise offers an organised programme of excursions that are designed to ensure that the guest gets the best out of each port that is visited. The excursions are carefully researched by the Shore Excursion Staff to discover the best features of each location and are divided into three levels: easy, moderate and hard. Some excursions are relaxing and cultural whilst others feature sports and adventure.
Costa Cruise customers can pre-order special onboard services. These include champagne for special celebrations, spa and beauty packages and meals at the sophisticated Club Restaurant. Costa Cruises has a partnership with the renowned Italian chef Ettore Bocchia. This award-winning chef is the executive chef at the Grand Hotel Viall Serbelloni on Lake Como and all the meals served in the a la carte Club Restaurants are supervised by him.
The Samsara spa offers a variety of treatments including aroma stone therapy, Balinese massage, pedicures and manicures. There is also a gym with modern equipment and onboard personal trainers who will devise an exercise regime suited to your requirements.
Costa Cruises prides itself on providing value for money for families. Children under eighteen years old do not pay port charges on selected cruises even during the school holiday periods. Every ship in the Costa Cruises fleet also has a range of accommodation to suit families, including cabins with balconies and, for larger families, interconnecting cabins that can sleep up to eight people. All children aged between three and seventeen can join the Mini, Maxi and Teen Club free of charge.
If Costa Cruises customers book their cruise far enough in advance they can take advantage of ‘ProntoPrice’ offers. This is lower than the standard price and also offers additional benefits including 25% discount on beauty and spa treatments; 20% discount on cabin mini bar and wine and water packages; a laundry service and special room-service breakfasts. Customers also get priority excursion booking and table booking in the restaurant.
Costa Cruises have a range of ships, varying in size and each ship features slightly different facilities. Costa Pacifica has a theatre with a musical theme; and the room is dominated by a beautiful central chandelier made of Murano glass and features an innovative sound system. Guests can enjoy being on deck even in the winter due to the sliding glass roof. There is also an 18m2 cinema screen that shows videos and films. For onboard entertainment there a variety of simulators which feature everything from golf to F1 racing. There is also a casino and a range of restaurants, bars and lounges. Costa Luminosa features a theatre that uses LED technology to present spectacular lighting effects to accompany evening performances. It is the only ship in the fleet to have a 3D cinema.
Find out about all the ships in the Costa Cruises fleet
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