http://www.cruisereviews4u.com/ 315-188 http://www.cruisereviews4u.com/cruise-reviews/costa/costa-deliziosa.html We just got back a few days ago from our cruise on the Costa Deliziosa. We have cruised many times before this but never with Costa. We have tried Princess, Holland America, RCCL and Carnival. The Costa Deliziosa is a new ship which is a definite plus and everything was in good shape. So the ship itself gets high marks. The line up to get on the ship was painfully long. I am used to getting onboard within 20 minutes but this took over an hour. They only had 3 desks open which seemed small considering the number of guests are close to 3000. The cabin was new, clean with plenty of storage space. The room stewards were very helpful and did a good job keeping the room clean. Don't expect any TV as there is only one English channel and that is BBC World. The announcements are done in 5 different languages so you just had to wait for English. Most of the crew did speak enough English to communicate. We tried the ships shore excursions which were good but we found it expensive. Later in the cruise we went of the boat and worked out deals with local companies. Good way to save money. Food was the only real disappointment onboard. The buffets were okay and for the evening buffet they only served pizza and one pasta dish. The main dining room served average food and this is where we missed Princess. Internet is very expensive onboard so we didn't use it much. In general I would only sail again with Costa if they offered me a really good deal I would sail with them again. Otherwise I think I would choose a different cruise line. ]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:10:57 -0500