we did one trip on the costa romantica it was b.loody awful over priced drinks staff didnt care about entertaining guests food ..well my wifes cooking is better .
p.s dont tell my wife i said that .
to end would not go again for free .

thanks johndoe, just as i suspected, i will give them a miss

I am another cruiser that would not take a free cruise with Costa

hi prindy, many thanks for your post

National Geographic channel did a fly on the wall series about them - it was a very good advert for a cruise company to avoid!

Lots of announcements in 4-5 languages, but more embarrasing was the entertainment. I was waiting for the 'nobbly knees' and 'grab a granny', but it only got as low as men dressing up as women to see who looked best!