Costa Cruise Ships?

I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa ship.
How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that because
it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that true? That
might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen

"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa ship.
How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that because
it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that true?
That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


When I've seen Costa ships in port with people coming off the gangway, I'd
say a good 50-75% of them were smoking.

--Tom

Tom K wrote:
"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa ship.
How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that because
it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that true?
That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen



When I've seen Costa ships in port with people coming off the gangway, I'd
say a good 50-75% of them were smoking.

--Tom

We took the Costa Atlantica over 6 years agao and were pretty disgusted.
The ship was pretty but the food was abominable and the entertainment
was embarrassing. Never on them again. and of course I hate smokers.

"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa ship.
How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that because
it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that true?
That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


If you can wait until January 17th, I probably will be on the Fortuna the
10th through the 17th and I'll collect and answer any questions I can, at
least about that ship. Haven't cleared all hurdles on fare yet (they have
the money but I don't have confirmation yet because of the holidays.)

We're planning on traveling the first week in April, but want to make plans
before we go to Florida.. Not sure about the smoking bit now, as I hate
being around smokers. This coming from someone who smoked for years. Now
can't stand the smell of it.

Hugs,
Helen

"LVTravel" wrote in message
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"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa
ship. How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that
because it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that
true? That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


If you can wait until January 17th, I probably will be on the Fortuna the
10th through the 17th and I'll collect and answer any questions I can, at
least about that ship. Haven't cleared all hurdles on fare yet (they have
the money but I don't have confirmation yet because of the holidays.)

"Gaga6" wrote in message
...
We're planning on traveling the first week in April, but want to make
plans before we go to Florida.. Not sure about the smoking bit now, as I
hate being around smokers. This coming from someone who smoked for years.
Now can't stand the smell of it.

Hugs,
Helen

Last time I was in Rome, they still allowed smoking in restaurants. You
could be just starting your meal, and people at a table 20 inches away could
be getting their coffee and lighting up. It was pretty disgusting.

Many ships that are oriented more toward a US clientele (e.g. Celebrity and
Princess) are getting more restrictive. You might want to stick with those.

--Tom

"Gaga6" wrote in message
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We're planning on traveling the first week in April, but want to make
plans before we go to Florida.. Not sure about the smoking bit now, as I
hate being around smokers. This coming from someone who smoked for years.
Now can't stand the smell of it.

Hugs,
Helen

"LVTravel" wrote in message
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"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa
ship. How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that
because it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is that
true? That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


If you can wait until January 17th, I probably will be on the Fortuna the
10th through the 17th and I'll collect and answer any questions I can, at
least about that ship. Haven't cleared all hurdles on fare yet (they
have the money but I don't have confirmation yet because of the
holidays.)



I agree about the smoking bit. I am an ex-smoker also (as is the wife.) I
figured that for the amount of money for our now confirmed reservations that
we paid, we can probably stick out the smoke, if any, for one week. I need
the experience on this line to be able to talk to prospective clients.
Don't want to go on them as a FAM trip but will be looking around a lot and
creating a log.

LVTravel wrote On 11/30/2009 1:04 PM:


"Gaga6" wrote in message
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We're planning on traveling the first week in April, but want to make
plans before we go to Florida.. Not sure about the smoking bit now,
as I hate being around smokers. This coming from someone who smoked
for years. Now can't stand the smell of it.

Hugs,
Helen

"LVTravel" wrote in message
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"Gaga6" wrote in message
...
I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a
Costa ship. How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone
told me that because it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking
on board.. Is that true? That might turn me against going on that
cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


If you can wait until January 17th, I probably will be on the
Fortuna the 10th through the 17th and I'll collect and answer any
questions I can, at least about that ship. Haven't cleared all
hurdles on fare yet (they have the money but I don't have
confirmation yet because of the holidays.)



I agree about the smoking bit. I am an ex-smoker also (as is the
wife.) I figured that for the amount of money for our now confirmed
reservations that we paid, we can probably stick out the smoke, if
any, for one week. I need the experience on this line to be able to
talk to prospective clients. Don't want to go on them as a FAM trip
but will be looking around a lot and creating a log.
Why not a FAM trip? At least if you went that way, if you were
disappointed you wouldn't be out as much bucks as if you went regular.

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LVTravel wrote On 11/30/2009 1:04 PM:


"Gaga6" wrote in message
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We're planning on traveling the first week in April, but want to make
plans before we go to Florida.. Not sure about the smoking bit now, as
I hate being around smokers. This coming from someone who smoked for
years. Now can't stand the smell of it.

Hugs,
Helen

"LVTravel" wrote in message
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"Gaga6" wrote in message
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I'm planning on a cruise from Florida and have never been on a Costa
ship. How do they compare to other cruise lines? Someone told me that
because it's an Italian ship, there's lots of smoking on board.. Is
that true? That might turn me against going on that cruise line.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Helen


If you can wait until January 17th, I probably will be on the Fortuna
the 10th through the 17th and I'll collect and answer any questions I
can, at least about that ship. Haven't cleared all hurdles on fare yet
(they have the money but I don't have confirmation yet because of the
holidays.)



I agree about the smoking bit. I am an ex-smoker also (as is the wife.)
I figured that for the amount of money for our now confirmed reservations
that we paid, we can probably stick out the smoke, if any, for one week.
I need the experience on this line to be able to talk to prospective
clients. Don't want to go on them as a FAM trip but will be looking
around a lot and creating a log.
Why not a FAM trip? At least if you went that way, if you were
disappointed you wouldn't be out as much bucks as if you went regular.

--
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To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
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welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron

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They (FAMs) "can" be pretty restrictive, depending on the line and exactly
what you want to find out about the line and it's employees. If you are on
the trip and being "treated" like a TA then things do change as I have found
on a few of the previous ones I have been on. Now as a full fare paying
customer I can still deduct costs and I do learn a lot more about the line
and especially how the employees treat the paying customer. Besides, I'm
not really paying a lot for this trip and I am going to get full commission.

The date I am leaving port is the date that Costa has an "open house" for
TAs on the Fortuna, so I expect to see a lot of them boarding and leaving
the day I embark.

Regents has an almost decent smoking policy. There are about four
places on the ship where one can smoke - The Mariner Lounge, The Casino
bar (not at the tables), starboard pool deck and one aft open deck. My
only complaint with their policy was that I couldn't stand out on my
balcony and have a cigaretter with my morning coffee.

I was amused by Rosaly's statement that, "of course, I hate smokers."
That means that she hates around 90,000,000 American citizens and only
God knows how many Europeans and Asians. That's a lot of hatred to pack
around :-)