Costa Fortuna Postcard #6 A Sea Day

Being as it is a sea day I will talk about the ship a little. Like every Costa ship we have been on there is a theme throughout the interior. The Costa Fortuna’s decorating theme pays homage to classic Italian vessels and every public room is inspired by and named after a particular ship. There are photos of ships all over the place and loads of models. The weirdest being the ones on the ceiling of the atrium, they just doesn’t look right to me sailing around upside down. All said though I really do like the inside of this ship and for Costa it has almost been done quite tastefully, yes there are bright glittery areas but it wouldn’t be Costa ship if they weren’t there.

I will finish today’s post with a few casual observations of some items that I have noticed so far.
Firstly the crew is one of the happiest we have ever seen, equally attentive, helpful, polite and nearly always smiling.
I have been trying to work out how the service charge works with the bar staff and in particular with the all inclusive so I will try and find that out in time. We bought our package before joining the ship which didn’t include any service charge. The bar staff seem more than willing to run around after you even though they appear to be getting no added benefit. I did wonder if there was a big pot and they got a bigger share of it if they served more drinks? Everything is still recorded so it does make you wonder.
At a guess I would also say the average age of the passengers would be mid 60’s, the bulk of which being Germans, French & Italians. I have only seen half a dozen kids so far so that will give you some idea of the passenger make up.
The photographers are a big nuisance too, much more so that any other cruise we have been on. They are set up for portraits on deck 5 every night in about 6 or so places. You have to run the gauntlet if you want to visit the bars at the other end of the ship.