COSTA DELIZIOSA: BALTIC CRUISE ALL GREAT PORTS BUT . . .

1. Bad food badly cooked. Absence of fresh ingredients renders all dishes bland, often breaded and undercooked, covered with glop. Even pizza and minestrone not Italian on this over-Italian fiasco that does not represent Italy well. Hot food is seldom hot. The coffee is no good. There is no menu on display at any time. Everything is over-salted. Pasta everywhere. The joke is these not-so sophisticated Europeans are all pretending to be enjoying themselves with their constant reliance on wine and bottled water but the food is half outright inedible, half same-old same-old. The cheapest ingredients prevail. For instance, the apple juice is only 10% of fruit origin.

2. Temperature issues. Zero air circulation can render the Albatros Restaurant -- effectively their only -- uncomfortably hot and humid. The Buffet area can be way too cold. Cigarette smoke prevails in corridors and gathering places. Read more