Costa Smeralda

LAB – Kitchen Lab

Are you ready to be one of our “Chef for a day”? You can put your skills at the oven to the test and share your most creative recipes at LAB. And if you need some inspiration, be amazed by Bruno Barbieri’s dishes! 

Restaurant Tutti a Tavola

With a view over the sea and… your little travel companions, it’s the first restaurant dedicated to families. Located a stone’s throw away from Luna Park, it has comfortable interior space and a beautiful exterior overlooking the sea. 

Bacaro

Experience the typical Venetian apertif. Between tasty savoury delicacies and drinks prepared by experienced bartenders, relive the atmosphere of the most characteristic Italian taverns of the North East in a new, floating lagoon. 

Silent Party

In the pool, you can turn the volume all the way up on your headphones and lose yourself dancing without making any noise. The music you want with whomever you want under the stars of the indoor pool. The party is waiting for you to arrive. 

Virtual Band

If you are sailing, how can you get to a stadium, theatre or arena and attend a live music concert? Easy! With Smeralda’s technology and LED walls you can see three concerts a week. Immerse yourself in the rhythm! 

Disabled Facilities

Those with mobility issues are required to travel with an accompanying person or their own wheelchair. A limited number of wheelchairs is available on our ships for any emergencies. These are only approved for use on board the ship. All our ships have a number of dedicated and fully equipped cabins which are free of architectural barriers. They include priority boarding and disembarkation and a dedicated lift for emergencies.

Costa Cruises wishes to satisfy the needs of all those who want to experience a cruise but who have special needs, mobility problems, visual impairments or other disabilities. International regulations require the Company to be aware of any “needs for personal assistance in the case of emergency” (wheelchairs, etc.) of its guests in order to make the necessary arrangements. This information must be provided through the travel agent or directly to Costa Cruises and again on boarding. We recommend that guests with special needs who require special medical assistance and/or equipment travel with a companion and inform the travel agent or Costa Cruises when booking of the dimensions of the any equipment necessary, e.g. a wheelchair. Costa Cruises must be informed of this when making the booking.

It will be our pleasure to offer the “cruise only” section of trips free of charge to companions, provided that they travel in the same cabin as special needs guests. To obtain a free cruise ticket for companions, Costa Cruises must be informed by the Guest at the time of the booking confirmation. Costa Cruises must receive all the necessary documentation within three working days of confirmation. Guests travelling with a companion will be given a cabin for people with special needs. Companions will be carried free of charge until all special needs cabins are filled, however the Family Value promotion is not valid. If three or four adult Guests are making the booking, the companion will be assigned the third or fourth bed free of charge.

If a Family Value booking is made a supplement of 50% of the adult fare will be applied for the third or fourth bed. We would also like to remind you that in some ports disembarking may be problematic for Guests with motor problems, especially offshore. Our ships have several cabins equipped for disabled guests, which are marked with a letter H on the ship plans on the following pages. For further information please visit our webpage at www.costacruise.com.

Special Dietary Requirements

These can be catered for if requested and agreed on when booking. Guests can indicate their special dietary needs – diabetic, gluten-free or other types of allergies/intolerances. Special dietary needs can only be safely catered for in the Main Restaurant.

To ensure that the service operates efficiently, please reconfirm your requirements with Customer Service when you board. Should passengers bring dietary items with them from home, the on board Maitre must be informed immediately after boarding, so that the necessary food preparation arrangements can be made.

Dress Code

During the cruise, you are free to dress as you wish: the atmosphere on board is informal and casual. Clothing must however be suited to the environment, season, destination or occasion, such as a gala dinner or an excursion. A jacket or shawl is always advisable.

For daytime activities, we suggest casual clothing/sportswear and comfortable shoes. You should bring a sweater or jacket as temperatures may vary greatly between air-conditioned areas and the outside. During each cruise, there will be gala evenings for which elegant dress is recommended. “Today” (the daily programme of onboard activities) offers suggestions on appropriate evening dress, whether casual or formal. For shore excursions, we suggest casual clothing/sportswear and comfortable shoes. It is advisable to wear suitable clothing for any religious sites visited. For hygiene reasons it is essential that you have a pair of trainers exclusively for use in the gym, as well as suitable clothing. If you do not, you will be refused entry. Towels will be provided in the cabin free of charge for use at sunbeds and swimming pools, the showers in the gym, the spa and to take ashore with you on beach excursions.

Age Restrictions

Guests under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. On selected seasonal departures, Guests 21 to 24 years old must have one person at least 25 years old in the same stateroom, who shall be responsible for the under age 25 year old Guest. Guests who are responsible for the supervision of under-age Guests shall ensure that they do not purchase, possess or consume alcoholic beverages or violate any other shipboard regulation. The minimum drinking age on-board is 21 years old for cruises departing from U.S. ports and 18 years old for cruises departing from non-U.S. ports. Guests under the age of 18 may not play in the on board casino or use any spa facilities and must be accompanied by a person over 18 on shore excursions. The Guest’s age on the date of sailing determines his or her status for the entire cruise. 

Smoking Policy

Smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes is not permitted on board, except in the “Cigar Lounge” area. Electronic cigarettes may only be used cabins and in the “Cigar Lounge” area. In public areas outdoors smoking is only allowed in specially designated areas that have ashtrays. We would like to remind you that smoking is not permitted in cabins, but only outside on private balconies. To avoid the risk of fire, cigarettes must be extinguished and left in the ashtrays provided and never thrown overboard when they are still lit. We would also like to remind you that on board the ships Costa Mediterranea, Costa Classica, Costa Atlantica and Costa Victoria there are no indoor smoking areas. 

Other Details

Children: Kids allowed

Childrens Facilities: Available

Nursery: Nursery

Smoking: Some

Gratuities: The service charge – which is calculated on a daily basis according to the length of the cruise, the destination and the ship – is charged by Costa at the end of the cruise and paid over entirely to the staff who provide the hotel services onboard. For this reason, no tips are required or payable.