The Costa Allegra cruise ship is an intimate vessel decorated with marble, wood, glass, fountains and skylights. The sense of art is reflected through the Allegra’s eight decks, each of which is named after famous impressionist painters like Van Gogh, Monet and Degas. A glass atrium, three decks high makes up the center of the ship.
The Allegra carries approximately 820 passengers and was originally built in 1969, entering serviced for Costa Cruises in 1992.
Ship Highlights
- Fitness Center
- 2 swimming pools
- 2 Jacuzzi HydroMassage Baths
- Caracalla Spa
- Folies Bergeres Ballroom
- Club Flamenco Casino
- Amalfi Disco
- Murano Grand Bar
Cuisine
- Montmarte Restaurant- This 462 seat restaurant offers seating for groups of up to ten people and is staffed upper echelon chefs, many of who have graduated from highly regarded European schools of cooking.
- Tachy Club Restaurant Buffet- This casual breakfast and lunch buffet option has seating both indoors and outdoors.
- Piazzetta Allegra- This area houses an Italian restaurant named Amalfi, a pastry and coffee shop and a sushi and sashimi bar that costs extra for passengers.
Entertainment and Nightlife
At night head to the Grand Bar Murano, a cocktail bar with music and dancing. Another drinking and dancing option is the Amalfi Restaurant which transforms into the Amalfi disco at night.
For a game of chance, grab a seat at one of the Flamenco Club’s gaming tables.
If you want to sit back and take in a show, go to the Folies Bergeres Ballroom which has nightly entertainment.
Cabins
Standard stateroom cabins have 24 hour a day room service, television, air conditioning, mini bar, safe, hairdryer and phone. They are approximately 150 square feet in size. 137 out of 410 of these have an ocean view.
Suites have addition perks like bathrobe and slipper to use during the cruise, a kit of bath products and daily delivery of lunch and dinner menus.
Recreation
For your inner (or outer) fitness freak, go to the fitness center which has classes, personal trainers, saunas and steam rooms, an outdoor running track, aerobics area, free weights and full complement of elliptical, treadmill, stair and bike cardio machines.
The Allegra also has the Montecarlo shopping center, Roman Catholic chapel, and card room, club with video game entertainment and library with internet access.
During the day there is an arts and crafts hour for guests to enjoy. For kids there are videogames on Deck 6 and the Mini and Maxi club on Deck 8.
Onboard Fees
- Sushi and sashimi at the Piazzaetta Allegra restaurant cluster costs extra.
- Group babysitting at the Children’s Center can be arranged for a fee.
- A karaoke room costs $20 an hour and is available for private groups.
- Treatments at the spa cost an additional fee.
- 15 percent gratuity is automatically added on to bar bills.
- 50 cents per minute to use the internet. No package deals available.