Costa Favolosa

• Meals (main restaurants)Included
• AlcoholExtra charge
• GratuitiesExtra charge
• Wi‑FiExtra charge
• Specialty diningExtra charge
• Shore excursionsExtra charge

The basic fare includes the cabin, main dining and buffet meals, shows, and daytime activities. Drinks, Wi-Fi, service charges (tips), specialty restaurants, and shore excursions are charged separately. Higher plans come with a drinks package, and suite plans add a dedicated restaurant and spa access.

• Extra chargeDrinks (one beer)Bottled beer, about €5
• Extra chargeSoft drinks and waterCanned soda, about €3
• Extra chargeDrink packageMy Soft Drinks, with no alcohol: €23-27/day; My Drinks, including standard alcoholic drinks: €35-42/day; My Drinks Plus, the premium option: about €48-57/day. A 15% service charge is added to all. Advance online purchase is often cheaper.
• Extra chargeWi‑FiPurchasing the full cruise duration at once often results in a discount of about 10%.
• Extra chargeGratuities (automatic service charge)For voyages departing from and arriving in Europe, as a guide: ages 15 and over €11 per day, ages 4 to 14 €5.50 per day, ages 3 and under free. A separate 15% service charge applies to drinks at the bars.
• Extra chargeLaundryNo self-service laundry; per-item charges (shirts about €3.50, etc.). A fixed-price unlimited-fill bag service is also available for higher-tier Costa Club members.
• Shore excursionsShore excursions cost extra. Reserve in advance or onboard through the official website or the ship's tour desk.

Prices are shown in the onboard currency; no currency conversion is applied.

Onboard currency

EUR

Gratuities

The service charge (gratuity) is not included in the fare. Instead, a fixed amount per night is automatically added to the onboard account after boarding. It applies uniformly to all ships and all guests regardless of fare type (Basic/Comfort-type/Deluxe), and guests are not expected to reduce or remove it at their discretion.

Payment

Cashless onboard

Voltage

Mainly 220V (depending on the ship, some are a mix supporting 110-220V/60Hz). Japanese devices that are 100V-only may not be usable without a transformer, so please check.

Formal nights

The number of gala nights roughly scales with cruise length: about 1 on a 3 to 4 night cruise, 2 on a 7-night cruise and 3 on a 10-night cruise. On Mediterranean cruises, 1 to 2 is typical.

Medical facilities

There is a medical center staffed by doctors and nurses, available 24 hours for emergencies. Consultations and treatment are not free and are charged to your onboard account each time (travel insurance generally cannot be used directly at the counter, and costs are usually claimed afterward). An exact Costa-specific fee schedule could not be confirmed from public information.

Bringing items onboard

Bringing alcohol on board is prohibited in principle, whether at embarkation or at ports of call, and anything found in X-ray screening is confiscated until the end of the cruise. Wine and champagne may be allowed only if approved by prior application, in which case a corkage fee of €10 per bottle is charged. Alcohol purchased at ports of call or in the onboard duty-free shops is also held until the end of the cruise (effectively confiscated).

Mobile and connectivity

The EU "free roaming" rule applies only on land, such as at ports of call. If your phone connects to the ship's maritime network at sea, expensive maritime roaming charges outside the scope of the regulation (both calls and data are far higher than usual) apply, so the practical standard approach at sea is to put your phone offline or in airplane mode and use Costa's onboard Wi-Fi package or an eSIM.