Staterooms
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The Costa Europa has a great variety of cabins, a big difference to other ships of the Costa fleet, such as Costa Tropicale. Holland America was offering up to 14 different types of outside cabins, and seven inside ones. This fact was always a handicap for this ship, because her fleet mates had a most uniform cabin offer, and permitted an easier commercialisation. In this variety of cabins, there are clearly three large types of cabins:
Suites and deluxe cabins. Both categories are a legacy of the Home Line design.
Five suites have an approximate surface of 38 square meters. It has two lower beds convertible to king size bed, an independent salon, walk in closet, and a complete and ample bath. They are located on the port side amidships on the Auriga deck between standard cabins.
Also, the Costa Europa has 8 deluxe cabins, of 22 square meters, which have the disadvantage in that they are very long and are situated in the AndrĂ³meda deck, aft of the second level of the theater. The cabin has two ample closets, a section of salon, and two lower beds convertible to a king size bed in the outside section. The bath, located in front of the closets, has the same size and disposition found on the suites.
Outside cabins. The cabin averages a surface of 17,5 square meters. Has two ample closets (of the same size of the of the deluxe cabins), and two lower beds in parallel, though there are some cabins with beds arranged in "L", which cannot be transformed into a king size bed. The bath, located in front of the closet, has the same size and disposition found in the suites. It has a shower, and is generally large.
Many cabins have a sofa bed, and 40 are specially designed for families, with capacity for four people (sofa bed and a bunk). In the opposed ends, the Costa Europa has some small cabins located in the extreme bow and stern sections, which have two bunks, and 12 square meters of surface.
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Inside cabins. All the inside cabins of the Costa Europa have an approximate surface of 14,2 square meters, and all are fitted out with two lower beds. They are small, and I believe that they would be hard to sell. All are located on the hull, along two longitudinal corridors.
66 % of the cabins face the sea, and all are fitted with television, dryer, bath or shower and safe. Also, there are four handicapped cabins. The problem with the Costa Europa is the lack of cabins with a balcony. Also, some passengers criticised the lack of acoustical isolation between cabins
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Suite
Deck: Auriga
Suites S feature two lower beds that may convert to a queen bed, a double sofa bed, sitting area, personal butler service, a refrigerated minibar, whirlpool tub, television, air-conditioning, a private bathroom, safe, telephone, and hairdryer. 410-sq.-ft. suite.
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Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom
Deck: Andromeda
Deluxe Oceanview Staterooms 11 feature two lower beds that may convert to a queen bed, a television, air-conditioning, a private bathroom, safe, telephone, and hairdryer. 150-sq.-ft. stateroom.
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Interior Stateroom
Deck: Auriga, Cassiopea
Interior Staterooms 4 feature two lower beds that may convert to a queen bed, a television, air-conditioning, a private bathroom, safe, telephone, and hairdryer. 130-sq.-ft. stateroom.
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