Costa Luminosa- What's It Like For Dancers

[Dancer Bob]

I'm looking at the Costa Luminosa sailing from Guadaloupe next winter. Costa markets this ship to Europeans and doesn't have info on the US website, but I've confirmed they will sell cabins to North Americans. There's a possibility a dance group I travel with might be interested.
As you might guess from my screen name, I'm primarily interested in the dance environment on board; that's why I choose Costa. How does this ship compare to the Atlantica? They're both Panamax, so I suspect Luminosa is one of the later versions with the theatre dropped one deck, eliminating the lower lounge.
Are there any experienced dancers who can give me more information?

[luv2cruise13]

Hi Bob: I don't have the info you need on the Luminoso ship, but thoroughly agree with you on the dancing end of it. Costa has the best dancing of any line out there. We have been on seven cruises with them and they have set our standard for dancing (ballroom). We are disappointed that it looks like they will not be returning to the US market. I cannot find where they will be here next year anywhere. We were looking forward to taking the transatlantic trip to Italy in 2013 out of Miami. Do you know if that will be happening? We have a group that wants to go and are reluctant to be stuck on a ship with lousy dancing (nothing worse). Any thoughts or info you have would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Dancer Bob]

There´s a lot of stuff on the Italian website that they don´t put on the US. If you have someone who speaks Italian it´s easy, but I manage to understand it pretty well anyway. Costa does tend to be later announcing itineraries.
You can get to PTP via MIA/SJU, for Luminosa Guadeloupe, but it´s probably not much cheaper than a flight to Europe for a Mediterranean itinerary. I did Serena in Adriatic a year ago, great trip. Fortuna class ship with a much improved aft lounge.
Queen Victoria did a Caribbean ininerary last year. Dance floor is actually a bit larger than Atlantica. The recorded music has improved greatly recently but the orchestra varies from mediocre to abysmal. QM2 has the largest dance floor I´ve found but G32 (disco) entrance is through ballroom. If there´s a reception, there´s no alternate dance venue. I calculated my TA in January cost me close to $100/hr for actual dance floor time.

[cafeDB]

Originally Posted by Dancer Bob

There´s a lot of stuff on the Italian website that they don´t put on the US. If you have someone who speaks Italian it´s easy, but I manage to understand it pretty well anyway. Costa does tend to be later announcing itineraries.

Hi DancerBob,
Costa is apparently moving into the Asian market here and I've been getting my information on http://www.costacruise.com which is in English.

Anyway, I was searching for information on how the dancing is on Costa Luminosa; as I am considering a Scandinavia/ Russia cruise in June this year.
Did you eventually go on the Luminosa? If so, how's the dance floor and music.

I don't really care if its a liveband or not, give me a dance-friendly DJ who plays strict tempo danceable proper ballroom music over a band who can't tell their rhumba from chacha anyday!

It has the most appropriate timing and itinerary, and our kids get to go free although my family is joking a lot about how its the one cruise line where people actually have a high chance of using the lifeboats.

[Capricruiser]

On the Luminosa there's dancing with a live band every evening in the Elettra Grand Bar/Lounge on Deck 2, towards the bow and the Theatre.

[Jack McHammocklashing]

Originally Posted by Capricruiser

On the Luminosa there's dancing with a live band every evening in the Elettra Grand Bar/Lounge on Deck 2, towards the bow and the Theatre.

I can not dance for the life of me BUT
On Luminosa, Deliziosa, Atlantica, and all the others I have loved watching
the dancing couples, dancing to a live band, ALL evening

During the day the instructors teach dancing, and although not participating, I remembered and had a sly go in the cabin

chicky chicky two two, chicky chicky chicky or whatever
I am sure you would be well accomodated

Jack McH

[Dancer Bob]

Never did get on the Luminosa, I'm on Deliziosa in April for Black Sea, I think it's a very similar ship.