How does Costa Favolosa look in person?

[geleisen]

So, helping a friend book a cruise, and one of the options is with Costa. However, one thing we can't get past is that the few photos that we can see of the ship on the website make it look... well, much older than a 15 year old ship. Costa doesn't seem to want to show off the ship on their website the way other cruise lines do, so we are a bit curious if it actually looks old in person or if it is more a stylistic choice and still feels nice. Basically it is a surprise gift for his mum and he wants to ensure she has a good experience. Does the ship look better in person than in the photos? 
Cheers. 

[the wandering two]

We won't find out until September's reposition from Hamburg, Favolosa was our first Costa sailing in 2019.