As tall as a 20 storey building and just under 300 metres long, Costa Atlantica has a surface area 20 times the size of the Olympic stadium in Rome.And just as impressive is the attention to detail throughout the ship. The names of the decks are inspired by the Italian film director Federico Fellini, with tributes to his art: from the entertaining "Dolce Vita" photos to the original sketches of the film by artist Milo Manara.

On board the Atlantica cruise is the Caff lorian,a faithful reproduction of the famous café in St Mark's Square in Venice. The Club Restaurant is particularly stunning, located in the highest part of the ship, under the glass ceiling with a view up to the sky, and connected to the lower deck by a glass staircase.