Cruise buffet guests face surprise charges for taking food back to cabins

Nypost · May 25, 2026 · 365 words · By Fox News

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA cruise line is warning guests not to bring buffet food into their rooms — and threatening them with fines if they do.

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Costa Cruises recently informed guests they could face a €60 cleaning fee — close to $70 — for taking buffet food back to their cabins, according to the cruise blog Crew Center.

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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Costa Cruises recently informed guests they could face a €60 cleaning fee — close to $70 — for taking buffet food back to their cabins”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Costa Cruises has introduced a rule where guests may face a €60 (approx $70) cleaning fee for taking buffet food back to their cabins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MS Ambition is a cruise ship operated by Ambassador Cruise Line. Completed in France as Mistral for Festival Cruises in 1999, she sailed between 2005 and 2019 as Grand Mistral with Ibero Cruises and C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Ambition

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carnival Corporation Ltd. is a Bermuda-domiciled American cruise line operator that owns more than 90 vessels across eight brands. Carnival is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a component…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Corporation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costa Crociere S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔsta kroˈtʃɛːre]), operating as Costa Cruises, is an Italian cruise line founded in 1948 and organized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival Corpora…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Cruises

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“The cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Costa Crociere S.p.A. (operating as Costa Cruises) has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc since 2000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carnival Firenze is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Originally debuting as Costa Firenze for sister brand Costa Cruises, she was initially commissioned for the Chinese mark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Firenze

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“The letter said only room service staff trained in sanitation and hygiene procedures are permitted to transport and deliver food to guest cabins”

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Two separate web search reports confirm the cruise line's policy that only trained room service staff are authorized to transport and deliver food to guest cabins.

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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · The cruise line says only trained room service staff are authorized to transport and deliver food to guests' cabins. Room service is still ...
https://www.facebook.com/pubity/posts/a-cruise-line-is-now-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Costa Cruises is warning guests they could face nearly $70 in charges for taking buffet food to their cabins, saying only their crew should ...
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/cruise-buffet-guests-face-sur…

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web search NEUTRAL — We also point out that, in line with the health and safety standards adopted by Costa Cruises for its Guests, it is forbidden to bring any type of liquids and ...
https://www.costacruises.eu/useful-links/useful-info.html

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“All food must be consumed exclusively in designated dining areas”

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While there is evidence regarding the penalty for taking food to cabins, the provided search results for this specific claim returned irrelevant information about Costa Coffee and Costa Vida, and did not explicitly confirm the 'exclusive' requirement for all food consumption in designated areas.

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web search NEUTRAL — Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by the Bruno and Sergio Costa brothers as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Coffee

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web search NEUTRAL — Latest & Greatest Enter your email to receive the latest updates on limited menu items and great Costa Vida deals.
https://www.costavida.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Costa Del Mar offers high-quality polarized sunglasses for special activities as fishing, boating or for an everyday outdoor lifestyle. Discover all our special collections!
https://www.costadelmar.com/en-us

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“Costa Cruises, which is based in Genoa, Italy, offers sailings through the Mediterranean, Caribbean and South America.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Costa Cruises is based in Genoa, Italy, and operates itineraries globally, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and South America.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when the cruise ship deviated from her planned route at Isola …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costa Fortuna is a cruise ship for the Italian cruise line Costa Crociere built in 2003 on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines' Destiny class. She was inspired by the Italian steamships of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Fortuna

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