Costa Mediterranea Review

Disappointing

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Costa Mediterranea
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afpugh
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2015

This was our second time to cruise with Costa and we are experienced cruisers. We chose this cruise line because we were happy with our previous one with Costa as well as the itinerary. The itinerary did not disappoint, Embarkation was smooth and easy, getting on and off at the ports including where we were docked and tendered also was smooth and easy. No problem with disembarkation either. Our cabin was comfortable, good cabin steward, pleasant waiter staff in the dining who tried hard to please but that is about where the positives ended.

Overall the food was disappointing. Breakfast and lunch buffet were satisfactory although time for the lunch buffet was quite limited and there was no dinner buffet, leaving little options for families with young children. Pizza was offered every evening for a price( no charge up to 4:00 for the pizza). Each evening we( six of us in our party) were hopeful that we would see items on the menu we looked forward to eating. Generally choices were limited and the food was tasteless. Nothing really special was offered on formal/gala night night. Some entertainment by the staff was offered at dinner, this was quite enjoyable. Our waiter made an effort to accommodate special requests at our table. I think even for him he found limited what he could do.

Entertainment was limited. Two evenings movies were offered. I think movies should be an extra form of entertainment, not the sole entertainment . Entertainment was generally mediocre at best, one or two shows were good. The final evening due to the incident in Tunisia the entertainment was cancelled out of respect for those injured and those who died was cancelled. Yet the bars with the bands could stay open. Found that hard to understand.

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