Costa Mediterranea Review

Baltics on the Costa Mediterrania

Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Costa Mediterranea
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bobkingdc
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Sep 2009

My wife and I decided to cruise on Costa for the first time for our Baltics cruise. The Costa Mediterrania had an itinerary we really liked and the cost for a balcony cabin was reasonable. We had read mixed reviews for Costa, but wanted a more European versus American experience with this cruise. We figured we were really cruising for the itinerary and not the ship. We had a 10 night Baltic cruise with 8 ports of call including embarking and disembarking in Copenhagen starting on September 2nd. It was a port intensive itinerary with only 1 day at sea. I have broken our review of the cruise into the categories below followed by the ports of call.

Embarkation

Embarking the ship was truly a fascination to watch. Costa is cruising Italian style and this was clearly shown with the embarkation process. The best way to try and describe it is "Organized Chaos." When we arrived to check in, we were given a group number. You do not check in as you arrive. Once our group number was called, everyone in that group herded through a corded off line up to about 4 check-in attendants. The group sizes appeared to be 150 to 200 people. It was over 1.5 hours from the time we arrived at port until we were on the ship. When you enter the ship, they take your photo for your cruise card and then you can go to your cabin. Our cruise cards and luggage was waiting for us in the cabin. Overall, the check-in process seemed very disorganized until you boarded the ship.

Cabin Review

Cabin B1

Nice balcony cabin, forward mid-ship, with an "obstructed" view as the lifeboat came up to the edge of our balcony. We knew this when booking but considered the obstruction minimal since it saved us a few hundred dollars. The cabin is very spacious and they did a good job of using the space available to where we did not feel cramped. The show was great because it had a shower curtain and not the hard plastic doors. Much better and roomy for a larger guy like me. It is far enough from the elevators that there was not much traffic noise. All in all, a good cabin.

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