Costa Allegra Review
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For most people about to embark on a 14 day cruise of south-east Asia this would be something to look forward to, and when we first decided to book this was the case. We initially decided to do the cruise because of the ports of call, places we mostly would not go to on a singular holiday but sounded very interesting, and gave us a chance to check out places we might consider taking a holiday to in the future i.e. Bali and Malaysia. The cruise was very reasonably priced and we decided on an inside cabin which was cheaper as we didn't envisage spending time in there apart from sleeping and showering.
On receiving our paperwork from Costa and noting the price of the port tours I decided to see if there were any reviews of cruises on the web as I wanted to find out if anybody had written anything regarding these tours as they were particularly costly when converted from Euros to Aussie Dollars. Costa were emphasising that there was limited space available on these tours and they could be pre-booked before departing and I was undecided which way to go (these shore tours were still available up to 24 hours before departure when we were on board, so don't let this threaten you into locking yourself in as they can't be cancelled once booked).
On accessing a 'cruise review' website via www.tripadviser.com I was very disappointed, and quite honestly alarmed at the bad reviews this ship had received - from safety of the ship, it's performance in bad weather, food, accommodation and ship personnel - it was starting to sound like the 'holiday from hell' and had I read these reviews prior to booking would not have done so.
Cabin Review
inside Single
Our inside cabin on Lautrec Deck and at the front of the ship whilst only tiny had sufficient room for our clothes. We are only small people and it might be a bit cramped for larger passengers. The dividing wall between us and the next door cabin was poorly insulated as conversation from next door could be heard easily. The other side was a walkway so no problem. It was very quiet apart from the conversation noise next door and you could also hear the flushing of the toilet. The beds were very comfortable and it had a selection of two pillows - one small and one large. There was nowhere to put up a washing line so we just hung our underwear over the towel rail and it mostly dried overnight.