Barcelona to Europe Costa Diadema Cruise Reviews

Our friend selected this cruise for his first cruise and first trip to Europe. We are faithful Celebrity cruisers so I use that cruise line as my baseline. The price of this cruise included the cruise cost, airfare, and hotels on arrival day and day of disembarkation. The Diadema is a fairly new ship that accommodates about 5000 people. People are able to embark and disembark at any of the ports, ...

The check in process was very tedious but once we arrived at our suite I was surprised to see it was much smaller than expected. Balcony was cramped also. Barely enough room for 2 seats. Staff were a mixed bag of emotions to be honest. Some very happy, others seemed like they had enough. Food was good. Breakfast buffet was average but the ala carte was much better. Facilities seemed rather ...

The crew on the hospitality area aren’t friendly. Their smiles are very expensive. I am reluctant to fall in line as if I am about to be punished for a mistake i have done. The Filipino waiters are so sympathetic on Ristorante Florante. They are the ones who are ready to help. Our cabin in-charge is also sympathetic and very smiling. It perked our day whenever we met him everyday on the ...

Firstly i wish to draw attention for other travellers to what happened to us: It clearly states on our invoice to pay by bank transfer, we were told initially when to do so which we did, however Costa subsequently made a deduction for the same amount of 3000 euros from the original card which we had used to make the deposit 12 months earlier, despite my saying not to use this card again. I ...

I was looking for a solo cruise and Costa were the only company offering an affordable balcony cabin for single travellers. I have been on Disney Magic, RCL Allure and Carnival Vista in recent years and whilst Costa Diadema doesnt have all the bells and whistles the other cruise lines have, I found it to be an enjoyable cruise overall and would recommend it to single travellers. The ...

This was my first Costa cruise. It was my honeymoon and because of that we splurged for a mini-suite. This gave us certain benefits such as first boarding group and first disembarkation group, a fruit basket refilled everyday and a bottle of sparkling wine. We also had a "water package" which gave us water at dinner although since we bought the drink package we would have had the water ...

A lot of hidden cost that makes me feel like low cost company that tries to charge you even for the air you breeze. Mandatory service charge 9 euros should be included in basic price to reflect the true cost as if you travel in 3 it sums up to another 200 euros. Water costs 3 euro per 1L plastic bottle and it is terrible not having water available when needed without having to pay for it. No ...

The ship is first class, everywhere is spotlessly clean, the cabins are kept clean and tidy, the sheets, pillowslips and towels are pure white and changed frequently, as are the rubbish bins. There are various restaurants around the ship, the food served is A1 first class and really cannot be faulted, do not expect English cuisine it is mainly Italian based. My only real gripe is, that ...

I took part in many cruises. Costa Diadema - a really beautiful ship. Entertainment - good, but one night without evening show. Why? Many bars, many places with music. Food - great. But Costa Diadema has water, tea and coffee only during breakfast, during lunch only water. After this you must pay for any drink. OMG, first time of my many cruises I had to pay for water after 3 pm. I couldn't drink ...