The ship was excellent always clean and well maintained well done to the captain and his entire crew. The Latin dance lessons was brilliant and well presented best we've had. The entertainment was Plentyfull something for everyone on board. A high standard was set by the entertainers on the ship.
The crew in general was excellent. The service on deck 9 in the buffet lounge was good the food ...
The ship, cabin and staff (apart from some waiters in the dining room) were good.
There were about 200 teenagers on "school trips" on our cruise, they took over the swimming pools, jacuzzis and were noisy,especially at night (we had to change cabins) Also a lot of families with young children
There was very little entertainment in the day time, no lectures, cinema, etc plus no ...
I had cabin 7395 on the Costa Fascinosa (Venice to Venice - November, 2014 ) which was nice size, comfortable and had a balcony with two chairs and a small table. There were three closets -- two clothes closets and one with shelves and a safe. The room had twin beds, made up as one king size bed, and there was a sofa that could be made up into another bed for three people in the room. I was by ...
It was a wondeful family cruise visiting Corfu, Mykonos, Santorini and Dubrovnik. Our kids had the chance to participate in many activities on board and really enjoyed playing and the karaoke. My wife spent a lot of time in the spa and fitness classes and I did a lot of wine tasting. Our parents loved the casino though. The service was very good and the food was great. The cabins were always ...
We have just returned from a great week on the Fascinosa. We booked this holiday at a cruise show in March, quite on impulse. However, once I started to read the reviews on Cruise Critic I was beginning to wonder what I had done.
We have cruised before with P&O. Embarkation at Venice was no different to Southampton. We gave in our bags, took a number and waited for the number to be called. We ...
This was the first time my husband and I had taken a cruise.
The good points first!
We spent a couple of days in Venice which is amazing! The Costa Fascinosa takes your breath away - its size and it's immaculate inside and out. We booked an inside cabin and it was a lot bigger than we expected. Our cabin steward Ivan cleaned the cabin twice daily and was always close by. Nothing was too much ...
We just got off the Costa Fascinosa on August 25th, after spending a great week with a Kosherica tour.
The Boat
The Fascinosa is a large cruise ship, very new and it shows. There are no signs of wear or tear, and everything is very well taken care of. I think it was designed to evoque the Italian Golden Age, the Dolce Vita. Paintings, rugs, wallpapers, even the marble in the bathrooms, resembles ...
My family and I have been on over 20 cruises and consider ourselves experienced cruise veterans. This was the first and last time we will cruise with Costa. First of all, the first and primary language spoken by the staff and cruise director is Italian. This made us feel left out of many activities, even though there weren't many to begin with. The casino was empty most of the time with only two ...
I sailed on the Costa Fascinosa for seven nights in a party of eight, and thought it was a wonderful experience. Our embarkation point was Venice, and everything ran very smoothly - yes, it does take quite a bit of time to board, but I think passengers need to remember that there are 3,500+ people that need to board in a small amount of time, so there is obviously going to be a bit of a wait.
Our ...
Checking in was like a war zone from the custom entrance. Mulitple entries point created bottle neck group of angry passengers. After dumping our luggagues, we ttulught things will be easy. Arriving to the cruise embarkation area on the upper floor. We were in for another bigger round of chaotic situation! Everyone was looking around for instruction on where to check in as thecrowd was unbelievale ...