Costa Mediterranea Cruise Reviews for Family to the Eastern Caribbean

A little bit about my cruise experience. I have cruised seven times and have cruised on the Mediterranea in 2005. We cruised with my wife, two children (7 an 12), sister, her husband and her two children (9 and 14). We booked the cruise for $2147 for four of us which is a great deal for a cabin with a balcony on a holiday week. A month after booking the cruise Costa added a fuel surcharge of $35 ...

There were some good things we enjoyed on this cruise but overall we were disappointed. We cruised Holland American and Celebrity and rated both A+ with this cruse being a C+ at best. The ship left the port of Miami close to 2 hours late. We were in line for over 2 hours in a tent with dirty out house facilities before walking onto the ship. The procedure was totally unorganized not to mention ...

This cruise was totally unexpected. a last minute deal that came up on the internet for the CostaMediterranea. Although the ten of us were already booked for a New Year's sailing on the Carnival Glory, we all said "why not?" and booked the CostaMediterranea that very day for the November 27th sailing to the Eastern Caribbean. Then I went to Cruise Critic and read the reviews. There were a few ...

I have never written a bad review after 7 cruises until now. The Med is without question, the nicest ship I have ever sailed on. Perhaps a bit gaudy, but spotless and well designed. In a nutshell, the greatest theater and worst entertainment on the seas. The best laid out buffet I have ever seen and the worst selection of food I have ever seen. I just can not eat pizza 7 days a week and ...