Costa Mediterranea Cruise Reviews for Family to the Eastern Caribbean

Everyone who complained about the cruise ( mostly the food ) said I couldn't really be objective about this ship as I was a newbie to cruising, therefore I had nothing to compare it to. While that might be valid I truly felt that it would be hard to find a more beautiful ship to cruise on. Nay sayers be darned! As mentioned it was our first cruise. Found a great lot to leave our car ( Safe ...

Just finished back to back 10 and 11 day cruise in the Caribbean. If you like a European experience, you will like this cruise, if you are expecting US style food / entertainment look elsewhere. Most of the passengers were from Italy, Germany, and South America, English among passengers was not the most spoken language. Like I said, this is a European experience, and its a little ...

Buying the Cruise We bought a 10 day all inclusive Hotel + East Caribbean Cruise holiday from a travel bureau in our hometown Espoo from our regular travel agent whose services we have used for many years. At first there was no more cabins with balconies left on the cruise ship although it was the 1:st of October almost 4 months before the Ship was going to sail. We decided not to go if we ...

Hello - we are two 60yos who like rock and roll music, so decided to go on this one for the groups performing - Bill Medley, Davy Jones, Lovin Spoonful and Paul Revere - WOW! We stayed at Marriott Hollywood Beach the night before and it was nice to walk along the beach and eat dinner under the stars.....very romantic. Embarkation was very easy - we were on the ship within 20 minutes of getting to ...

My wife and I just returned from a great week aboard the Costa Mediterranea!! This was our second cruise with Costa and out 11th overall. As I stated we had a great time and wonderful weather the entire week. After our most recent cruise I can begin to understand where some of the bad reviews come from, but Costa is still a great vacation value! If you are used to the RCL and NCL and like the ...

Glad to be going on an Eastern Caribbean cruise away from the Ontario winter weather? Flew into Ft Lauderdale 2 days early. Rented a car and stayed on Fort Lauderdale Beach. DD wanted to work on her tan but shopping at the Sawgrass Mills Outlet Mall won out ~definitely beats shopping in Canada! Arrived at the cruiseport at around 11am, gladly handed our luggage to the porters and proceeded to the ...

Ok here goes my first attempt at a trip report. I have chosen to break it up into sections, as I didn't take notes (hey I'm on vacation) it's all from memory. Embarkation/Debarkation- When I got to the port I checked my one bag with the porter and went and found a wheelchair. The employee that pushed me in the chair took me to the front of the line and I was the second person on the ship. I ...

My family and I were on the Costa Mediterranea from 2/12 til 2/19. This was our third cruise (once on Celebrity Millennium and once on RCCL Radiance of the Seas) and it was our least favorite. We love cruises though so even though it didnt compare to the quality of Celebrity and Royal Caribbean, it was still enjoyable, nonetheless. Embarkation: Embarkation took the longest time of the ships ...

2-12-04 As background, during the past decade I have had the responsibility and pleasure of writing numerous restaurant and hotel reviews. In addition, we have enjoyed personal cruising for more than 20 years, having had the pleasure of such about 50 times on lines such as Royal Caribbean, Holland America, NCL, Princess, Carnival, Costa and many others. Our stateroom preference has been and ...