Costa Venice Cruise Reviews

Firstly the ship is first class. From the immaculate decor to the motion activated main entrance doors to public toilets to the original artwork on the stars it was all outstanding. As for our cabin steward, he could not have been more helpful and kept our cabin clean and well stocked. He was also most helpful and would freely give advice when requested. I regret that it is all down hill from ...

Excited to be back in Venice and ready for our 7 night cruise, we caught the People Mover to the Dock. Not well signed but we found where to take our luggage (and were given No. 18 for embarkation) and then around the corner to the Embarkation area which was rather chaotic, but we had books to read which passed the time till we lined up yet again to embark quite late in the afternoon, ...

It is amusing after reading comments on this forum how people view the same ship and the same cruise so differently. Before embarking on this cruise I was eager to experience it myself and form my own opinion, having read comments on this cruise and cruise line. After having taken the last cruise of this season in Eastern Mediterranean, November 12-19, now I can relate my own impressions. My ...

Conducted a seven-night Greek Isles Cruise on the Fascinosa out of Venice. We used cruisedirect.com and believe we got a rock-bottom price. Purchase via the Internet was easy and we booked about 45 days prior to sailing in October. Three weeks prior to launch, we were upgraded from Interior to Oceanview. We booked a package of excursions to see Olympia, Santorini, Rhodes and Dubrovnik. ...

This review is long overdue as we travelled in October, but here goes anyway. Hope someone finds it useful. I travelled in October half term with my mother and two children aged 9 and 6. After a somewhat traumatic start (9 hours in Venice port, 7 of which spent standing in queues for food not knowing where we would sleep that night) we eventually boarded the ship at 1am - about 8 hours later ...

Compared to Royal Caribbean: it looks like there is less personnel per passenger, personnel at Costa looking harried and less friendly. 7206 Handicapped accessible. Food: buffet is bad, and pizza is awful. Enjoyed the (rare) olives and peppers. Fresh fruit: apples, melon, pineapple. How hard is to come by fresh fruit in the Mediterranean? And where is the gelato? The "desserts" at the ...

This was our first time on a cruise. Myself my partner our 4 children ages 17,12,9,and 7 We flew to Venice via easy jet, private transfer to the port. We dropped our bags at the luggage drop off and was given a slip with a number on which was 22 and we then walked around the corner into the building to wait to board. Now once inside the building it was utter chaos and we then spent 3 hours ...

Inexperienced to cruising we were unsure of what to expect,the embarkation was a little congested and seemed long winded,not sure if this is normal elsewhere? The ship is lovely,little bit glitzy but very modern and well equipped,the cabin was spacious and well furnished and the service we received from Mervin was fantastic,towel sculptures and even a birthday card. We called at ...

Although not as stylish as Celebrity or Royal Caribbean, this cruise did pleasantly surprise us. Spacious public areas (a bit decorated over the top, but you get used to it), nice furniture, enough food varieties to choose from. Main dining room: gentle waiters, nice menu (no steaks!), delicious deserts!! We took the all inclusive drinking package (only bookable for all members of the party) ...

We (DW and I) just returned from sailing on the Costa Fascinosa September 10-17, a seven day cruise departing from and returning to Venice. For those not interested in reading this whole thing, here's a synopsis: loved this cruise and had a great time. Here are some thoughts from two seasoned cruisers who have been on fifteen previous cruises (Crystal/1, Princess/6, HAL/2, RCI/2, Celebrity/3, ...