Costa Western Caribbean Cruise Reviews

I have many friends and family that have cruised a number of times. None had ever used Costa. I have definitely been disappointed on my first cruise. The food was mediocre, the entertainment ok, the cruise staff for the most part, not very friendly. Costa is definitely the cruiseline if you are European, but if you are English speaking, don't bother. They pay very little attention to the ENglish ...

I had four cabins booked on this Western Caribbean cruise, including our own stateroom. My sister shared the balcony cabin with my husband & myself. We checked in shortly after 1 pm. Embarkation was extremely smooth, probably the most efficient that we have ever experienced. We went directly to our cabin which was far forward on the starboard side. The stateroom was very comfortable and the ...

This was my 19th cruise overall and my first on Costa. I am really going to tell you how I viewed this cruise and I hope others won't jump all over me. Because this is my opinion. This was the cheapest cruise I have ever gone on. The prices were unbelievably low which was surprising since it was during Spring Break week. We had an inside cabin category 2 for $600 pp and a balcony cabin category 8 ...

I just returned from the Western Caribbean on the Costa Fortuna and was disappointed. I have taken cruises before on RC, and Costa does not measure up. Maybe I was naive thinking a European cruise line was the same, but the service was poor in many areas. I will start with the room which was very clean and comfortable, although getting a wash cloth was almost impossible. We asked everyday and ...

Hi. First, Let me say that my partner and I took a Med cruise on the Fortuna in 2006. It was excellent. We looked forward to a second cruise on her as we expected the same experience. It wasn't as good the second time, largely due to the food being of less quality/taste/variety, especially at the buffet. However, the breakfasts were always very good. Booked the cruise through Costa- Booked a ...

So after reading all the bad reviews I tried to keep an open mind about my vacation. My aunt had been an a Costa cruise before (not Magica) and said it was fabulous. Since it was Easter and my entire family was going (mom, dad, sisters who are 18 and 20), grandmother, aunt and my boyfriend (we are both 24), I decided to go. Embarkation: When we all arrived, I thought it was going to be a breeze ...

They say the best place to start with a review is the very beginning - so that is how I will start this. We had secured our own airfare on US Air, and had originally planned on flying down the day before the cruise - the way that we prefer to do pre-cruise. However - that was not in the cards for us. We missed our flight, and because we were going over Christmas week, we were unable to be ...

First, before I even begin the report on this ship, I must say I cannot recommend any cruise ship that main preference is to smokers and that what the Costa Magica does. On the pool deck, only 5 percent of the space is given to non smokers and that section is off to one side and to the back where they have the most uncomfortable chairs I have ever sat on. There are no lounge chairs there because ...

Review of Western Caribbean Cruise on the CostaMagica January 15-22, 2006 I am writing this review primarily in response to reviews of the CostaMagica that I read prior to boarding our cruise and that contain a lot of misinformation. By way of comparison we have been on two other cruises in the past two years - one a Caribbean Cruise on NCL and the other a Mediterranean cruise on the Wind Surf ...

We have been on 7 cruises prior to this one. First of all, we are very objective people and find the good in most things, HOWEVER, this is the first cruise that I must say was one I care not to repeat. There were 12 of us on the cruise and not one time during dinner did the waiter get things right, we had early seating, 6:15 and were receiving our main course at 8:15, not to mention not refilling ...