Costa Western Caribbean Cruise Reviews

This is our 4th cruise overall (Holland America, Princess and Royal Caribbean), but our 1st on Costa. We chose Costa because of the good reviews for dancing. We had a great time. It seemed like a lot of the other passengers complained about the service and entertainment. It is all in what you expect. Please consider that Costa is a more conservative, low key cruise line and probably lacks a lot ...

Booking: We needed a break, so we booked about 3 weeks in advance. My husband is a veteran of the Navy, so we booked an outside balcony cabin on the back of the ship for $549/piece. Were able to book airfare direct to Fort Lauderdale through Delta at $240/piece, so very affordable getaway! Departure: Flew out of Port Columbus at 9:40am, direct flight to Lauderdale on Delta. Flight took just over ...

We are a couple in our fifties traveling without kids. Cruise was booked 8 days prior to sailing. I had one week off between jobs. Let's see....clean the house or book a last minute cruise..hmm....Internet research led us to the Costa Mediterrannea. Seven prior cruises were all on NCL. We love NCL and freestyle, but after sailing Costa, we now love Costa too. Jetblue non-stop Boston to FLL ...

My family just returned from a wonderful cruise on the Costa Mediterranea. We sailed from December 15 - 22, 2007 and visited the ports of Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios and Grand Turk. Background: My husband and I are both 38 and have two sons, ages 10 and 11. This cruise was the 6th for me, 5th for DH and 4th for the boys. As a family we've only cruised on Carnival (Conquest and Spirit Class) ...

After reading some critical reviews of the Magica I boarded 4/8/07 with little expectation of a great week. From the time we arrived to the time we left the cruise exceeded our expectations. As a frequent cruiser I am not easily impressed but this ship was impressive! The ambience is wonderful, Italian influences abound from the huge atrium entrance to the wonderfully appointed dining and meeting ...

I just got back from a wonderful vacation. Missing it already. We were on the Costa Magica 4/29/07 -5/04/07 We are a family daddy31, mommy30, a 7 year old girl and 5 year old boy. I got to admit that I was thinking that I made a huge mistake booking this cruise from some reviews I had read. But the peace comes form some of the other people and I would like to thank you all for that! You know who ...

Just back today from our Magica cruise. Overall it was close to being perfect. This is the only cruise I have been on with only one day at sea. The rest of the time we were pulling into a port. Grand Cayman Island was my favorite and Cozumel was my least favorite. The Magica is a big and beautiful ship that had "kids sail free" for this cruise. So needless to say there were a lot of children ...

We just got back from our cruise on the Mediterranea from 3/18-3/25. It was fabulous. I wouldn't hesitate to sail on the Mediterranea again. Ship was really amazing. At first it struck me as a bit gaudy but it really grew on me and by the end I could really appreciate it's elegance and uniqueness. It was clean beyond anything I have ever seen. Spotless is too mild a word. It was clean beyond ...

Costa Mediterranea Feb 4-11 I wasn't planning to write a review, but after reading some of the CC reviews of the Mediterranea, I began to wonder if it was the same ship and crew. 1. It did not rock: in fact it was smooth as glass most of the time. Surely this depends on the sea conditions. 2. The only place we saw smokers was on the smoking side of the pool deck (which we avoided.) 3. The crew ...

Hi everyone! I really want to share my experience on board Costa Mediterranea with all of you. First of all excuse me for my bad English, but I'm half Italian and half German and living in the States just since last November. I love cruising and so far I took 16 of them with 5 different companies (NCL, Carnival, Costa, Cunard and RCCL). This has been my second time with Costa and I simply ...