Costa Fascinosa Review

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Veteran Cruisers Have a Fabulous Time on the Fascinosa

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Costa Fascinosa
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Sail Date: Sep 2012

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, Costa/1):

Pre-cruise. We spent four days in Venice prior to sailing. We stayed at the Hotel Antiche Figure. We wanted a nice hotel close to Piazzale Roma and the People Mover tram that is located there. As you may know, the People Mover offers a quick, easy and inexpensive way to get to the Marittima cruise terminal on embarkation day. We could not have picked a better hotel. Its stellar reputation on TripAdvisor is well-deserved. Superb location, superb staff. Recommended.

Cabin Review

We had a mini-suite, cabin 7438, at the very aft of the ship. Tastefully decorated. It was a corner unit so our balcony actually wrapped around two sides of the cabin. This also gave us windows on two separate walls. It was really nice. Two deck chairs, a lounge chair, and a small table on the balcony. We were on the port side and this gave us a perfect spot to watch Venice glide by when the ship headed out.

Unlike mini-suites we have had on other ships, there was no tub, just a shower, but this was not a big deal for us. Small bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and after-sun lotion in the bathroom. There are bars of soap but also a body wash dispenser in the shower. There is a hinged makeup mirror in the bathroom in addition to the vanity mirror. Everything was functional and pretty.

Other than the wooden chair at the dressing table, there was only a single chair for sitting in the cabin; there was no love seat nor a coffee table as we have had in mini-suites on other ships. This may have been because it was a corner cabin, but I don't really know. There was a three section closet with two sections for hanging clothes and a third with shelves and the safe. Adequate storage overall. The draw pulls are the same as on other newer Costa ships, small loops of heavy cord. Not the most convenient configuration. One bureau drawer in particular required and iron pinch with thumb and forefinger and a hearty pull. There was a wall-mounted flat screen TV with (I think) 4 English language channels (international CNN was one, but no ESPN for sports fans).

No towel animals and no chocolates on the pillows.

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