Review of MSC Armonia, September 28, 2012

This is not a cruise for the average American, but if you know what you are getting into you can have a very good time. Moreover, Italian cruise lines (MSC and Costa) are often right now an amazing bargain, partly due to the fear caused by the resent Costa Concordia disaster, one of the worst since the Titanic. As usual, people always over-react to bad news, and the Italian lines are probably now the safest in the world due to new and stringent safety measures. For example, both Costa and MSC now have the most exhaustive muster drills you have ever seen. You are given a card to turn in at your muster station and if you don't show up you will be required to attend a make-up session. Everyone must correctly don their life jacket and show that they know where to line up for their lifeboat.

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