We just returned home today after cruising the Eastern Caribbean on the Mediterranean and I wanted to write this while the cruise was fresh in my mind. We booked last minute on this ship on the advice of our travel agent because of the fire and subsequent cancellation of the Star Princess cruise, which we were supposed to be on. This is our second cruise&our last was 9 years ago on Norwegian and we found this one to be very disappointing in comparison.
To be fair, it seems to me that much of the experience aboard a Costa Cruise has to do with your personal tastes when it comes to the overall ambiance of the ship. By this, I mean that the ship has a definite European flair to it from the over-the-top decorations to the singers on board who rarely sing anything in English. Many people like this type of thing. I dont. I was expecting an Italian flavor on the ship but I figured it would be tempered for the primarily North American passengers. I was wrong.
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