Costa Mediterranea 17th to 24th July 2015

Arrived in cruise terminal with several hundred other guests , embarkation was supposed to start at 1400 hrs a numbers system operated deck 1 was called first you were only handing over a medical declaration form and another form it would take about 10 minutes for each group to go through, in theory if you were on deck nine you could wait 90 minutes ,we successfully dodged the ships photographers before going through first security check ,on boarding the ship your photo was taken for your ship board pass ( in our cabin when arrived).

We decided to explore the ship beautifully decorated throughout clean ship, interactive screens with information in various languages , also terminals to register your visa /debit/Mastercard card to pay your account, you can deposit cash at reception for expenditures . We knew from past cruising holidays the All inclusive (Costa) drinks package was good value. Read more