myself 67yrs and my son in law 57 with his father 88 were recommended a Costa med cruise on the flagship Diadema from the start it was obviously not the cruise we were expecting I have done cruises before so had some idea how things go.

The cabin was OK comfy.. but very noisy door locks,we found the staff [some] moody and stroppy having at one time witness a full blown argument between barman and barmaid in front of the customers,drinks were expensive and if you had dinner in the restaurant the food was small portions and pretentious with waiting time up to one and a half hours and you were lucky if your waiter had a smile on his face,even water was charged .

If you chose the buffet,this would involve a lot of standing, and pushing in by the predominately Italian tourist then there would be a fight to find a seat,I was suffering with my back at the time so had to use a walking stick I decided to sit at a disabled table for comfort [the table was empty]although the table was not required I was asked to leave as I hadn't registered with the ship as disabled . Read more