Suffocating, Noise and Air Pollution, Poor Organization, Chaotic, Cheap, Demeaning, Refugee Feel, Low Quality of Food and Services -- these are words that associated with memory of our recent cruise to Halong Bay and Sanya with Costa Classica.

Suffocating : To our surprise, smoking was allowed anywhere on board, even in cabins ! Some guests were smoking with their cabin doors open so you could feel it once you turned into the corridor; don't mention other public areas. The better choice would be on the open deck but still there was no guarantee as someone might smoke next to you.

Noise Pollution : Since the ship was not a big one, you could hear the Bingo going on couple of decks below while other guests were chatting loudly in common area. Read more