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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Suite Great cruise by A Traveler from Elkins, WV Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: shore excursions Cons: the abundance of cigarette smoking everywhere on the ship The ship was very nice and all the staff very courteous and helpful. Staterooms were spacious and housekeeping staff kept them very clean and neat. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Great Cruise by Alvin J from Thousand Oaks, CA USA Sailing date: Apr 2012 Pros: Stops at Santorini, Rhodes & Dubrovnic. Excellent Service Cons: None realy. Crusie was Venice-Bari-Katakolon-Santorini-Rhodes-Dubrovnik-Venice; 7 days-8 nights. The service was excellent. the food was good. Variety of food and services were good. I recomment taking the drink package if you like to have a care free vacation. It allows you the coffees, sodas, and alcoholoic drinks without the hassle of the cost and service fees of each drink (about 20 Euros per per per day). The cleanliness and constant upkeep made our trip enjoyable. We upgraded to a outside balcony room. This was an excellent choice for my wife & I. It provided more room and the constant view of the sea ans ports. Ship Details: Ship Quality Ship was very clean for handling 2500 paying passengers of ages 1 year to 90 years old per day. Decor was typical for a cruise ship: Create color & excitement. Dining/Food It was decent food with a decent variety. There were two established dining times with reserved seating at the same table each night. It was enjoyable and preductable. The service was excellent froma multicultural service staff. Stateroom Quality No compliants. Ship Staff Quality Very friendly, helpful and fun to deal with Entertainment & Activities OK. I am not a big follower of the arts. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Nice Cruise by Shelly P. from Wind Gap, PA Sailing date: Aug 2010 Pros: Wonderful Ports Cons: Some days were too short in port to really visit We had a great time on our cruise. The places were beautiful. The ship was huge and kept very clean. Staff, especially our cabin steward, were nice. Only wish was that we were alotted more time in some of the ports. Overall, really cherished experience. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Bari, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; Rhodes, Greece Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Bari, Italy Dubrovnik, Croatia Another beautiful place. And eat! Mykonos, Greece Santorini, Greece Go here! Absolutely Stunning! Katakolon (Olympia), Greece Beautiful! Rhodes, Greece Eat, Eat, EAT! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Not so wonderful cruise by Cosmin R from Birmingham, AL Sailing date: Jan 2010 Pros: Ports of call,cabin cleanliness, activities Cons: O customer service! Some of the staff was not helpful, no one could make a decision about several customer service issues. Never again on Costa Cruises for us. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside One of the Best by Ray M from Redlands, CA Sailing date: Mar 2009 Pros: The company and staff for dinner Cons: Cost of internet usage The cruise was very relaxing with more than enough activies to stimulate new experiences. The food quality was very good. I asked our server to choose my meals, and he was perfect with every course. We were generally the last to leave the dinner table. The whole time aboard was very comfortable. The only concern I experienced was the expense of using the internet. There must be a good reason, but it escapes me. Regardless, I highly recommend this cruise. Ship Details: Ship Quality The only reason I don't give it a 6 star rating is the internet cost. Sharing our experiences at the time we experience them seems to be of good promotional value. The necessity for the high cost is not apparent. Using the internet at port stops meant less time to experience the port. Dining/Food The second seating was a little too late. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Less marketing and more instruction. The italian language class was a bit confusing as a result of translating into several languages. Read this user's port of call reviews: Barcelona, Spain; Bridgetown, Barbados; Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands; Funchal, Madeira; Nassau, Bahamas; Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Barcelona, Spain Not near enough time to explore. It probably should have been skipped. Bridgetown, Barbados Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands The best port visited. Don't Miss: get out of town and take a bus ride. Funchal, Madeira Almost as good as Tenerife Nassau, Bahamas Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe under developed and not well kept. Got offered some marijuana. Philipsburg, St. Maarten 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Inside A very nice cruise by Normand D. from Quebec, Canada Sailing date: Feb 2009 Pros: Cleanliness of the ship Cons: Drawing during a meeting I would rate the ship ( overall ) very good. The staff was very friendly and we had only good comments about the room service and waiters. The activities personnel were very entertaining. The only cons: The trip to San Juan, Pto Rico is too long at sea and the sea was choppy. Also, the jewelry store held a drawing during our meeting with the activity director. In order to claim the prize ( a nice watch ), you had to be present. My wife's name came out and she could not claim her prize since we were all at the meeting. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Although we had to be patient with our waiters the first night ( as everybody was on board ), but they adjusted afterwards. Stateroom Quality Excellent room service Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic; Grand Turk Island; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic Punta Cana is not too far out. For the golfers: Casa de Campo. Altos de Chavon tour = a must see. There is not to much to see in town La Romana. Don't Miss: Altos de Chavon tour. Grand Turk Island Spend a day on the beach ( which could be cleaner ). The water is clear but the beach isn't. I strongly recommend sandals to avoid getting hurt. Good shopping especially for jewelry. Don't Miss: Jewelry shopping San Juan, Puerto Rico Only good, because we got there at 5 PM and had not eaten yet and the ship was leaving at midnight which gave us only a litlle time to visit. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Must do : island tour ( but be careful that you get what the driver describe ). We were told that we would be going to a beach during the tour, but after we boarded we were advised that we would have to pay extra to go to that beach. Don't Miss: Nice sightseeing during island tour. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview It was ok for the price! by Edwin D from Matthews, NC Sailing date: Mar 2009 Pros: Good Entertaintment, Very Nice Staff, Food was Good. Smooth Embarkation & Disembarkation. Cons: The ship rocked too much, a lot more than any of my previous 4 Cruises. Variety of food selection was poor compare to my other 4 cruises. Good itinerary, Nice Casino, Good Entertainment, Very Nice Staff, Very Clean Ship, Smooth Embarkation & Disembarkation. However, The ship rocked too much, a lot more than any of my previous 4 Cruises, this was the first time my wife got sick in the 6 cruises she has taken. The doctor on board was very busy with a lot of sick patients due to the rough movement of the ship. The food was Ok. Variety of food selection was poor compare to my other 4 cruises. Too much repetition in the Menu. Ship Details: Ship Quality Elegant !!! Very Clean !!! Dining/Food The food was Ok. Variety of food selection was poor compare to my other 4 cruises. Too much repetition in the Menu. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Very Nice Staff Entertainment & Activities Nice Casino, Good Entertainment !!! Read this user's port of call reviews: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic; Grand Turk Island; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic Very friendly, but too dirty. Trash everywhere. Colonial part of Santo Domingo not well kept. Don't Miss: Go see the historic sites in Santo Domingo. Grand Turk Island Nothing to do, except drink & party for young people. Nice blue water, but poor looking beaches compared to the Caribbean Beaches. Also, too expensive for shopping !!! Don't Miss: I liked the pool. San Juan, Puerto Rico A lot of history here, the place is kept in his original form looking like the colonial times. The entrance to the port is monumental. You get to see the largest and oldest Spanish Fortress in the new world in your way in. Don't Miss: Walk around the old coblestone streets, and experience the colonial times. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. The best shopping stop in the Caribbean !!! Also very beautiful Island. Don't Miss: Don't miss the shopping. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Inside Great value! Kid friendly. by Mike C. from Windsor, ON Sailing date: Feb 2009 Pros: Kids LOVED the waterslide and pools. Cons: port of call - Dominican Republic was lousy Ship was very European. We liked the diversity and the fact that you could hear 4 or 5 different languages going at all times on board. However this was a negative for some of the Americans we encountered who complained about the "language barrier" and wished for a more "american" style boat. We enjoyed the uniqueness of the ship and how it was different from the other cruise lines. Pretty relaxed atmosphere and good service. Ship Details: Ship Quality Ship was cleaner than last year and they added hand sanitizers outside the entrance to the buffet stations which we liked. Ship is easy to find your way around and has a good layout. Public areas were always kept very clean, including the deck on "sea days". Dining/Food the food improved A LOT from last year. Must be the new head chef. We never went hungry and there were hundreds of options. We ate in the formal dining room, early seating, every night and the service was really good. Grilled calamari was awesome and the pizza with asparagus and proscuitto was really good too! LOVED the pecan pie and key lime cake. Stateroom Quality We had a nice clean inside cabin on Deck 9 about 4 cabins down from the last time we sailed on this boat. Deck 9 is great because then you are on the same level as the pool and buffet which was very convenient. Next time we are going to spend the extra money to upgrade to the outside cabin. We saw one and we really like the extra square footage and the window. Ship Staff Quality Staff were great. Very helpful. Entertainment & Activities We went to 3 shows and all were good. It isn't a $100 a ticket vegas show, but still very entertaining and the kids loved the singing, music and dancing. The variety show was the best even though it was exactly the same as last year. Children's Programs Nothing special here. The kids went twice for a few hours, but staff here seemed just average. We like to keep the kids with us to enjoy the pool and waterslide. It did provide a good break one afternoon when they were getting on our nerves! Read this user's port of call reviews: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic; Grand Turk Island; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic The only thing worth doing here is going to golf and you barely have enough time to do that. My wife said she will stay on the ship next time if we stop here. Grand Turk Island Get off the boat, go directly to the beach and grab a chair as fast as you can! Beware of the ultra expensive margaritas at Margaritaville. I believe I paid $9.50 for a marg and $6 for a Corona. Don't Miss: There is a great pool for the kids at Margaritaville! San Juan, Puerto Rico Once you go once, you might not even get off the ship the next time. San Juan is kind of dumpy. If you are single or young couple, there are a couple night clubs that you can go to for a good time. If you have kids...do a little shopping then get back on the boat. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. This is the place to shop. Bottle of Drambouie was only $21.45 USD and any flavour of rum you can imagine for $8 a bottle. Get going early or you will run out of time. Megan's Bay is also beautiful. Don't Miss: Butterfly Farm - atlhough it is overpriced at $15 for an adult and $9 for a child over 5. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Satisfying Cruise by June L from Burlington, Ontario Sailing date: Feb 2009 Pros: Decor, efficiency of services, cleanliness, planning of he daily activities Cons: Same daily b'fast It's a huge ship compared to our other ship cruises. Ship Details: Ship Quality Overall, excellent. Dining/Food Menus for dinners were excellent. Stateroom Quality Overall, very tolerable. Ship Staff Quality No doubts, excellent. Entertainment & Activities Excellent daily planning. Caribbean crew dancers were hot, hot, hot. Read this user's port of call reviews: Cozumel, Mexico; Key West, Florida; George Town, Grand Cayman; Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cozumel, Mexico Overall, good. Key West, Florida Not much to offer. George Town, Grand Cayman Not much to offer. Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras Worst place, backward. Don't Miss: Delete from cruise schedule. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Oceanview Costa Cruise by Sergio D from fort lauderdale, FL Sailing date: Feb 2009 Pros: My time off Cons: Service and food Used to cruise a lot but with different cruise line and decided to try Costa.... I did have a previous experience with Costa when they inaugurated the Classica and it was beautiful... I was expecting an italian style in taste and food, but I guess since Carnival ownes it, they did "carnevalized" it too much.... Wouldnt sugget it to a friend.... sorry!!! Ship Details: Ship Quality Very nice public areas and good taste in decor, strange and non functional layout Dining/Food Poor service and quality Stateroom Quality Nice layout and cleaness, missing accessories Ship Staff Quality Used to Princess with great staff, this was a poor one Entertainment & Activities never seen worst production shows Read this user's port of call reviews: Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cozumel, Mexico great shopping... didnt have time for the beach!!! Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras loved this island.... very simple but very nice Don't Miss: little private island close to pier 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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