Relaxing time in the Mediterranean

Item: Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548
Rating: 3
Author: JayK1

Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548 Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

JayK1

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2007

Ship: Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

If you're going on a trip to meet new people and interact with everyone on board, then this is not the perfect cruise for you. Out of 3000 passengers, there were 140 English speaking passengers. The Italian passengers were always really nice, would offer glasses of wine and we all did great making hand gestures, but it didn't make for great conversation. We would recommend this cruise for a couple that likes to be alone together.

Ports of call

Tunis, Tunisia

3 out of 5

Carthage was amazing. There is a one Euro charge to take pictures, but you can take all the pictures you want in Carthage after you pay.

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Don't Miss: Take a shore excursion. It looked like a headache without one.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

A great strolling town. We'd turn a corner and there'd be live spanish guitar playing in the gothic quarter. Do some research and hop into a museum that interests you.

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Don't Miss: Las Ramblas (with your moneybelt securely fastened)

Savona (Genoa), Italy

5 out of 5

Went to Portofino, and loved that, but also went into Savona after the shore excursion and loved being in a non-touristy town.

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Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

We were excited to be in an English speaking town, although it's a heavy accent. This too was a great town to stroll.

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Don't Miss: Hypogeum -- a 5000 year old city under the city. Must make your own arrangements months in advance.

Tunis, Tunisia

3 out of 5

Carthage was amazing. There is a one Euro charge to take pictures, but you can take all the pictures you want in Carthage after you pay.

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Don't Miss: Take a shore excursion. It looked like a headache without one.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

We were excited to be in an English speaking town, although it's a heavy accent. This too was a great town to stroll.

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Don't Miss: Hypogeum -- a 5000 year old city under the city. Must make your own arrangements months in advance.

Savona (Genoa), Italy

5 out of 5

Went to Portofino, and loved that, but also went into Savona after the shore excursion and loved being in a non-touristy town.

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Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

A great strolling town. We'd turn a corner and there'd be live spanish guitar playing in the gothic quarter. Do some research and hop into a museum that interests you.

Thumbs Up 0

Don't Miss: Las Ramblas (with your moneybelt securely fastened)

Palermo, Sicily

3 out of 5

Palermo, Sicily

3 out of 5

Pros: Sitting on the deck

Cons: Language barrier

Recommends Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548? Yes!

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