Worst Vacation Ever a nightmare - We want our 10 Days Back! No Magic Here

We are speechless on how awful this trip was. We had traveled with Costa in the past, that experience was amazing like a dream. This was the worst we have ever experienced. The cruise line in the past was like being on a dream vacation. Now not at all. You must pay for everything of any quality, the food was without a doubt the most inedible and disgusting foods ever. I overheard many other guests make similar comments. I even spoke with many crew members who said they would no longer work with them after their current contract expired.We had a running joke each night, we would order several things from each course hoping we would at least get something edible, or even get it at all, The waiter we had for the first night was the worst possible waiter. He even insulted me personally. They even charge for ice cream now, how sad. Breakfast each morning was exactly the same, no change - no special foods. Lunch and dinner buffet was almost exactly the same each day, little change.I can't say enough about how miserable the trip turned out to be, I was at the hospitality desk each night. I cried everyday about how miserable we were. If we could have gotten off and stopped the trip, we would have. I even spoke to the hotel director, who in my opinion barely listened and when he did gave many empty excuses as to why things were the way they were. The food,, service, amenities, and entertainment were awful. This line went from luxury to 8 Days Inn. My opinion, and the opinion of a few other guests we spoke with is this was all due to the company trying to recoup their losses from the Concordia disaster. The majority of the crew below management barely smiles and seemed very unhappy to be there unlike past cruises we have experienced.

It's like finding out there is no Santa Claus any longer, we are devastated over this trip. For the first time I could not wait to leave and get back home. We have never had this kind of experience in the past and traveled many times on several other lines. We used to hold Costa with the highest regard, and truly felt until now they were a true luxury cruise line. We have traveled with , Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Carnival. A total refund for this trip would be in order, we have never been so unhappy and miserable in our lives.

I have attached 3 photos of food - they speak for themselves.