A fun cruise with mediocre service and food

Item: Costa Magica
Rating: 3
Author: Lovetotravel2

Costa Magica Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Lovetotravel2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Greece & Adriatic (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 01, 2013

Ship: Costa Magica

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

The itinerary was excellent. The service was ok. The dining areas around the pool were pretty dirty. They never seem to wipe down the tables. We never knew the name of our steward. He never introduced himself. The tipping is awesome. 7 euros a day. A great deal. Food was ok. Definitely caters to Europeans. Two choices for dinner: assigned dining hall or self serve pizza. No buffet option except for breakfast. All inclusive adult beverage is totally worth it!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

No children. Didn't use.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Wait for embarkation. It was a zoo when we got there. Spend the day in Venice and get to the ship towards the latter part of the afternoon. Or get your # first and come back later.

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Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Bari, Italy

5 out of 5

Don't pay for shuttle. Short walking distance and easy to navigate on foot

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

Grab a taxi. Tour not worth it to see Olympus. You can do it on your own.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Grab a taxi for acropolis. Tour not worth it.

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

We walked up. Quite a trek but a fun experience!

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Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Don't pay for shuttle. You can walk it.

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Definitely pay for shuttle. It's quite a ride in. Walk the wall! Amazing views!!

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2 Comments

cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

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Lovetotravel2 11 years ago

Either assigned seating in dining room or pizza. Food in dining room was was decent. However on our days in Athens and Olympia we got back too late to get ready for dinner so we went and checked out our other option: pizza and salad. It's the only other option in the evening. Pizza is pretty poor. Mainly sauce on crust. Salad bar very limited. One night there was an extra small buffet but it was only at one small station.

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