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Costa Mediterranea Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Costa Mediterranea

16 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Savona To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: November 29, 2007

Ship: Costa Mediterranea

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The Costa Mediterranea is truly a beautiful ship. Not a detail was overlooked. What was surprising was that there were so few English speaking people aboard the ship which sailed from Italy. We were aboard another Costa ship years ago in the Caribbean and the make-up of the passengers was entirely different. Had we been informed about the fact that this ship (and Costa in general) caters to Euorpeans, we might have thought twice about booking this cruise.

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We ;have visited Philipsburg four times before and still enjoy the shopping here.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

3 out of 5
We have visited Santa Cruz De Tenerife twice before and marvel at how cosmopolitan it can be for an island.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We had been to Barcelona twice before and definitely recommend this city to anyone who has not seen it, particularly the Gaudi buildings.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
We have visited Brdgetown three times before and still remember the caves on the island with the stalagtites and the stalagmites.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We ;have visited Philipsburg four times before and still enjoy the shopping here.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

3 out of 5
We have visited Santa Cruz De Tenerife twice before and marvel at how cosmopolitan it can be for an island.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
We have been on this island twice before and are always charmed by the friendliness of the people here.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We had been to Barcelona twice before and definitely recommend this city to anyone who has not seen it, particularly the Gaudi buildings.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We have been in Nassau several times and marvel at the Atlantis complex in Paradise Island.

Casablanca, Morocco

5 out of 5
We had visited Casablanca before and still found it exciting and stimulating.
Don't Miss: Don't miss the shopping and the bargaining!

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We have been in Nassau several times and marvel at the Atlantis complex in Paradise Island.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
We have visited Brdgetown three times before and still remember the caves on the island with the stalagtites and the stalagmites.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
We have been on this island twice before and are always charmed by the friendliness of the people here.

Casablanca, Morocco

5 out of 5
We had visited Casablanca before and still found it exciting and stimulating.
Don't Miss: Don't miss the shopping and the bargaining!

Pros: The ship was truly magnificent and the ports were so interesting.

Cons: Unfortunately, out of 2,500 passengers, only about 300 spoke English and of those only about 100 were Americans.

Recommends Costa Mediterranea? No.

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cruisellama    5 years ago