Costa Mediterranea Cruise Reviews - Reviews

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BE PREPARED TO CRUISE ITALIAN STYLE COSTA MEDITERRANEAN IS OLD BUT GOOD SHIP FOOD MAINLY ITALIAN

This cruise was ok. The food wasn't that great and I wasn't a fan of how juice was only served at breakfast.

Poor customer service and organization. We were stranded in Hamburg when cruise screwed up bus shuttles back to ship.we were charged for everything from table water to a hotel tax each day. Disappointed with treatment of non-excursion passengers. Money was foremost the theme on this cruise. We love a Royal Carribean and others for how they treated everyone.

This cruise was a small experiment, a first time cruise with our 2yo son. The first night we had much wind and rain, but we all hat no problems with the waves.

The only negative was the total lack of embarkation and "detailed" planning information. This should have been sent to us by Costa and we still never have received it.

I was with two friends. We want to go with a different cruise line when we cruise again. The cruise ports were great, but the cruise itself was somewhat off a disappointment.

Everything was as we imagined it would be on the Costa Mediterranean! The food was excellent and the staff very warm, knowledgable and attentive to every detail.

Our trip was "smooth sailing" and we returned home refreshed.   I would definitely recommend this cruise to friends!

Operationally, the cruise was excellent. Always punctual, and the ship is kept very clean. Our cabin was a very nice rear facing balcony with good closet space. Food wise, pasta and appetizers were always good, but proteins were not. The only proteins we enjoyed were the extra cost burgers and the duck on gala night. Fish seemed to taste "fishy". We ate in the club restaurant one night, service was outstanding, but the filet had an off taste. It was however cooked a perfect medium rare. Salads on the buffet were very good. Piu gusto drink package was a great value. Wines were good, as were cocktails. Espresso every bit as good as on land in Italy. Entertainment staff keeps things fun. The white party was the best I've seen at sea. Shows were below average for a cruise as were lounge entertainers.  One nice touch, they had an English speaking (from England) customer service rep who always asked how things were going and genuinely seemed to care. Would I take Costa again? For the right itinerary at the right price, sure. All Cruise lines have their pros and cons--Costa's strong points are fun, pasta, and espresso in my opinion.

Cruise was ok....good value for price. 

We had a balcony room. Very large and bathtub was a jet tub. It also has

d plenty of. Losers and a makeup area. I think the rooms were very nice. 

Cabin service was just ok. At the beginning of the cruise we asked that an ice bucket full of ice be placed in our room every day. Only happened 3 days out of the 7. Room was kept clean. It was only my husband and myself so we didn't cause much mess. 

Food was ok. Better than NCL. Nothing fabulous though....but plenty of healthy options. 

We ate at both main dining and buffet. 

We liked that we were never bombarded by pushy waitstaff trying to up-sell. What a pleasure!

All in all a good cruise....like I said. Excellent value. 

The only thing I did not like about this cruise was the "Open sitting" policy. It was a mess, everybody going to dinner at the same time and being turned around because the dining room was full and told to come an hour later. I only had dinner at the restaurant one time, the rest of the days I went to the buffet. Apparently it is an "experiment". I hope they don't do it with all the ships.

I would never recommend this cruise to anyone.  Worst experience ever.  For Costa Cruises the customer does not count.  It is all about making money for the company.  We were not assisted by the crew when we faced a serious problem while disembarking in Corfu.  We were left alone and got home after a 12 hours trip sick and tired.  It s not what you expect from a cruise !!

Itinerary was good with the exception of Olympia.  Vibration from the ship's engines made it difficult to sleep or eat at night.  No 24 coffee pastry shop on board.  Tours experienced long delays which left little time for sightseeing. Many passport delays in ports and even disembarking the ship at the end of the cruise

This was the first cruise I've ever done, but have traveled extensively, including in the Adriatic.  

- I was disappointed by the amount of time we had in several ports.  4-5 hours in Dubrovnik and Kotor?  The Olympia tour was extremely underwhelming.  Many people complained about not being able to go to the museum, so that should be highlighted as an exclusion.

- Also, pretty screwed up that you can book the tours at the last minute on the dock for way less than those who prepared in advance paid. 

- travelling alongside other ships created extreme overcrowding in ports.  Split streets were barely navigable. 

- I intentionally booked an Italian cruise line expecting fabulous food.  This was also incredibly disappointing.  I had one dish that would pass as good, and nothing above that.  Finally stopped going to the nightly dinners because it was not worth my time to sit and eat mediocre food for 2 hours.  Not even fresh pasta?  I always seek out several gourmet meals when traveling, so was really shocked at the quality of food and lack of flavor.  

- Overcrowded...  Realize as an American we are at a disadvantage in a culture where pushing, shoving, and skipping in lines is normal.  I also heard several European and South African guests complaining about the aggressiveness of other guests, uncontrolled children, inability to get a seat at buffet dinners, even on the pool decks, etc.  An elderly South African family said they would only do an American cruise line in the future because of the crowding and being pushed and shoved around so much. 

- Timing of food?  Again understand this is cultural and some cultures eat much earlier than others, but not having food available in the late afternoons, besides what you have to pay in addition for, was annoying.  After coming back from spending hours walking or sunbathing, it would have been nice to be able to get a bite to eat.  

- Paid food - the crepes were barely edible. 

- Cost of minibar in room was exorbitant, especially if one had paid for a drink package.  Not being able to go somewhere and pick up water or soda for the cabin (besides when in port and paying for it) is pretty stupid. 

- Just really really overcrowded.  Could barely get through certain areas.  1/2 the elevators were out at any given time, creating long lines and competition to get on an elevator.  

- I am a 40-something single and placed with elderly women at dinner, along with families.  In such a situation, language is not as important as age and life situation.  

- Never imagined I'd have to set my alarm every day on vacation.  That was quite a surprise.

I loved my cabin and deck - and paid greatly for it.  My cabin steward Maria was amazing!

This was my husband and I's first international cruise. We took a chance booking with COSTA as we had never heard of the cruise line. The cruise turned out to be perfect! Costa provided excellent customer service. The food in the restaurant was awesome and excellent options. I loved the desserts! The buffet was okay. It was a little too crowded and guest had difficulty in understanding the concept of lines. The ship was very clean. Our room had a balcony in which we were upgraded to and it was perfect for relaxing  before bed. We took part in three excursions provided by the ship and they were full of wonderful insight and information into each port. They were a little rushed, as allot of the ports were. Overall our experience with Costa was excellent and I would recommend the cruise line to friends and family. I only have one negative comment and that was the last port of Dubrovnik was way to short for such a beautiful place. I felt the stops in the port could have been longer or maybe cut out the Trieste stop. Other than that everything was thumbs up! Looking forward to our next cruise with Costa!

This has to go down as the worst cruise liner possible.

The food was inedible -- they could not even do scrambled eggs or pasta properly. Everything was frozen though we were sailing through the Adriatic where great fish is available in every port.

They charged for everything that was remotely edible and even things like pizza and gelato had to be paid for.

Most of the service staff were incompetent and grouchy (with some exception).

The salon/ spa was a rip off operation only to sell you additional products. Had the WORST blow dry of my life. The guy did not know that one takes a few strands and pulls them straight. He just pulled my hair under the dryer.

I would never recommend this cruise for numerous reasons. They treat English speaking people with disrespect. They have outdated décor including old pillows, towels, etc. Always late and they change times without notice of everything. Requested two things on this trip......twin beds and special meal....both took too much time to get finalized. Very unorganized, very............ Continental breakfast every morning as no meals were served fresh. Fruit was not ripe. Frozen most of time. Staff..........well so disappointed. Never smiled!! Announcements were in Italian always first then sometimes we never knew if English coming and never does. Cared only for themselves as never opened or held door open while trying to come thru at same time. Never said thanks for coming as left or gave any verbage last day at all. Charged enourmous fee for transportation when docking was too far to walk. Never free shuttle. So much more!!!!!

The cruise was great, the tours while a little pricey were ok. Each tour was run by local tour subcontractors, some were excellent, and others were so-so.

The food started to become monotonous towards the last three days, and some of the main dishes were inedible to me, (Maybe I have bad taste?), and went down to the buffet to eat. The big problem was a monotonous menu.

You would think when traveling to a countries   port, they would have picked up on the obvious to serve a few local dishes from the country visiting.

However, I would give 5 stars to the crew, and staff. They were amazing.

The ports of call were very interesting and pleasant. Unfortunately thats where it ends. The food was very salty. The service desks always had long lines. The organization at each disembarkation was substandard, particularly at the end. They did not prioritize for guests who had flights to catch, did not provide for an orderly queueing at the exit, did not intervene when near riots occurred when some guests tried to cut the line. Overall not worth it.

Daily shore excursions were a plus. Tours offered were good very good with tour guides very knowlegeable and very informative, good value for price.Ship evening entertainment was very good.However there was a complete lack of information about the ports in relation to the cities visited,..unless you booked a tour you were completely blind about where to go, what to look for, etc.

cabin was good but towels were very worn and no wash cloths were provided.

Food aboard ship was very pedestrian versus other cruises we have taken. Everythting was extra cost,...ie; coffee, soft drinks except at breakfast.Food quality was not what was expected.

....seems equivalent to Carnival low cost cruises, lacks a bit of class.