The itinerary was great but that was the only thing that was great.

Costa Pacifica Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

eac91

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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14 Night Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2023

Ship: Costa Pacifica

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2331

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The itinerary was perfect! SOME of the staff on the ship was great, the bar staff especially Jover, Mangesh, Ricardo, Mario, and Jaypay(or Payjay). Halyna was excellent!! She was very helpful and willing to help in any way. We were surprised with a charge called "Hotel Service Charge" that were not told about and we were told by the receptionist that there was nothing that could be done.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Terrible. The bars were excellent but the food was terrible.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The room steward and the bartenders were great but the rest of the staff never smiled or even acted like they were happy.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

I t was good.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was good except the A/C and they did work on it but it was still not good.

Ship tip

Don't cruise with Costa.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

I love Barcelona.

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Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Loved it.

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Savona (Genoa), Italy

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Catania, Sicily

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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HERAKLION, CRETE, GREECE Did not visit port

Ship did not stop here.

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Haifa, Israel

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Port Said, Egypt

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

Excellent!!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Urijara 1 year ago

I've shiped a few times with Costa, and I'm sure the food wasn't so terrible as you mencioned....do you please be more specific? Are you expected what?

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cdavid46 1 year ago

My guess is that the hotel charge was your gratuities which are charged to you account. Other gratuities are normally taken as you use a service, such as bar service. Your cruise itinerary was super! Great ports!

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed in the cruise, but glad you enjoyed your ports of call.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Hotel charge in addition to gratuity?

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Hotel Service charge? Things the cruise lines do to make them look less expensive and hide operating costs.

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