Costa Pacifica Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The Costa Pacifica cruise itinerary is spectacular and the cruise personnel were very helpful and pleasant.  Breakfast and lunch menu items were the same each day which was a little disappointing as we are use to a wide variety of foods at each meal on other cruise liners.  Over all, the value of this cruise was very good and we were satisfied.

   Muy bonitas las cabinas, muy amplias y limpias.  El servicio muy bueno de parte de toda la tripulación.  Las excursiones muy bonitas pero algo caras, si las adquiere junto con el crucero ya no tiene que preocuparse durante el viaje.  Lo único que me parecio fuera de lugar es la venta de los refrescos gaseosos, que no van incluidos en las comidas, cada refresco cuesta 3.50 Euros; las bebidas que si van incluidas son: agua, té, café, leche, jugo.  La comida en general buena, pero muy estrictos en los horarios, retiraban todo el bufet y si alguien llegaba fuera de ese horario ya no encontraba nada.  Los shows del teatro muy buenos, los bailarines de las coreografías son excelentes, dominan todo tipo de bailes, pero la pareja de cantantes que se presento casi cada día, no sirven, no es que esten desafinados, sino que no transmiten ninguna emoción cuando cantan, como que les falta alma o algo.

   Fuera de esos detalles todo muy bonito y recomendable.

It was a honeymoon holiday for us.  We flew to Barcelona to board this cruise.  The port is close to town but the cruise was parked at the outermost terminal.  Glad that we took a taxi from Parallel to the boarding gate.  (Do not attempt to take a bus and walk even from La Ramblas... it is very far walk regardless if you have luggages.)

This cruise embark and disbark at almost every port.  This is very interesting.  We met a few other North Americans who boarded in Barcelona.  But apparently, Savona and Marseille are the most popular embark/disbark ports for locals.

We had a Balcony cabin, it was very comfortable.  Generous bedroom size and bathroom size.

The population on the cruise is mostly European families.  All announcements were made in at least 4 languages including English.

When I was onboard, I was non-stop bombarded with "Book your excursion now!" information.  No one forced us to book anything, but I feel that there were too much onboard-selling... it was on announcements, cabin TV, swimming pool screens... non-stop looping.  I managed to visit and navigate all the ports on my own without any excursions.  But I have heard good reviews on the excursions from other passengers.

Most ports have excursions organized by local companies, look at those if you have time.  Much better pricing.

Drink packages, upgraded dining, jewlery sale, spa specials... these are in my face all the time!  Not complaining, but for budgeting.  Just beware that the cabin price only includes the basics and be ready to spend more money onboard!

The only rough day (I actually puked and stayed in bed all day) was the "At Sea" day.

Overall, it was a great experience.  Great staff, great food, great shows, great ports.

    The cruise was well organized . The ship was clean . Two Costa excursions were cancelled due to lack of English guests . The ship appeared to be full at all stops . This caused a real, mess at dining areas for serve yourself . Each AM we had to wait for seating as all seats were taken . We ended up walking to the pool area long distance twice to find a seat . Do not try to eat at anything other than first or second seating in the evening because the only serve yourself food was pizza with a long wait line . There is no evening buffet except for pizza and you must use the seating assignment or pay at one of the restaurants .

i would think that sailing through Italy and France would bring about some pasta and other good food options. None of these were available. The sweets were lacking taste and it seemed that they only offered ice cream during lunch from 12-2 in which most people were visiting the country. Only sauceless pizza and dam near burned burgers were available for lunch options from 4-6. The main dining options for dinner were much better. Announcements were in 4 different languages which seemed to be repeated every 15 minutes. Guest service staff were not on the same page as you were told different information. They kept your passport which was our only form of ID so we could not use our credit cards to buy stuff off the ship unless we had cash. It was a hassle to get the cruise to make a photo copy for us. The only great part was that our rooms were great as well as the service for the room. 

I thought the crafts on the ship were great and the craft director was very personable, patient and considerate.  However, when people came after the sessions had begun, especially more then a few minutes late, I feel those people should have been told to sit down and wait until those who were already there and ready to work could get started.  Perhaps if the director had an assistant that could help things would be better.  Also often hearing was difficult because of the loud music below and because of the location, the director had to go to each individual table to show people what to do. Perhaps if she had a screen or some other way to show what was to be done that would be better.  She really tried to help and be of service to people, but she was not working in the best conditions.

Since this ship is only 2 years old, everything is new and shiny. It is a large ship so it takes a while to know how to get around.

Ship & staff were great. Poor embarkation and extremely poor & unorganized disembarkation. We wanted to not take this cruise and get a credit for a different cruise due to the itenerary change but Costa said no. Given the same set of circumstances, other cruise lines would have given us a refund.

ship was nice but layed out poorly. food was not good. smoking areas were excessive, drinks were expensive and average, activities were limited.

We've cruised around a lot but have never tried Costa Cruises. We were very surprised by the fantastic service that we received with them, so much better than RCCL or Carnival.

COSTA SHIPS ARE VERY SMOKE FRIENDLY. ITALIANS AND GERMANS WERE VERY RUDE!!!! EVENING ENTERTAINMENT CONSISTED OF MAGIC SHOWS AND VENTRILOGISTS AWFUL. THE BALCONY STATEROOMS ARE VERY LARGE AND ROOMY, BATHROOM WAS AWESOME. OUR SHIP HAD A VERY LARGE GROUP OF GERMANS BOOKED, SO MOST ACTIVIES WERE GEARED TOWARDS THEM. PRETTY SLOW FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING QUESTS OF WHICH THEY WERE ONLY 300

Fabulous cruise. Loved the rooms, the balcony, the music and the fact that our ship was environmentally conscious. Church services were available. Food could've been a tad better, especially the soups and deserts. Pastas were great!

Very modern ship, although it has poor choinces of food in the buffet and WiFi access was VERY EXPENSIVE.

Costa Pacifica carries its music them through out the ship. It is bright, colorful, lively, and very entertaining. The cruise director and young people working with the activities make an effort to include all people and the fun they are having is contagious. The food was delicious, even on the the self-serve buffet lines. For the most part all of the staff that we encountered were charming except for the Tour/Excursion desk crew. They were rude and rushed people around so that we ended up on the wrong bus and tour once and would not work with us. Overall, very nice experience.

Being our first cruise, I have no point of reference or comparison. However, our expectations were exceeded with the quality of the service, amenities, accommodations and food!

Our bad experience was mainly about 1) layout of the ship 2)rudeness of the Italians on board 3) internet very expensive 4) concierge long queues and won't answer the phone 5) concierge not well signed 6) photographers in our faces during dinner every night 6) excursion let down 7) tender so hot we were fainting on board 8) doors to balcony should be sliding not banging our cabins shook from surrounding cabins. Didn't sleep at all by the end of the cruise we were exhausted. Shows were short 30 mins. Long queues for food. Italuans misbehaving in jacuzzi mainly children jumping in and out. Very bad taste. My husband does not own a smartphone and he could not read menus or bar list. It was an argument every night with the bar staff. Quite an embarrassment. Expensive Internet charges and I was 22hrs without it on one day. We will not promote it due to the above.

The question is...Would I recommend taking a Baltic Cruise on Costa Pacifica? I will reluctantly say “Yes”. The Cruise Ship is well worth the money spent. The destinations are absolutely exquisite. The only hesitation I have is the food as it was terrible.

Overall rating 4/5. The food in main restaurant was perfect. On the buffet restautant was very low quality. Cleaness of yhe ship was perfect. Entertainment was perfect

Took this 12 day cruise to really enjoy and relax. Have seen lot of different cities and lifestyles.

Service was good and staff were very attentive. A special thanks to our restaurant waiter who was brilliant. We would recommend taking all meals in the restaurant (hot and cold self-serve buffet at breakfast) as the buffet restaurant was very busy and the tables always appeared nearly full. Get up early to reserve a sun lounger as they are all quickly taken