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Costa Smeralda Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Costa Smeralda

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2022

Ship: Costa Smeralda

Cabin number: 11071

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Being our first cruise ever we enjoyed it very much. If it is like that every time of the year we want to do more of it. We did not take any of their tours available just because we like to enjoy what there is todo and see in our own time and we did just that!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Swift and convenient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very good with outstanding staff and service.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed all general amenities

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Very good, multilingual for all to enjoy.

Children's Programs

Didn’t have any children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent staff in almost every post we came across-one of our room stewards didn’t leave water for us two days but charged for it- that was corrected immediately after speaking with customer service desk.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The Columbine restaurant was the best but the hardest to get to for our senior travelers-excellent service and food made up for it!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Bring our first cruise we had no idea room we choose was not big enough for three adults, but despite this beds are comfortable once arranged in right order to accommodate us.

Ship tip

Be prepared to have and enjoy the best time.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
We embarked and disembarked here but did not explored the town beyond catching transportation back to Rome from there, we came across nice people and the vistas were nice. Is a bit of distance to the embarking terminal so make sure you arrange transportation to and from.

Savona (Genoa), Italy

5 out of 5
The only port you can walk to town, we enjoyed everything they have to see and do within walking distance.

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
Big great city, did not take an excursion from the ship but our taxi guide was excellent and we did see a lot in our own time.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Beautiful crowded attractions, still enjoyable. No excursions from ship but turist bus tours provide excellent service and routes are very convenient by providing on and off as you please options.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
Beautiful all around!

Palermo, Sicily

5 out of 5
Excellent food at their old market.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Not as good as embarking due to luggage somewhat unattended and once you leave the ship there was no customer service at terminal.
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5 Comments

Cruzn144    2 years ago

So happy you enjoyed your first cruise! It becomes addicting & favorite way to travel. Welcome to great travel memories ☀️

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

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GabeNSteph    2 years ago

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