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Costa Smeralda Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Costa Smeralda

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2022

Ship: Costa Smeralda

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First time on Costa. If you find a cruise at a great price, giver her a go. The drinks package was very reasonable (about £23pppd) and included most drinks.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarked in Barcelona, was on the ship in 20 minutes. Easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR was great, as were the specialities. Lots of stations in the buffet, but got a bit samey.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots of activities. Because it is an Italian cruise line, default language is Italian. The majority of activities were read out in multiple languages, including English.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The innovative way they use the atrium as a stage was fantastic. Never seen that on a ship before. Silent disco was great, and there were after parties most nights.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Super helpful staff, got speaking to the entertainment team who remembered our names. Such a great team.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the ship design. Far more interesting than her P&O sister ship Iona.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had an inside cabin which was spacious. The bed was comfortable and there was no shower curtain!

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Savona (Genoa), Italy

5 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5

Palermo, Sicily

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super easy.
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5 Comments

MarkXDStops     3 months ago

Great review, thanks!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

thanks for the review

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Nice review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your 2022 cruising experience.