Too crowded and rowdy cruise for mature cruisers!!
Costa Smeralda Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean
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7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 07, 2024
Ship: Costa Smeralda
Cabin number: 8009
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 4 months ago
Review summary
We did not check the review of this cruise BEFORE booking. We should avoid this big ship with a crowd. We feel more comfortable with smaller ships and with more adult Americans fellow cruisers. We could have enjoyed the outdoor areas of this beautiful ship more IF there were less smokers were there. There should have specific designated smoking areas on the ship as Celebrity cruise lines do.Embarkation
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Mature cruisers should be warned of the young families of fellow cruisers so they can decide if this cruise is appropriate for them. To us, this is one of the least enjoyable cruises we took the last 25 years. Luckiky, our cabin and the five ports of call made up for all other dissatisfied factors mentioned above..