Costa Lotless

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to paste that info.

I've had to make last minute re-arrangements because of the cancelled Costa cruise due to engine problems so not been able to absorb all the info yet.

Has anyone had any hair straighteners confiscated when embarking an MSC ship.?

I was in Hotel Delfino too... until last Friday.

I will update on my return. I have found another couple on the MSC Fantasia role call who were also in the Delfino courtesy of Costa, so that will be interesting.

:)

Ah that's great you got on the same cruise as me.

I was in the Delfino too, but there was so much confusion in the phone call I got to my room and downstairs in reception no one told me there was a flight going to London Stansted on the Wednesday as that is where I wanted to go.

The rep I spoke to was obviously not aware that a flight had been organised there so I didn't get a flight until 8.15 on Thursday evening and that was to Gatwick when Stansted is much closer to me living in East London, Essex borders.

I can't think if I met you in the hotel.... I was alone, I went on the Verona trip.

Would be nice to meet up and say hi on Fantasia. I am now apprehensive about my flight getting there, and worried something with go wrong, am flying out on Thursday 8th and arriving 4am Friday and staying in a hotel.

Unfortunately, I didn't book my Costa cruise through a travel agent so had my return flight booked and unable to change to a return price so ended paying an extra £300 for a one way to Dubai.

Anyway I am pleased that MSC have put me in a balcony cabin when I booked an inside.

Just hope the weather stays decent in UK so we can get our flights.

I met a couple from Wales, parents of a dancer on the ship from Liverpool, and some lovely South Africans, including the Danish man Jurgen who lived in South Africa, he reminded me of Sir Alec Guiness. I was really starting to get to know some of the would be passengers of the ill fated cruise.

I will definitely look into booking with IGLU next time, they agreed to pay for a couples flight from Rio de Janeiro to London who ended up on the Costa cruise from Savona to South America, lucky beggars.

Lisa

Hi Bazbov,

I was also on that cruise. Which hotel did they put you in.

I wanted to get back to UK but there was a mix up at reception as too chaotic and no one told me the flight was going on the Weds morning so I ended up arriving home from Gatwick at 9.15pm.. I live in London so am now home.

Did you book a flight from Dubai back to Spain? I have booked to go on MSC Fantastica and flying out to Dubai on Thurs 9th December and have had to book a single flight to Dubai from Heathrow, singles cost as much as a return so that is annoying and I booked them through separate agents to airlines ... the cruise is from 10th December to 17th December so is timed well if you have a flight return that you can't get a refund on and the cruise compensation should cover the new cruise cost. It was a case of lose £380 for Dubai to London flight and have no holiday or pay £300 for a London to Dubai flight and still have a holiday in sunshine. Also I have friends in Dubai that I was looking forward to meet up with.

The cruise is well worth a look and only £249 per passenger and I paid for inside and they have given me an outside with balcony.

I have already done Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman ports so I will make the most of the one I haven't done.

It would be good to continue the conversation and keep in touch.