costa mediterrania 2/11

[marc334]

Well here is the long awaited review. I will try to answer any questions that I have seen from all cruise revies I have read. The embarkation was a breeze. No delay, arrived at 12:15. They told us lunch is waoting on the 9th floor as our room was not quite ready. We had a cat 7 balcony-ner the rar of ship (4225). No more rocking than any other ship, room was very nice, beds were very comfortable. It seemed our iteinerary had us ay sea a lot, but that was ok. My Mrs. ws not thrilled by the food, and it did seem a little cool when served. The buffet had the same food as the dining room. Found the staff to be very friendly and accomidating, and would like to especially point out Nickoli of the Cigar Bar, who made an art form out of preparing a cigar to be smoked. The slide was a lot of fun althogh only opened limited times of day, Actually came out a little ahead on slots plying a machine with no sound. I am not really a show person, but found the shows entertaining. the pools were nice and mostly uncrowded. We "mustered" outside, and this was the best of the 3 cruises I was on. No hot theater waiting for the drill . quick and simple. The excursions were good, except for the short time in P.R., did not get to see much. Disembarking was also very fast, smooth and well orginized.

I stayed ib=n Ft. Lauderdale till tuesday.

[NancyC]

Thanks for your review. What did you do in each port and specifically do you know if the fort was open in PR? Some reviews have said it closes at 5 but others have said it was open until 6. We leave on Sunday.