Monday May 7, 2012
Dinner last night was delayed so we ended up waiting 20 min just to get into the dinning room. Monday night Dinner was also delayed as there was a long line and wait to enter the dinning room. So as in the past I cannot under stand why people get so upset when there may be a 5 min wait for a table on NCL free style program???!!!!
The Italian dishes are very good. Other dishes are average and on par with other lines. I do think NCL has more choices.
The seas have been very smooth so far.
We arrived Savona Italy early 8 am instead of 9. This was great news because we got off the ship and went to the train station and were off to Genoa. Genoa is a very beautiful city. It is a mix of old and modern. It is clean and bright. The Italian spoken there is easy to understand compared (as it was in Milan) compared to the south. The taxi driver back to the ship told me my Italian was very good. J We were able to cover everything that was offered by the tour, and much more. We saved well over 100.00 doing it this way. It also allowed us to mingle with the locals and have a wonderful lunch at a small restaurant. The entire city is built on the side of a hill. They have elevators that will take you up about 6-700 feet. I am sure this is where Disney got the idea for the tower of terror ride. You get into this square box on a track. It takes you back deep into the hill side. They suddenly you change directions and are taken up to the top of the hill in a solid rock elevator shaft.
I am enjoying the costa experience so far. It is different. I am glad we purchased the all inclusive drink package. I am trying to keep a tally of what we are drinking to see if we come out ahead. The coffee drinks really would have added up and last night we killed a whole bottle of Italian wine with dinner. The cheapest bottle on the menu was 23 Euro. So that alone covered more that one of the all inclusive drink package.
We sailed away from Italy sipping on lemon cello.
Dinner last night was delayed so we ended up waiting 20 min just to get into the dinning room. Monday night Dinner was also delayed as there was a long line and wait to enter the dinning room. So as in the past I cannot under stand why people get so upset when there may be a 5 min wait for a table on NCL free style program???!!!!
The Italian dishes are very good. Other dishes are average and on par with other lines. I do think NCL has more choices.
The seas have been very smooth so far.
We arrived Savona Italy early 8 am instead of 9. This was great news because we got off the ship and went to the train station and were off to Genoa. Genoa is a very beautiful city. It is a mix of old and modern. It is clean and bright. The Italian spoken there is easy to understand compared (as it was in Milan) compared to the south. The taxi driver back to the ship told me my Italian was very good. J We were able to cover everything that was offered by the tour, and much more. We saved well over 100.00 doing it this way. It also allowed us to mingle with the locals and have a wonderful lunch at a small restaurant. The entire city is built on the side of a hill. They have elevators that will take you up about 6-700 feet. I am sure this is where Disney got the idea for the tower of terror ride. You get into this square box on a track. It takes you back deep into the hill side. They suddenly you change directions and are taken up to the top of the hill in a solid rock elevator shaft.
I am enjoying the costa experience so far. It is different. I am glad we purchased the all inclusive drink package. I am trying to keep a tally of what we are drinking to see if we come out ahead. The coffee drinks really would have added up and last night we killed a whole bottle of Italian wine with dinner. The cheapest bottle on the menu was 23 Euro. So that alone covered more that one of the all inclusive drink package.
We sailed away from Italy sipping on lemon cello.
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Glad to see you are enjoying your cruise and Costa experience. It's always great to hear or read of travellers having wonderful experiences.
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