Only a day and a half left on the cruise ship. Trying to catch up on some of the blogging. The weather has been spectacular. Sunny all the time. I am so sunburned. I have not been this sun burned in long time, Even with spf 30.… This was a good time to sit in the shade and relax.
Because of the few English speaking guests many of the English tours have been cancelled. In Tenerife at 95 I was all set to go to the water park but it was cancelled and we could not find any public transport. So we spent most of the day on the ship at that pool drinking. The all inclusive drink package has sure come in handy.
Funchal Madeira Portugal is a spectacular Island. It has more flowerers and flowering trees than Hawaii. We spent the day on the hop on hop off bus. We took the cable car up to the top of the mountains to the tropical botanical gardens. Later we found out that we had seen and done more than any of the tours offered and for about 1/3 of the price.
Malaga Spain. Since this is our third time here I spent the morning sleeping in, sitting watching the sea and drinking unlimited cappuccino and express. Chris did choose to take a walk on the beach but I wanted to stay out of the sun.
So would I do Costa again???? Yes but the itinerary would have to be spectacular as well as the price. They defiantly do not cater to English speaking guests. The bar service is beyond compare excellent!!! Everything else is average. The food is hit and miss. Not much variety, but must be willing to experiment. Of note osseobucco, pasta dishes, braised rabbit. Prime rib? The worse dish I have ever had on a cruise ship. Our horse meat in France was better. Back it went. I have no Idea what cut of meat it was at all. Stringy prime Rib? We ordered the Italian onion pie in its place Was terrific. The dining room is very hot and they don’t really seam to care. One eve I left with out eating as the sweat dripped off me.
Limited selections and times on the Buffet. If not for all the alcohol chris may have actually lost weight on this cruise.
But the weather and destinations have made this an incredible journey.
Because of the few English speaking guests many of the English tours have been cancelled. In Tenerife at 95 I was all set to go to the water park but it was cancelled and we could not find any public transport. So we spent most of the day on the ship at that pool drinking. The all inclusive drink package has sure come in handy.
Funchal Madeira Portugal is a spectacular Island. It has more flowerers and flowering trees than Hawaii. We spent the day on the hop on hop off bus. We took the cable car up to the top of the mountains to the tropical botanical gardens. Later we found out that we had seen and done more than any of the tours offered and for about 1/3 of the price.
Malaga Spain. Since this is our third time here I spent the morning sleeping in, sitting watching the sea and drinking unlimited cappuccino and express. Chris did choose to take a walk on the beach but I wanted to stay out of the sun.
So would I do Costa again???? Yes but the itinerary would have to be spectacular as well as the price. They defiantly do not cater to English speaking guests. The bar service is beyond compare excellent!!! Everything else is average. The food is hit and miss. Not much variety, but must be willing to experiment. Of note osseobucco, pasta dishes, braised rabbit. Prime rib? The worse dish I have ever had on a cruise ship. Our horse meat in France was better. Back it went. I have no Idea what cut of meat it was at all. Stringy prime Rib? We ordered the Italian onion pie in its place Was terrific. The dining room is very hot and they don’t really seam to care. One eve I left with out eating as the sweat dripped off me.
Limited selections and times on the Buffet. If not for all the alcohol chris may have actually lost weight on this cruise.
But the weather and destinations have made this an incredible journey.
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