A Cruise Full Of Joy - Costa Allegra, herbst 2011 vom 15.12.2011

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Gesamtnote: 1,7
Autor: Mohar

The cruising was wonderful. Although the route was changed and we didn´t visit Israel and Egypt other cities were interesting too.

The ship was a bit older than the others we\'ve been on, but still very beautiful and elegant. We were very pleased with the crew - they were efficient, kind, polite, positive. That is what we love about cruises – the positive energy all over the bord.
I would say the ship was nearly perfect, but little renovations every now and then would make it perfect even for the pickiest passangers, I believe.
We also enjoyed the pool and the fitnes, which were a great fun. Just a suggestion – the ship would need some extra running machines or a supervisor, that would politely ask people not to run on a machine for hours, while the others are waiting or quitting.

Our cabine was always very clean, tidy and as comfortable as possible on such limited quadrature. The maid(s) were very nice, very hard working, plus they worked all days long with a smile on their faces.
The beds were comfortable, only one of us has had some trouble sleeping in them, but she usually needs some time to get used to a new bed.
Our bathroom was obviously small – which did not bother us - but had everything we needed and was again, always tidy and clean.
We had enough blankets and pillows, although we were afraid of being cold in the night. This fear was redundant, so that is another plus!

The food was excellent. We loved practically everything we've tried. One thing we will never forget are the wonderfull cupcakes we've tried on bord, they were delicious. It is a shame we only had them twice..
Overall - the food is supreme, first class, so is the service!

The waiters were all very very kind, polite and sophisticated. They were all different nationalities, so we came to know some of their culture and habits. That was nice, because we love travel to get to know new things, new cultures, new people. We were also pleasantly surprised to see, how available were and what “warm” personalities they had.
The maids were the same – always working but still so nice, kind…
We really had the feeling they would do anything to please us, so we couldn’t say anything negative about the service. It is nice to see people being happy to work, to have a job – when a satisfied person works in service, it is a greater pleasure to see and use what they have to offer.

I already spoke about the fitness, but I remembered another little complain about it. We didn’t like the age limit our fitness had, it would be totally acceptable to place signs like “please don’t bother other visitors with loud laughter, yelling, running around”,.. What I wanted to say is, that you could say that children are not very welcome in the fitness in a more diplomatic way. Some teenagers can behave very appropriately and I wouldn’t bother exercising with them.
About the shows and the entertainment programs – they were, of course, all very nice, fun, not boring at all. We didn’t go to many “events”, but those that we’ve seen, were beautiful!