That sounds amazing!!! So happy to hear this. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

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That is a wonderful experience. An experience to remember.

It may have been a matter of your humility, Kate. From my life experience, the U.S. citizens (God love us - I’m one myself) who have a bad time overseas, are those who bring with them an American consumerism and entitlement mentality to their travels. It is especially off-putting in certain countries and cultures. Those who exhibit a sense of vulnerability and humility - people read your eyes and body language - those are the ones who have experiences like you did. To the dear Emma from the U.K., I will share this story. About 15 years ago I was traveling for business and decided to combine it with some pleasure, and took my 11-year old daughter with me as a traveling companion to London. We finished out flight, took the Heathrow Express to Piccadilly, transferred to the Tube, and got off at High Street Kensington Station where we headed by foot to our small hotel several blocks away from the station. Outside the station I must have been a sight, as I was looking at my map and trying to determine which route to take the hotel, trying to decide whether to go left or right, where to cross the street, and so forth (this was before Google Maps). A gentleman in his 30s had pity on us, and in the most polite English manner asked if he might be of assistance. I showed him the map, and he provided us with clear and concrete directions (cross the street there, walk up the hill past the church, and when you come the come to second street up the hill take a right), and then he looked my daughter directly in the eye and said “And darling, make sure you and your dad have a lovely holiday. Cheers!”. As he walked away, my daughter said “Wow. People in England are so nice. Let’s move here!” We did have a lovely holiday, and the vast majority of people in England, like people in China, and even like people in the U.S., are really amazing to anyone who will let them be amazing. Cheers to the world!

That sounds amazing

That is pretty much every restaurant in the Philippines... I have just had to get used to that, living in the Philippines. They have never heard of food safety (apparently). 😎

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I don’t think people wonder that!

All that vomit and sewage is stored on board too. Disgusting

You mean bugs 🐜 like bugs? Or like illness? Or an illness where you vomit bugs?

As long as your captain is not called Schettino you'll be golden 🤣

Yes! I love this comment 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

whats that squigglly thing in front of 139??

@@suzycreamcheesez4371 that is the Pound sign (British money). £1 is equal to about $1.39 US.

@@NeighborofKT mahalo!!

I think for the price (I've never been on a cruise) I would be happy as a clam anyway hahaha but a cruise expert knows what they are getting

That was the captains fault it could happen to all cruise line

That clown is doing 15 years in jail

Fun fact about the cruise ship in the vid It was the costa Concordia sister ship

You've hurt Costa Cruises feelings.

I remember that... the Captain of the Italian Coast Guard forced that coward to get back on the ship.

Sounds good! 😁🥳 Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

JDC, in the Navy we use alarms also so even if you can't make out the announcement you would hopefully at least hear BONG BONG BONG BONG which is General Emergency/fire and know to go to the standard area for muster in such a case, which is the Mess Deck in the case of a submarine (I was submariner). :) There's also collision alarm, ZZZEET ZZZEET, and diving alarm, ah-ooo-ga, ah-ooo-ga

I speak fluent Italian and don't smoke. Bring it on!!!

Bravo!

@@neutrino78x This is such a fantastic comment, and some of the best onomatopoeia work I've ever seen.

Sounds good 😀❤️

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

Same, it’s so much worse than I was expecting 😂

Hahahaha 🏆

Interesting that one of the reasons for the crash was language issues on the bridge. Seems to be a common thread on Costa cruises.

@@EmmaCruises Had a 10day Costa Cruise. Loved it. No problems with languages but I went to Italy for my honeymoon. The most obnoxious passengers were the French Canadians. I was embarrassed by their rudeness.

The thing about all forums is most happy people don’t write reviews, I don’t! 😂👏🏼

really let the perfect be the enemy of the good - I am going to use this gem of wisdom.

Your comment is over a year old but it really resonates with me. I had a wonderful experience this time last year on a gorgeous ship and simply could not believe the malevolent discontent of some of the subsequent reviewers. It’s almost as if some people aren’t happy unless they hate their holiday. As Emma so rightly responded ‘Happy people don’t leave reviews’ which is why I go out of my way to do Si if I feel it’s warranted.

@@EmmaCruises I always try to write reviews when I'm happy with something. It seems only fair.

Ooooo yes! Sounds amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

I've never been able to understand why people get SO worked up about languages. Some of my holiday memories include not speaking the language! Like in Buenos Aires before I learned Spanish, when I was buying, say, a banana and an apple and didn't realize it was from two different fruit stalls. The ladies figured it out among themselves. Or buying stuff at a bakery in the Czech republic, you just point at the very nice-looking goodies and hold up a finger or two. A funny thing that I remember was when I couldn't find my bus stop in Beijing. This random stranger signed to me to follow him, so I followed him through the city for about five to ten minutes, to the bus stop. He was taking a bus, too. Or those nice policemen in Japan looking up where my hotel was and trying to explain the way to me: "One, two, right", meaning, go that way, cross two lights, and then turn right. ... You see, the problem was that, yes, I HAD taken the calling card of my hotel before leaving but I hadn't realized that it was ONLY in Japanese, and the policemen didn't realize that I just couldn't read the thing. :-D

As a Greek person, I approve! ❤ The Greek seas are wonderful!

Doesn't mean the ship itself couldn't be at least multilingual.

When I heard American’s are the minority I thought where do I sign. I’m American and I’m so sick of our country, I want out. But, now I’m trapped and I will not be going on a cruise anytime soon. Because of COVID. It sounded terrible for the people that were literally trapped on the ship with no information.

@@oneinvisibledoctor but it is multilingual, if menues and announcements will be translated

On our honeymoon cruise around the Caribbean we ended up on a table with a couple from our own town in England. They kept going on about things at home that we got so fed up that we asked the 2 American couples on our table to separate us. The Americans were lovey.

I did a Costa cruise from Florida, it's very different from an American cruise. We had free tap water, I don't drink soda or coffee so I didn't have to buy a drink package. Lots of smokers, lovely staff. Good food, but not for many Americans. For me I embraced the difference. Announcement made in at least 8 languages were long, longest muster drill ever. Bands sing with Italian accents, cute but different. Their famous toga party was a blast! Finding late night food was hard but we didn't starve. I liked the pasta course with dinner. Beds were hard. But I loved the ship, Costa Mediterrenia. I enjoy other cultures. Dance classes on deck had many people. I eventually jumped in without understanding and learned a bit and laughed. I'm open minded when in Rome lol do as the Roman's due. Great value but very different experience. I would do another one.

Hey Terri! That was my aim so that’s awesome to hear you say that. Thanks for watching 😀💕

The smoking would be a dealbreaker for me. Also, the Costa Concordia disaster. The day that happened I began a Celebrity Caribbean cruise.

We had bottled water in our room twice a day. We ordered coffee and warm milk every morning. Had big pots of each as we watched the harbor pilots come on board. The Concordia happen in January and we sailed on the Atlantica March 10th. There are designated smoking areas on the ship. By the way, the Concordia disaster managed to keep a lot of the complainers and snobs off the Atlantica. Made for a pleasant cruise.

no smoking policy on an italian cruiseline? was it enforced?

This is exactly it! I think something like this would be fun. The whole point of traveling is to see different things, so why not go all in??

You can get a long way just knowing Hello/Goodbye, Please/Thankyou, Yes/No, Excuse Me/Sorry,. Oh, and Beer/Water/Toilet . (A helpless look and a winning smile are worth practising too...)

Thanks for watching! Appreciate you 😀💕

In that case, cruising is not for you. Why Cheap?

As one who doesn't drink, water is my main beverage. Don't go on cruises where they nickel and dime you.

@@nancyc1783 It's not nickel and diming. It's just how it works in Italy. When you go to eat at a restaurant the don't serve you tap water like in the US, you just buy a bottle (which by the way are far cheaper than in the states). But that applies only to the main dining room. Up in the buffet you have all the free water you want

@@alex9621 You gotta be kidding. So you are eating dinner but you will take the elevator to have water upstairs? And how much cheaper the bottled water can be than in the States? Most bottled water in Italy was up of 2 euros, sometimes 3. That's 3.5 to 4 dollars. Definitely not much cheaper

Thanks so much for watching, and will done spotting him! 😄

Thanks lots! 😀❤️

Haha it’s hard not to sometimes 🤣🤣🤣

Yasss that’s amazing! 😀😎

@@EmmaCruises Emma filled in your form to get a quote for our cruise next year. Cant wait. l wanted to say l am abroad so please reply via email which l left on your online form. I can take calls here on my British mobile but l prefer emails as it's very costly from N Cyprus. (I sent your form before thinking to add this information btw.)

Thanks for the heads-up on that. Smoking like that would make me miserable.

Imagine not knowing that all the cruise lines are owned by foreign countries but almost all crews speak English. Have you ever been on a cruise? This is a silly complaint by you

Actually, Costa is an American cruise line as it is owned and operated by the Carnival Corporation, Inc. Their ships are not even registered in Italy! Most ships are registered and flagged in a country of convenience.

I've been on several Costa Cruises, it's only the upper management that's Italian, the rest of the crew is the usual mix of nationalities and they all speak english.

The only cruise I've been on was Italian and many of the staff couldn't speak Italian.

@@dawittywats1934 imagine going abroad and expecting people to speak English to you.

Thanks Kym! Too kind ❤️

Carnival is 1000 times better. Good buffet, tons of free food, free water, juice tea coffee and decent ships. This costa ship looks like a Walmart clearance section. No free water? Food poison buffet? Hard pass.

Thanks so much! 😀❤️

Yeah!! Haha 😂😂😂

Yay that’s good!! I definitely will again one day, for the right price 👏🏼💕

Yay! So glad to hear it. I've got lots of other Costa videos too so if you fancy a Costa Cruises KZfaq binge, I've got you covered! If you have any questions, just let me know 😊😍

You know this video was about Costa cruises right? Not a tell us your worst cruises story. Unless it concerned Costa that is.

🤨 people are policing comment sections now? What a ridiculous thing to try and control​@@justcurious4754

We did MSC in 2017 and had fun but we were nickel and dimed to death

Yep! It's always SO amazing to me how people can switch between languages, I only speak English and struggle with that a lot of the time :-)

@@EmmaCruises The cruise director was amazing. She spoke all of those languages fluently. I am now trying to leanr Spanish as my second language, and it isn't easy.

I felt I was quite fluent in 6 languages by the time I disembarked 😂. I enjoyed our cruise. Different but good and SOOOO CHEAP

MSC is my fav, no problem with all the languages for me

Sounds good! 😁🥳 Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

Awh thank you lots ❤️

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

Enjoyed our two MSC cruises

Wich one did you like the most MSC or NCL?

Yep!!!! Exactly!! 😂😂😂

Sounds good! 😁🥳

I get it and kind of agree with you, but you know what else is ridiculous and unheard of? a $50 per night 7 day cruise.....

@@dlloyd6300 Perspective, my friend! It wasn't long ago when $50/night was the norm!

Thank you! 😁❤️

I don’t think she suggested they shouldn’t have theirs, just that we would not want to sail on theirs. Comprende?

Agreed. I feel that Anglophones sometimes get up their own ass about things not being in English when they aren't even the target market

Most Europeans speak more than 3 or 4 languages unlike Americans that trouble with one. I cruised Costa and it was wonderful. The only problem was the French Canadians.

@@sheilaghbrosky You have an American stereotype of Europeans. About 50% of Europeans can speak one language. 10% speak 3 or more. That leaves 40% that speak 2 (not counting the 10% polyglots). 25% of Americans speak a 2nd language. It isn't that wide of a spread given the typical perception.

@@sheilaghbrosky Most? Have you ever been to any European countries? I have. "Most" is far from accurate.

Thanks so much, really appreciate that. :)

Thank you! 😁❤️

Totally get that. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

Or an cruise line from the US, you will see the higher level of everything

@@BikeRideTherapy yes, I've travelled twice with Royal Caribbean. Top!

American here. If I want an American experience on vacation, I can stay home, stay at a Holiday Inn Express, and drink my coffee from styrofoam cups, and chow down of BurgerKing. Hell of a lot cheaper, and if I forget a towel, Walmart is across the street. After a year plus of lockdown, get me the hell outta here!

I quit smoking after 30 years and the smell of the smoke is what I've noticed most. It stinks but I refuse to complain about other smokers. You wouldn't want people complaining that you don't smoke.

Haha!! That would take me forever 🤣🤣

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

why

Same no thank you. The whole ship must stink

Hey Sue! Maybe! I think you might feel less isolated to be honest, when not everybody speaks English the people who do speak English always seem to be friends by default! 😆

We say it in the US too.

Thanks Joanne! 😍😊

I saw my first (and so far only) professional futbol game in Marseille, watching them defeat Bastia and getting the relegated. And the museum in the shopping mall, overlooking the Greek docks built some 2,600 years ago was fascinating. Loved it. Did that after spending part of the day in Aubagne at the Museum of the French Foreign Legion.

Why though? They’re owned by Carnival. Genuinely curious so please reply haha 😀❤️

Agree. On our very first cruise, on the NCL Epic, we woke up to live coverage on our room TV of the Costa Concordia disaster. I assure you that made a lasting impression. That was a long time age. We remember it clearly. No Costa for us.

@@EmmaCruises It may be that we are a little over cautious, but the way we remember that disaster was handled made such a big impression on us that we would never travel with that company. It may be owned by Carnival, but when we hear the name Costa, we immediately think of that disaster. Also when you tell us about how superficially they took the muster exercise makes us even more confident that we are not going to travel with Costa. We have traveled with RCL before and here they took it very seriously. We have also traveled with MSC and here it is also a bit superficial, but you are after all checked that you show up.

Thanks for sharing, it's an interesting insight and I appreciate your reply! :-)

Better not travel with Cunard then ..they've lost EIGHTEEN ships over the years... (OK..Lusitania and Laconia were torpedoed....we better not count those ...lol...)

Thank you, me too! 😊❤️

Welcome Robert! Thanks for watching 😀💕