Last night’s food in the dining room was absolutely delicious, and once again our table mates were excellent company. The waiters were busy again like the first night but seemed to just about manage OK.
We followed dinner by wandering towards the front of the ship and stopping first for a drink in Caffetteria Sugar which specialises in coffees and liqueur’s. 80-90% of which are included in our drinks package. From there we rounded the evening off in the Piano Bar Excite which despite its name had two sets of performers who rotated their acts. Both groups (a duo and a trio)’accompanying a backing track with a guitar and piano. We found them very easy to listen to and the occasion was enhanced with a couple of cocktails. All in all it was a very pleasant and fun evening.
Breakfast was once again taken in our usual spot and we again seemed to beat the crowds, we followed that up with a walk round the prom deck which on the Deliziosa allows you to do a full circuit. It’s great to be able to walk all the way round and this morning was special because we were still at sea. It’s one of my favourite places to be on a ship when there are waves crashing against the side of the ship. After that it was back up to the sun deck to relax in the sun before we arrived at Santorini. The weather has been fantastic so far and I hope it continues.
As a general observation I have found the bar staff on Costa to be the most efficient and hard working of all the lines we have sailed on. Even though we have an all inclusive package they cannot do enough for you which we have found amazing. Nothing is too much trouble unless it involves hot water in the afternoon!!!!
We arrived at Santorini just before 1:00pm and made the decision that we would stay on board today mainly due to the amount of other ships in port. With us was Crystal Serenity, MSC Musica and Splendour of the Seas.
Because of Nicole’s acrophobia she wasn’t wanting to stand in the long queues waiting for the cable car ride up down while getting all worked up at the prospect of doing something she wasn’t comfortable with. The bonus for us being we once again had the ship to ourselves and 2 deserted pool decks. The ticketed tendering took about 1½hours before it went to anyone without a ticket. The ship itself seemed to be well empty some time before that announcement went out.
We are her until 8:00pm tonight so I imagine the main dining room will be empty on first sitting, it won’t affect us as we are dining in the Club Costa restaurant as one of our Pearl membership privileges.
So until tomorrow…..
The doughnuts for breakfast looks delicious, and a lovely treat while on holiday!
Can’t blame you for not wanting to queue, especially with all of the other ships in port!