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Costa Diadema Day 1 - Embarkation in Marseille and Our First Day Onboard

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πŸ‘οΈ 1K viewsπŸ“… 2 years ago⏱️ 13:18
What This Creator Said
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❀️ Best for CoupleMediterranean · Fall · 7 nightsFrom MarseilleFirst-Time Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

This was our first experience of a Costa Cruise, and our first experience of booking flights separately to the cruise, so we we're a little worried about how things would go!

We were quite impressed we managed to stay up that late to be honest but yeah we were pleased to get back to the cabin and be able to relax

It's really impressive how he was able to speak in so many different different languages and he did do a favorite didn't he from each country essentially that he was representing

Creator's Tips & Advice

βœ“If you are flying from Gatwick, make sure you set off to your gate quite early as it was quite a considerable walk.
βœ“In a taxi in Marseille, maybe sit in the back if you can as there were quite a few near misses.

πŸ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Booking flights separately from the cruise β€” Arrive at the port early; they arrived before the ship and it was no hassle.
Embarkation wait times β€” Call the cruise line ahead of time to request an earlier embarkation slot.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow does the Costa Diadema embarkation process work?
QWhat is the dining situation on Costa ships regarding specific times vs open seating?
QHow do emergency drills work on Costa ships?

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Port Highlights

Gatwick2Β½ Happy Bacon
Marseille1 Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Description↓

In October 2023, we flew from London Gatwick to Marseille with easyJet to embark on our cruise onboard Costa Diadema. This was our first experience of a Costa Cruise, and our first experience of booking flights separately to the cruise, so we we're a little worried about how things would go! In this first video we experience embarkation, and explore the ship for the first time. Costa Diadema is a Dream Class cruise ship, owned by Carnival Corporation. She entered service in 2014, and was formerly the flag ship of Costa Crociere. Diadema can carry almost 5000 passengers at maximum capacity and spends most of her summer season in the Mediterranean, which is where we were for our cruise. Want to stay up to date with our content? Don't forget to hit the subscribe button, and if you've got any questions at all, drop them in the comments below. We'll get back to you as soon as we can. You can also find us across social media, we're @sistersontheseas everywhere except X (Twitter) where we've had to drop the s at the end due to the 15 character limit.