First day on board the Costa Classica!

We left Florence around 7:53 with a train heading to Pisa. We caught the train from Pisa to Genoa but missed our train to Savona to meet the ship. Luckily there were a few trains from Genoa to Savona so we caught the next one. We arrived in Savona and caught a train to the port where we checked in and embarked on the Costa Classica. I was a little apprehensive when the boat finally started moving because it was my first time on board of a ship. We also had rough waters the first night. We headed to our room, 7044 and unpacked then walked around the ship a bit. It has two pools, a casino, a game room, a couple bar/club areas, shopping, and three dining areas. I was in complete awe with the amount of things on this one ship (event though people say this is a baby compared to other colossal ones!)

For lunch we headed to La Tratorria, which is the buffet place on the ship. It’s all you can eat so I tried a little bit of everything! Like I said, the first day at sea was particularly rough and I felt wobbly. We all took motion sickness pills and felt better. That night we went to a show with the “Afro Arimba Dance Company” and the voice of Michel Reit. It made me think of my friends who are working/have worked on cruise ships. The dancers were absolutely fantastic and had the most elaborate costume changes. Dinner was delicious! Of course they sat all of the 7 Americas on the ship at one table, which I found hilarious. There are about 50 English-speaking people on the entire ship, mostly everyone is Italian, German, or French.

After dinner we sat in one of the lounges and I ordered a Calibri drink, which is coke and fruit punch mixed together. You’d think it wouldn’t be that great, but it is actually very good. Before bed we channel surfed on our tv. Most of the channels are in German, French, and Italian. We found one channel that was airing the finale of a talent show called “Amicia.” (I think that’s the name, I couldn’t really tell) I fell asleep to Italian singing and elaborate dance sequences.  Overall it was a good first day on board!

-Court