This time they took the Costa Serena. Because the whole journey was at sea, the wealthy family stayed on the Costa Serena for 4 full days. They shared some things that need to be paid attention to when traveling on a cruise, such as the must-have items, Ship card binding, daily ship itinerary, self-paid items, wine package fees, statements, etc. I hope it can help friends who are about to travel save some time and stay happy.
Required items
Seasickness medicine: This is very important,Be sure to prepare seasickness medicineIn case of emergencies, although Costa Cruises is very large, there are still moments of shaking. The most obvious time for rich people to feel shaking is when people are still and still, such as when eating or lying in bed. If you are unfortunately seasick, you will not be able to enjoy the facilities on the ship. Be careful.
Swimming equipment: In addition to swimming suits and swimming trunks,Remember to bring a swimming cap and gogglesOh, the frog mirror is very important, because the water in the swimming pool is very salty, it feels like filtered sea water, it will be uncomfortable if it touches the eyes, pay attention!
Outdoor slippers/sandals: The open deck of the cruise ship is very hot under the strong sun. Walking barefoot may cause burns, so be careful.
Portable water bottle: You can drink it anytime when you are thirsty. If you don’t have a water bottle, you can go to the swimming pool on both sides of the buffet on the 9th floor. There are cups and water dispensers to use.
Light jacket: The interior of the cruise ship is actually quite cold, so it is recommended to bring a light jacket.
Sunscreen: When the weather is fine, the outdoor sun is really hot, so prepare sunscreen and sunglasses to avoid sunburn.
Toothpaste/Toothbrush: In response to environmental protection, Costa CruisesNo toothpaste or toothbrush provided. But there is a two-in-one shampoo and shower gel available.
Download and install the Costa APP: This is a service that has only been provided recently. It had not been launched when the rich man participated before, but according to the description on the official website, you can see the voyage information, menus, consumption bills, and most importantly, there is a free chat function with friends It's really great to exchange messages so you don't have to worry about not meeting each other.
escape training
The scheduled departure time of this Costa Cruise is 10pm, so the escape training will be held at 9:30 before departure. Although it is a bit troublesome, we still strongly recommend that you participate to learn about the gathering in the event of an emergency. The location will make you feel more at ease. The most important thing when traveling is that everything is safe. Everyone took out and put on life jackets from the room and followed the staff's instructions to the meeting point. When you arrive, Costa Cruises staff will scan your ship card and take your name. But because there were so many people during training, the rich guy didn’t get the boat card, so it didn’t seem to matter if he didn’t get his name called (laughs).
consumer hotline
The customer service phone number is: 3333
This extension is very useful! Friends whose rooms are far away can call us directly if they have any questions. There is no need to make a special trip. For example, this time the rich man's sunglasses were missing, so he called several times to inquire, but unfortunately he couldn't find them in the end. In fact, the rich man also asked several African staff on the cruise ship while guarding the deck area. They all showed serious and friendly eyes and said to the rich man: No problem, I will ask my supervisor and colleagues to see if there is any. I picked up your glasses, then I will contact you and then leave. But the problem is, brother, you forgot to leave my contact information (laughing).
Ship card binding
The first thing to do after getting the ship card is to bind the credit card as soon as possible. After binding, the ship card can be used as a charge card, and can be used for all consumption on the ship (including casinos). The ship card credit card binding machine is available at 3 It is available on the 5th floor. The location of the binding machine on the 3rd floor is near the visitor center. There are more tourists who use it and they have to queue for a while. There are fewer people on the 4th and 5th floors. If you see Costa staff nearby and ask them to help you set the fastest, Costa staff suggest not to use JCB cards.
It is best to bind the ship card to a credit card.Do not use cash binding. Because after confirming the statement the day before disembarking from the cruise, you still have to go to the service counter to settle (refund or make up money), which is a bit of a waste of time. For credit cards, you only need to confirm that the amount on the statement is correct, which is more convenient.
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Daily boat itinerary
The daily itinerary on the boat is super important information. When you wake up every morning, you will receive an itinerary of all activities from morning to evening at the door. The content includes study courses (such as Italian classes), sports activities (such as water sports). Aerobics), competition activities (such as hand-painting and guessing), themed performances (such as acrobatic performances), special sales activities and other information. The location will be clearly marked on the daily itinerary, and the number of places for each activity is limited. The rich man suggested that you should hurry up and participate when the time is approaching. The activities are very rich, and there are activities until 12 o'clock in the evening, so you don't have to worry about having nothing to do on the cruise.
I have to complain about the theme performances at the Zeus Grand Theater, because the theme performances are very exciting. The rich man felt quite speechless when he saw that many friends came to occupy seats with thermoses and bottles of soda in advance. Because of the lack of standard seat occupancy, the rich man suggests arriving at the Zeus Theater at least 30 minutes in advance to get a good seat. The super popular acrobatic performance needs to be 1 hour in advance, so you can bring something to pass the time.
The screen on the boat gallery will also announce upcoming performances and activities, and sometimes there will be Chinese broadcast announcements. The rich man remembered how everyone rushed together when he first heard the limited-time sale broadcast on the cruise ship. But after the special sale, no one rushed (laughs).
Performance event show
The Costa Cruises Serena will show wonderful performances at the Zeus Grand Theater every day. There are two performances a day, which are basically divided into one at 3:00 pm and one at 9:15 pm. Each performance is about 50 minutes. For details, please refer toCosta Cruises Serena – Theme Show SharingThis article.
Time difference adjustment
If you have friends who successfully disembarked in Japan or South Korea, you will facejet lagBasically, Costa Cruises will publish it on the daily onboard itinerary. Once adjusted, the time on the daily onboard itinerary will be "automatically" adjusted. Just follow the time on the daily itinerary. , no additional calculation is required. For example, if the cruise ship decides to adjust the time by adding 1 to become Japanese time, then the time on the daily itinerary will automatically become Japanese time. There is no need to add 1 to the above time. Friends who have arranged shore sightseeing trips and need to get off the cruise ship Be very careful. If you are not sure, just ask the staff. They will definitely know best.
daily tip
There is no need to give extra bedside tips in the room, because Costa Cruises has already included the daily tips in the fee. The fee is calculated based on the number of people in the room. Children are half as big as adults. Taking the "Panorama Balcony Room" room type provided by the rich man as an example, the adult fee is 16 USD per day, and the child fee is 8 USD. The daily tip for two adults and one child is 16 X 2 + 8 = 40 USD. However, the tip is calculated based on "the total number of nights of the voyage", so the tip for this 4-day and 3-night trip is calculated as a tip for 3 nights. The total is 40 X 3 = 120 USD. The fee will be automatically listed on the statement. On, it will be deducted directly from the credit card bound to the ship card, basicallyNo need to leave tip cash in the room, but in fact, many cruise ship staff have been away from home for a long time to work on the ship, and have not been home for a long time. The rich man thinks that he can give some encouragement in a timely manner, and maybe there will be unexpected surprises. I provide it to all my friends for reference.
Even if the boat leaves at 10pm, a day tip will be charged.
Restaurant/Beverage Menu
connectedFree WIFI on Costa CruisesAfter that, scan the QR Code on the restaurant to browse all the food and drink menus. The menu url is:https://qr.costa.it/qr-menu/mdr_se_en.pdf (WIFI is only available on cruise ships, and external networks cannot be turned on). For more themed restaurants, please refer toCosta Serena – Buffet themed restaurants and wine menu sharingThis article.
Update: According to the official website of Costa Cruises, the menu information can now be viewed in the Costa APP. It is super convenient. Remember to download it before boarding the cruise!
Scotch Club
Costa Cruises is very considerate. The SQUOK Club has planned a lot of activities for children and teenagers. It claims that you can drop your children in early in the morning to participate in a variety of activities and pick them back up at 12 o'clock in the evening (laughs). It's a pity that the children are so small. The rich man did not participate this time because he was afraid of strangers, so he will share the activities of the Scotch Club. Please refer to Scotch Club detailsCosta Cruises Serena – shared facilities on each floorThis article.
Shore excursions
Costa Cruises also has self-funded cruisesShore excursions, you can buy it at MYTOUR. Although the price is a bit more expensive, the biggest advantage isCan get off the cruise ship first(Maybe because we need to gather together and take the tour bus together). The time to get off the cruise ship is very precious, so you can save whatever you can. Unfortunately, due to the impact of Typhoon Kanu, the entire journey was changed to sea voyage. In the end, we did not get off the ship and could not buy an electric cooker (crying).
Other self-funded items
network
With the Internet, you can instantly check in and flash on the cruise at any time. Can you not buy it? OK! It’s just that there is no Internet. The rich man enjoyed three full days of uninterrupted time this time. The disadvantage is that it is really difficult to find someone on the cruise ship. He can only rely on the room extension and the usual tacit understanding ( laughs). It is recommended that when you meet up with family or friends, you should make an appointment in advance for the next meeting time. The Costa cruise ship is really too big.
restaurant
The rich man's breakfast, lunch, and dinner this time are all free restaurants without extra charges. But from time to time in the restaurant, I still see good things that I can only eat at my own expense (laughs). There are also various burgers sold outside the buffet restaurant during midnight snack time. They look really delicious and not expensive. Unfortunately, I am already too full for dinner.
drink package
At first glance, the wine package seems to be a good deal, because ordering one drink alone is too expensive. But pay attention, each package must be purchased according to the "total overnight stay on the voyage" and then "everyone in the same room must purchase the same package (even children)", but of course children are still not allowed to drink, which means that if you use the original Based on the itinerary of 4 days and 3 nights, the cost of purchasing My Drinks Plus "per person" is 49 X 3 = 147 USD. If there are 2 people in one room, the total will be 147 X 2 = 354 USD. The rich man thinks it is not cheap oh. But since you buy it, you have to drink as much as you want. Don’t forget to bring a drink before watching the show. There are small tables available at the Zeus Grand Theater.
For more examples, the unit is US dollars (USD).
| 1 adult | 1 child (18 years old = adult) | 1 child (under the age of 18) | |
| Night 1 8/5 – 8/6 | 49 | 49 | 25 |
| Night 2 8/6 – 8/7 | 49 | 49 | 25 |
| Night 3 8/7 – 8/8 | 49 | 49 | 25 |
| total price | 147 | 147 | 75 |
For more wine list sharing, please refer toCosta Serena – Buffet themed restaurants and wine menu sharingThis article.
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consumption statement
On the night before leaving Costa Cruises, you will receive a consumption statement provided by Costa Cruises. The statement is issued for each room. All purchases on Star Cruises include: casino, shopping, all self-paid items and daily tips. Because Typhoon Kanu caused damage to the port of Ishigaki Island and made it impossible to dock (?), the entire journey was changed to sea sailing. Therefore, Costa Cruises provided each passenger with 50 USD as compensation, and 50 USD can be spent on the cruise ship. , this section can also be seen on the statement. If there is anything unclear on the statement, Rich Man still recommends going to the Passenger Center on the 3rd floor to confirm.
Take the rich man’s statement as an example, the total shopping and souvenir consumption on the cruise is 216.49 USD, plus the casino: 5 USD, minus the compensation for not being able to disembark: 150 USD = 50X 3, plus the total daily Tip: 120 = 48 + 48 + 24, final amount 191.49 USD
| Add/subtract account | Amount | |
| Shopping + Casino | Add+ | 216.49 + 5 |
| Compensation for being unable to disembark | reduce- | 150 |
| daily tip | Add+ | 120 |
| total | 191.49 USD |
What many people cannot understand is what does DAILY SETTLEMENT (the blue box in the picture above) represent? Costa Cruises has a daily settlement mechanism. Taking the rich man’s statement as an example, the settlement time is 7/8/2023 02:33:15, and the amount is 40 USD. Then Costa Cruises will apply for the first A credit card charge of 40 USD was made. The source of 40 USD should be the daily tip for the first night from 8/5 – 8/6.
Because the first deduction of 40 USD has been applied, another number (red frame) of 151.00 USD (= 191.49 – 0.49 (Round, rounded) – 40) appears on the statement, and this part of the fee is listed in Will be debited to Credit Card, it means that this part of Costa Cruises has not applied for debit.
So in the end, the details of the rich man’s credit card bill are divided into two: the first is 1267 TWD (=40 USD), the second is 4796 TWD (=151.00 USD), the total is still 191.49 USD, no more, no less, probably That’s it.
Room window to the outside
The rooms are basically divided into four levels: inner cabin (without window), sea view room (with window but cannot be opened), balcony room (with small balcony for walking out), and suite (with large balcony for walking out). If you want to have a window or balcony that can see the sea, the room must be in the orange room on the outer circle. The light yellow room on the inner circle has no windows.
Cruise time
The night before leaving the cruise ship, the disembarkation time of each room will be announced. This time, the wealthy family received a red tag, and they will disembark from the cruise ship at 8:40 the next morning.
The staff will place the tag at the door of the room together with the consumption statement. After receiving the tag, you need to tie the tag to the suitcase before 1 o'clock in the middle of the night and put it at the door so that the staff can sort the luggage. If the tag is not enough, you can add another one. Ask the staff for it. The rich man still saw someone pushing two large luggages to the restaurant when he was having breakfast the next day, so he didn’t need to worry too much (laughs).
On the last morning, I arrived at the Boromart Buffet at about 7:30. At this time, the Costa Cruise had already docked at Keelung Port. Everyone was eating breakfast leisurely before disembarking from the Costa Cruise. When there were almost no seats at the Boromart buffet, everyone was reluctant to leave (laughing).
By the way, the advantage of taking a cruise isThere is no weight limit for luggage, so there is no need to weigh it when checking in luggage. I have seen many friends share their shopping spree in Japan for home appliances. The rich man is really envious after seeing this.
further reading
Costa Serena – Frequently Asked Questions Sharing
The rich man was so nervous when he took a cruise abroad for the first time. He racked his brains to list all the questions that he could think of. Let’s take a look at the FAQs shared by Costa Cruises!
Costa Cruises Serena – shared facilities on each floor
Because this Costa cruise itinerary was changed to the whole sea voyage without disembarking. I had no choice but to use the facilities on the cruise ship as much as possible. Let's take a look at the various facilities from the perspective of the model of Costa Sarena.
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