WAIT, THIS IS MY CABIN?! Costa Smeralda - Episode 1: Embarkation in Barcelona

Welcome back to my channel, and welcome to my latest vlog series! In this series, we’re exploring one of the biggest and newest ships from Costa Cruises: Costa Smeralda.
Last week, I spent 7 nights onboard Costa Toscana, and I’ll be returning to that ship with my friend in my next vlog series - stay tuned! I’m really excited to explore a new ship that I’ve never been on before, and also understand how a newer Costa ship differs to a more ‘traditional’ one (I recently cruised on Costa Diadema, too!).
In this series, Smeralda will be visiting various ports in Spain, France and Italy - let's go and explore some more of Europe together!
Anyway, before we get into exactly what we’ll be covering in this video, let me tell you about Smeralda as a ship. First up, she’s HUGE! She’s 337m long, and at double capacity will hold over 5,220 passengers. At full capacity, Smeralda is capable of holding over 6,550 passengers, so she’s a ship built for the crowds! She was christened back in 2020 and, as of the point of her construction in 2019, she was the sixth largest cruise ship in the world - wow!
So, what are we looking at in this video today? Well, we’ll start in my hotel room in Barcelona, before heading down to the port via the Cruise Bus (this is the cheapest way to arrive at Barcelona Cruise Port - a real ‘insiders’ tip if you’ve never cruised from here before!). Once onboard, we’ll sample the embarkation lunch, tour my Sea Terrace cabin, discuss various embarkation procedures, watch spillway from Barcelona Port, and then enjoy the evening entertainment onboard.
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Video Chapters
Introduction - Welcome to Barcelona! 00:01
Arrival at Barcelona Cruise Port: 01:40
The Terminal (Terminal E): 01:58
Boarding the ship: 03:34
Embarkation Lunch: 04:05
My cabin! 05:46
First impressions of the room, and what’s the plan next? 13:41
The Welcome meeting: 18:24
Ok, what next? Also, dress code… 19:17
Sailing out of Barcelona Port: 23:48
Dinner in the Main Dining Rooms: 25:23
What’s the food like on Costa Smeralda? 26:00
Evening entertainment: Colosseo: 26:53
The end of the night - first impressions of the ship, and what’s next? 27:40
Costa Toscana - what a view at night! 31:15