Wonderful - The company was extremely helpful and flexible. It helped us incredibly 🥰 The trip was really worth it, wonderful landscapes and without a doubt a memorable moment!!! And the seats at the top made the trip even more comfortable!

Fabulous day out - All round great day out. The office were great - contacted me the day before to make sure we knew where to get picked up. Crew were really friendly and helpful. On board snacks and drinks were really reasonable. The surroundings at the stops were magnificent! Would be good if the commentary in English was a bit slower. Hard to understand what was being said, at least on the top deck. Boat was very clean and well set up. Would do it again!

An amazing experience highly recommend and thank you Gloria! - I am writing this review to help those who try to do something similar as we did when visiting Sardinia and a La Madelena boat tour. We were told by our B&B host that taking a boat trip was a good idea but if we wanted a great experience maybe pay for a smaller boat of 6ppl for 120€. We thought this was too much money so decided to go to the port the next morning and speak with the numerous vendors selling trips. When we went to the port, after speaking to the various companies selling boat tours..we decided to go with Consorzio Meraviglie. The main reason was the tremendous detail and assurances offered by the young lady in the sales booth. Her name was Gloria. She was upfront, honest, informed and did not do a "hard sell", which gave us confidence in the company. The deal was the day tour for about 50€. We came back the next day to board the boat and it was all very easy.. there was free parking at the port, Gloria grouped all together her clients and escorted us all to the boat boarding location 500 meters away. As she had hinted she even tried to help us get on board early so we could get a good location on the boat. She was amazing and I want to thank her for her kindness. As for the trip itself...the weather was great.. the boat had about 70 people on board but you don't really notice...it was a lovely day with nice people all having their own peace to relax on board and yet enjoy the same experience. The trip took us to exactly the places described and the crew on board were great. It was our BEST experience in Sardinia in fact. I was nervous before I booked the trip as we were told the bigger boats maybe too many people...but this company was absolutely perfect. Advice is to ask ahead for the estimated number of guests...and if it's in the hundreds...maybe avoid. We were assured the numbers were not going to be that many and Gloria was true to her word. Everyone's experience of the shared bigger boats will differ...but if you get on board early...and get a good spot...you can enjoy the ride and the excursions even more. There is something for everyone in these type of experiences. The fact we saved all that money was just a boost....If I had paid 120€ for our experience I would have felt we got what we paid for ..so the fact we did it much cheaper was just great! So take my advice... Don't be scared to get to these bigger boats...but this company for sure were great and ran a great service. Highly recommend.

Super recommended - Excellent tour, very complete, paradisiacal islands, transparent green waters, full of fish, and at a very good price. A MUST of Sardinia!

Good experience - Beautiful boat trip with a very nice team. The staff are very welcoming and friendly. The second stop on Santa Maria beach is rather disappointing. Lots of people and boats and the lighthouse on the island is of no interest (left abandoned with scaffolding around it) but the team has nothing to do with that! The boat accommodates fewer people than the competition, which is more pleasant!

Nice if the boat is not full - Classic tour of La Maddalena on the Paradiso boat. The boat is different from those of all other consortia and operators, smaller and older, but it has its positive sides. The upper deck has mattresses instead of seats, so you can comfortably sunbathe while on the move, assuming you can snag one. First stop in La Maddalena, necessary but practically nothing to see. Instead of Cala Granara or Cala Corsara where all the other operators stop, the second stop is in Cala Conneri in Spargi, small, beautiful and not crowded with only the Paradiso passengers. Second stop at Cala Santa Maria, unfortunately here together with all the other boats. The sea is always beautiful, but very crowded and the view completely obscured by dozens of anchored boats. In both coves a dinghy takes passengers to the beach. The swimming stop at the Porto della Madonna was disappointing: here each boat has a buoy reserved for stopping, the one assigned to the Paradiso is in a dark, secluded area of sea, far from the most famous area you see in the photos and videos. The day was still pleasant considering that the boat was not full, I fear that with the typical full house in August everything would have been more problematic. The places to see are wonderful, but a family of 4 spends €240 and the expense is probably not justified by the type of tour. Perhaps it is better to spend a little more and organize a personalized trip to enjoy the archipelago better.

Oh well - The boat was far too small and there was no decent place to sit. It was a real fight for seats, so people were holding up their bags to keep the seats free. Just like the loungers on Mallorca! The bays and the archipelago did not disappoint us and were very beautiful with turquoise and clear water, but boat after boat was being dumped there. Mass tourism. Next time I would spend more money.

Mass processing with unfriendly crew - The stop at La Maddalena was OK. Then we went to two islands, the first island had wild boars running around freely without warning, the second island was a 1.5 hour trip to a mediocre beach with no shade, right next to the ships for swimming. So many ships docked at the same time that it was a mass migration to the beach. On the way back we asked for the sunshade on the upper deck to be opened because the sun was so strong. The unfriendly captain just replied "not possible". Overall, the trip is not recommended. We traveled on the "Orient Express".

I don't recommend it - Toured in August 2023. I would like to point out that by booking online (even from the consortium's official website) additional costs are charged compared to the on-site ticket office, which are not without this being written at the time of booking. Furthermore, I noticed that discounts were given at the ticket office that clearly couldn't be had online. I also discussed it with the organizers, who told me I had problems. regarding the tour, I didn't like two things: 1) starting from Baia Sardinia, when the boat docks in the center of La Maddalena to take a tour of the centre, the boat picks up other tourists; if you haven't left your seat occupied you will have lost it forever when you get back on board. 2) several boats from other companies also make the same tour and the result is that you are "dumped" on the beaches always together with tourists from other boats, which makes those beaches very crowded and impassable for the duration of the stop.

Tripadvisor stitch up ruined our trip - not the crews fault - Tripadvisor has stitched me up here. The listing and booking quotes an 11:30am pickup from Canningione. Our group of 6 all arrived at 11:00am, waited until 11:40am only to be left disappointed when we called the crew who said they arrived at 10:45, tried to call us and left before 11:00am so we missed it entirely thanks to Tripadvisor. The crew were very generous, offering that we could all hop on the boat the next day instead. Unfortunately for my partner and I, we were flying out the next morning. After trying very hard I've been completely unable to contact Tripadvisor and request a refund, very poor customer service. I would like to speak with them right away to resolve this issue.