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MSC Divina Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 221

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
MSC Divina

7 Night Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 24, 2024

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11279

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Entertainment team excellent. Food luke warm. Staff not very friendly. Expect long wait for drinks to be served.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We had fast track but were boarding the same time as everyone else, so fast track means nothing. Started boarding as soon as we arrived in port, which was 30 minutes before our allocated time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Went to MDR on our first evening and asked if there was a table for 2 available and the manger was very rude with a blunt No. Never asked for cabin number just in case something would come available! So we ended up going to the buffet every evening. Food was just lukewarm with very limited choice. Pizza was delicious.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Went to the golden jazz bar every evening for name the tune, it was great fun.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Best entertainment team at sea. They were awesome, they're a credit to the Divina!

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Ruth at the cafe bar was the only friendly person, who made sure we had something to drink. They seem to be a shortage of bar staff. Staff not as friendly as other ships we've been on.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Lovely ship but one of the restrooms only had a very little dribble of water for the whole week of our cruise. Buffet not so clean, tables dirty and cutlery on the floor. Floor not clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Cabin was acceptable, dusty shelves in the bathroom and dirty mirror. Bed comfortable.

Ship tip

Book excursions prior to boarding, way cheaper. Get water taxi in Mykonos for €4 return, cheaper than buying tickets of MSC who wanted €8 return.

Ports of call

Naples, Italy

3 out of 5
Very busy city, walkable from ship.

Izmir, Turkey

3 out of 5
Did MSC excursion here to Virgin Mary house and Ephesus. We had a great guide, very knowledgeable. But stopped in a carpet place and leather place on the way back, which was a waste of time, not unless you had loads of money to spend!!!!

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5
Did get off ship here, was there before but heard others saying it was crazy busy waiting for the cable cars and a fight broke out due to people skipping the q's.

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5
Lovely island. Don't buy the ticket from the ship to get to the island, it's so easy to get the water taxi and way cheaper.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
Only embarked and disembarked here.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We were given an allocated time and everything went smoothly. Arrived at the airport 5 hrs before flight departure. We should have been allocated a later time for airport transfer because the option was there. Language barrier was an issue for the above, so we decided to go with what was issued to us.
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     6 months ago

Sorry this cruise was not up to par.

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the post

AuntPinkie     6 months ago

Fascinating itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience