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MSC Divina Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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MSC Divina

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 01, 2014

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12076

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

This ship is very pretty and the state room was nice and larger than I thought it would be. But that is all I can say about MSC cruise lines. The service was terrible, the hospitality was zero. The food on the buffet was hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, pasta everyday. The breakfast of course was just ok but it was the same thing every morning nothing different.  The dinning room took over two hours to complete your meal, it took at least an hours after ordering to start the meal. I have done 12+ Carnival cruises and I will go back and continue to cruise with Carnival. I just wanted to try something new. WHAT A MISTAKE!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
NEEDS MORE SELECTIONS, BETTER SERVICE,

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
NOT NEAR AS MUCH TO DO AS CARNIVAL.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
THE GOLDEN LODGE COUPLE WERE AMAZING AND DAVID CHAUVIE FROM THE ENTERTAINMET TEAM DANCE WITH ME WHICH WAS GREAT.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
NOT FRIENDLY, THE SERVICE DESK I ONLY WENT TO ONCE AND IT WAS FINE.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
VERY PRETTY

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
LARGER THAN EXPECTED FOR AN INSIDE CABIN AND GREAT LOCATION

Ship tip

GO TO THE GOLDEN LOUNGE.

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
THE BEACH WAS NICE.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
EXPECTED A PRETTY BEACH AND DIDN'T SEE A BEACH AT ALL. BUT IT DID RAIN.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
THE BEST PART OF THE TRIP BUT ONLY IF YOU ENJOY LAYING ON THE BEACH ALL DAY.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

glomarrone    9 years ago

I wish that you had enjoyed your cruise on this ship as much as I did.  I like Carnival too.  I really don't want the same experience on every ship that I take.  I enjoy try different ships and cruise lines.  I have not had a bad cruise yet and I have been on 50 of them now.  I hope that your next cruise is a terrific one for you.  Let us know. 

travelgirl630    9 years ago

Since you have cruised on Carnival 7 or 12 times and tried a different cruise line, I would say that you love Carnival in that it is known as a "party ship".  I have done Carnival and it was horrible compared to that of RC, NCL & Holland, and MSC in 24 days.  Carnival had horrible food, lines were like standing to get free food; ate chicken, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, the entire 5 days; big screen was used to watch videos all day.  If that's someone's idea of a "fun ship', then I guess Carnival is it. I only choose Carnival for the ports. You have to remember that you are comparing apples to oranges (I know this is our different opinions) and these cruise lines are all well above that of Carnival, but if this is all you are used to, then the comparison is normally going to be for what you are used to, not change.  You even complained about the ports, which you have total control over.

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