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MSC Divina Cruise Review to Bermuda

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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MSC Divina

7 Night Bermuda (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 11, 2015

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13161

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was a new experience.  Having previously cruised on the standard American based lines, this was on the MSC Davina which is based in Italy.  The cabins were nice albeit small in comparison to the balcony cabins on other lines.  The buffet was a disaster.  Hard to find seating and when you did the food wasn't near you.  Once you got to the food and got back it was luke warm at best.  Much better in the dining room.  Food was excellent but for some of those onboard not large enough portion sizes.  We found them about right since you could do appetizer, soup, salad, entrée and dessert and of course you could order 2nds of anything.  The real bright spots were the shows each evening, full production shows of outstanding quality.  The only other negative was MSC changing the itinerary (before the cruise so it wasn't weather) to reduce the number of days in Bermuda (which is why we booked this cruise).  They gave a $25 per person credit, which doesn't make up for the loss of 1 day on the beautiful island of Bermuda.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
dining room got it right, buffet not so much

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
not too much not too little

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Absolutely Outstanding

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
experienced both excellent and less than excellent service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
beautiful ship

Ship tip

Make every show they are great, use the dining room for most meals rather than going to the buffet and ask for seconds if you are still hungry

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
only parked

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
three mega ships and one smaller one at the same time, about 13000 heading ashore at about the same time, what a zoo

King's Wharf, Bermuda

1 out of 5
Didn't get this third day there...:(
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

glomarrone    9 years ago

Thanks for posting your first review here.  I enjoyed reading it.  How unfortunate that you had one less day in Bermuda.  I wonder why?  Glad though that you didn't let it spoil your cruise.  I enjoyed both of my MSC cruises.

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