Need a Back-up Plan

Item: MSC Divina
Rating: 3
Author: phartling

MSC Divina Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

phartling

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 13, 2016

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9224

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

In almost any business it is good to have a "back-up Plan". I am sure that there are complications of which I am unaware but when a ship cannot stop at a port in this case the Beach day at G. Stirrup Cay they should in my opinion proceeded to Nassau or Key West or somewhere else to round out the itinerary. The ship was beautiful and the food was excellent but we did not go on the MSC expecting it to be a Royal Carribean or Celebrity or Princess. If we had we would have been disappointed. Staff are not as well trained or as attentive as on the other lines mentioned and the entertainment is not of the same caliber but as I said we were not expecting it to be so were neither surprised nor particularly upset. It was a good rest and like I said a beautiful ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Love the extra large balcony. Cabin was roomy and had lots of storage space.

Ship tip

Food was very good. But go on it with lower expectations than RC or Celebrity.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5

If you cannot stop at this port have a backup plan please. It was so disappointing.

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10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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pandaman802 8 years ago

There are always "things" that can come up as you are depending on weather and nature for conditions to be optimal. On the converse side our MSC Divina cruise in September 2014 warranted our stop at GSC to be cancelled as well due to weather in that area but we were able to stop at Grand Turk instead so they do try to make it the best they can when conditions and open ports allow!

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yulonda123 8 years ago

^^^ it was on the Divina too

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yulonda123 8 years ago

Yes, I've seen someone's personal video on YouTube where MSC anchored close to a port and had tender boats get the guests. I thought that was awesome!

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Catsam215 8 years ago

Thank you

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MSCCruisesUSA 8 years ago

We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us. We will be sure to share it with appropriate internal teams.

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cwills1telusnet 8 years ago

The boats always have an option to set anchor and send tender boats to shore. No additional costs. I've sailed with other cruise lines and they have gone to a different island without rough seas and done this. Just depends on where you are, there's always a reason please never assume.

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Catsam215 8 years ago

I was on the Divina 2-13 to 2-20, from what I hear they frequently do not stop at the Private island.. Not a good practice. Three were a lot of angry people that day.😝

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awesomerobot 8 years ago

Ports are business, a ship can't just suddenly show up on an unscheduled port and dock whenever the captain feels like it.

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nile6000 8 years ago

From what I understand ships book ports well in advance they can't just pull into a different port if they have an issue. Nassau is usually very busy they may not have had the availability to go there.

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