cruise68 Cruise Review on MSC Divina on Feb 04, 2017

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 59

Review summary

We were aboard Divina this past Feb 4 thru 11, 2017. We had somewhat high hopes but were quickly let down somewhat. Upon arriving onto the ship, we ran the gauntlet of dozens of staff members wielding drink tickets and other packages you could purchase. Shouting 'Drink tickets' etc. Not impressed. Even dear Carnival doesn't pull that stunt. Quickly found that this ship is a nightmare to navigate around, both back to front and up and down. Even after 7 days, we, along with many others, were still unable to get around easily. It's a beautifully decorated ship from public areas and dining rooms to staterooms. The sliding patio balcony doors were a huge plus point. I believe the ship had a CD. If we did, we never heard or saw him once. That's not good. Coming again from Carnival, their CDs become part of your cruise. You feel welcomed and appreciated. Not so MSC. Basically left to your own devices really. Talking of devices, the wifi was mediocre at best. The food was great, varied, tasty and hot. No warm or cold food as some others have said. He cold food was yogurt, desserts and fruit. As expected. Summing up, there is a lot more MSC could do to make it all less stuffy, boring and quiet. Have a CD that is actually present and have more going on at the same time in different venues. That would give you choice options instead of dead time between activities. When we left Nassau for instance, we counted about 20-25 people on the Lido deck as we quietly pulled away from port, leaving NCL Escape and Carnival Liberty in the midst of partying and music with light shows on their Lido decks. Very surprised that we just slipped away into the night with either of those two ships noticing probably. Based on this cruise, we might still give Seaside a shot and see if they've stepped up their game. If we don't, then Carnival will be hosting us again.