MSC Divina 7 night Caribbean
MSC Divina Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
USA, Honduras, Belize, Mexico, Bahamas
Sail date: April 22, 2017
Ship: MSC Divina
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 10113
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This ship was just ok. Embarkation was a breeze, no problems. Disembarkation was a mess. Don't pay for the transfer! just get a cab or Uber, it will probably cost about the same and it will be a lot faster. We had issues with our bags getting to our Cabins. If your's hasn't arrived when everyone else's has, look up and down the halls, one of our bags was all the way at the other end of the hall, and another one was on a different floor completely. Cabin was fine, about what you would expect for a cruise ship. There are 2 US electrical outlets over the desk and one in the bathroom. The one in the bathroom is in the ceiling and difficult to use. You do not need any converters or adapters. Just bring a power strip so you have more plugs. Put your do not disturb sign in the key slot on the wall inside your cabin to keep your ac on when you leave. Ship is a bit hard to navigate. Basically everything is on 6, 7, 8, 14, 15. If you want to get from one end to the other quickly, walk through on one of the cabin floors to avoid the traffic. When you first get on, head to the Casino to pick up your drink packages (fyi get a water package too), then head to the back of the ship, deck 15 to the garden bar, sit at a table and enjoy your first drink before the crowds get there. About the drinks, bar service is extremely slow all over the ship! I mean like really slow! They also have trouble getting your order right, be prepared. They only have 4 draft beers Heni, Heni light, Newcastle, and Cider. Buffet is crazy! try to go during off peak times, late at night the pump out fresh out pizza, really good. Activities on the ship are minimal, they will not keep you busy, bingo sucks, don't waste your money. Name that tune was fun, but short. Try the meter pizza, but don't do the beer flight, remember, only 4 beers on draft. Bowling was $8 per game and you only get 5 frames. Try it once. The water slide sucks, my friend was pushing himself half of the way down. Pools and decks get really crowded. If you want a chair get there early or really late afternoon. For people that like smoothies for breakfast, they have them up at the gym. They can't change the channels in the sports bar, so sit where you can see the program you want. Food there was good and it is free. Jamaica- Dunn's River Falls and bobsled were fun. Cayman- Private Stingray City, snorkeling, and starfish point were awesome! Our favorite. Mexico- don't do the tequila tasting, not worth it. Go on the sea and land tour, you get to do tequila tasting there too. Bahamas- I had already been there so we just went to the Melia hotel and spent the day on the beach. In port, people want you to tip them for every little thing, it got really annoying. Trying to get back on the ship after the day spent in port is a pain in the butt. You stand in line in the sun forever. Dinner at the main restaurant was ok. They really only serve one course at a time so if you order multiple apps. then everyone else has to wait for their main course. It still moved at good speed though as most of us all ordered more than one app. Dress code is not as fancy as we had imagined, however they did deny access to a man wearing shorts. For women, skirts, dress, pants are all fine. Men, slacks and a button down shirt are fine. Most of the staff are friendly and try to be helpful but a lot of them were confused when I asked them where to find a certain place on the ship. If they are confused, imagine how I felt. You have to pay a lot of extra things over the course of 7 days, just keep that in mind when booking. Overall, things were fine, we had fun! I probably wouldn't sail this cruise line again though. I prefer NCL. If anyone has any questions about the ship or excursion, please let me know, I would be happy to help.
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Fine cruise at a reasonable price.
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