Nice Ship - Mediocre Food

Item: MSC Divina
Rating: 3.5
Author: JPAW1403

MSC Divina Cruise Review to Caribbean

JPAW1403

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

Caribbean, Cuba and Antilles

Sail date: December 30, 2018

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It is what you get for your money. Nice ship, nice layout, overcrowded, food is almost fair, great pizza, “free” drink package is a gimmick and very limited. The drinks coupon is a sham and cumbersome system. Staff need to be thoughroughly trained.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was barely at the “acceptable” level. Most nights it was served cold and lack of flavors. Only highlight was their pizza. Very difficult to find tables.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Usually overcrowded.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Shows were short but usually excellent and a wiide variety. In New Years night they closed the bars at 12:30am which was ridiculously.

Children's Programs

No children in our group.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Staff usually doesn’t know the ship and many barely speak english. Many not very helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Bare necessities. As expected from a large cruise ship.

Ship tip

Wash your hands often to avoid getting sick. Don’t touch anything barehanded.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Many things to do and just a gorgeous city.

Thumbs Up 3

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Not much to do here and the vendors drive you nuts.

Thumbs Up 1

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Nice and clean place. Rent a cab and go around the island.

Thumbs Up 8

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

They have done a wonderful jof with restoring the old city.

Thumbs Up 1

Cristobal, Panama

1 out of 5

Horrible place to drive past to your destination. Dirty and a lot of destruction. Go to Panama City quickly. The government should be embarassed that visitors have to see this.

Thumbs Up 1

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Ruins are nice and well kept. Beach area and prmenade nice to walk.

Thumbs Up 3

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Same old thing but still enjoyable.

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We used the express dissembarkation and itneas quick and uneventful.

3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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auntverna 5 years ago

We are on the ship now and find the staff amazing. They are so helpful and even if they don't speak a lot of English they still try but everyone we have been in touch with knows more than enough to communicate.

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