Great itinerary poor ship, crew, food and mid cruise policy changes

MSC Divina Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

flyguy747

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 13, 2022

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10061

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Policies change in mid cruise be prepared. Have insurance I would go on this line again ONLY for the no supplement for single travellers

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Super long lines 2.5 hrs, no social distancing possible

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

A very poorly planned ship. Hard to navigate around. So hard to find venues, food in buffet not good, in not so many words they ruined eggs.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Non existent very little to do

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Only good musician was piano player/singer

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Divina bar staff better than the rest but lacked enthusiasm like other top cruise lines

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Didn’t see much of cleaning staff. Washy washy at the buffet was there 80% of the time squirting your hands

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Absolutely the worst cleaning staff I have encountered in 15 years of cruising Room was only cleaned 3 times during 14 days I had no note to put on door to Inform them to clean. If you didn’t get out of your room by 9am you didn’t get it cleaned When they did clean didn’t check toilet paper so they left me 4 squares..

Ship tip

Only book this ship for itinerary not amenable or food

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Easy

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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blackholesun 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. I was on MSC Meraviglia in January for my first MSC cruise and loved it. The ship was the cleanest I have seen, food and entertainment were good and my cabin was serviced twice a day. I enjoyed it so much I booked for 19 days on Divina in October. Not sure if Divina has the lights to turn on / off for Do Not Disturb or Service Cabin, but that could have been the issue if you didn’t get service, if you left it on Do Not Disturb without realizing it.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Appreciate your feedback.

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daisydoozy 2 years ago

MSC is never getting our money. Too many bad reviews. So sorry this happened to you.😢

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30LoveCruises 2 years ago

WOW!! I have never heard of such a Bad review until now. We have been on over 30 cruises, all combined I wouldn't be able to write such a bad review. Hopefully you have better luck next time, if there is a next time after this.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. What were the policy changes? Cruise did not sound pleasant.

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