We will try MSC again

Item: MSC Divina
Rating: 3.6
Author: cjbounds

MSC Divina Cruise Review

cjbounds

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 86

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2023

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13080

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Had a good time. We will try MSC again but a different itinerary. Overall a nice ship

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Disaster. Took three hours because the PA system was down and no one had clear instructions. People were furious.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I wasn’t feeling well so didn’t eat a lot. What I had was tasty. Seems to be more geared toward an Italian menu. Dining room portions are small but we never went hungry. Pasta was always good as well as pizza. Tried fish dishes in the dining room and they were good. Buffet food was decent but not enough variety. My husband loved the soft serve ice cream and said the desserts in the dining room were good, the buffet at ocean cay was awful in my opinion . ( only thing we ate that wasn’t great)

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

My husband liked the hot tubs and pool area. . I did trivia a few times . I wish there were more activities in the middle of the day

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Short but excellent shows. Very talented performers.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Very friendly . They don’t have wait staff walking around the pool deck like other cruise lines but we didn’t miss it. Room steward was nice but didn’t always restock our ice

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Have an open mind. Different from other lines . But we like to try new things.

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

3 out of 5

No pool just beaches which was ok. The buffet was not good. Lots of chairs . Bars were tough to get a drink . Lots of trams so you don’t have to walk much Very pretty.

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Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Expensive!

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Not much to see. Nice walking

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Very easy. Line went quickly

Traveler Photos

4 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Great tip! Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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GriffFamily 1 year ago

Thanks for the balanced but fair review. Sounds like a bad start to the cruise with the pa problems but I’m glad you could enjoy yourself.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed most of it. The 3 & 4 day cruises seem to be becoming “booze cruises” with the cheaper fares that include the drink package. The longer itineraries are a better experience.

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Other reviews of this sailing

It took 2 hours to embark standing the whole time. They need to make more water available! Food was good. Service was great for the most part. Ship was spotless.

Constant hammering on ship with no tv to drown out the noise. Balcony closed for maintenance!!

Wonderful MSC Caribbean cruise!