1st cruise with family

MSC Divina Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
MSC Divina

7 Night Adriatic & Eastern Mediterranean (Istanbul Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 17, 2013

Ship: MSC Divina

Cabin number: 5001

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Nice family cruise but I didnt like the food as much as my family did, small portions, buffett was always overcrowded in fact I would say the whole ship was overcrowded

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Not a great experience, raining and packed

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
So I didnt enjoy the food but my family did, its a Italian liner and so Italian food not my favourite

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
OK but always busy

Entertainment

4 out of 5
OK but busy and very loud people

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Daughter was a teenager and joined the kids club and had a great time

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
OK

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
I had an inside cabin and it was fine, dont remember the number but it was under the buffett so used a back staircase which was easy and also had a place to sit on the back stair case so used that as my balcony, mum and dad had a lovely balcony in the middle of the ship, both cabins were fine and service was good

Ship tip

Don't go in school holiday absolutely packed

Ports of call

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Venice, Italy

2 out of 5
Didn't really get to see Venice as we had flights either end and the weather was miserable so misty couldn't see a thing

Bari, Italy

5 out of 5
Only comment I would make is we did our own thing we got a sightseeing train but it took us one stop and we ended up on a walking tour, if the chap had told us we wouldnt have got on it, but it was good and we met some fellow cruisers who have turned out to be life long friends so it all worked out, the cruise line offer you a charge for a bus service into town but you can walk it

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5
Ran on the ruins of the first olympics

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5
Don't do the carpet tour but go to the markets, I could have sold my daughter a thousand times and my mum

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
MIssed our pre paid taxi and had to pay double to get back to the airport
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4 Comments

javawoody     4 months ago

Blast from the past

cruising2004     4 months ago

Thank you for your 2013 review.

HeavySeas     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

Gwbigdog     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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