This was my 3rd time on Divina, all solo cruises. It's a good size: not too big, not too small, and you can always find a quiet spot to yourself or a lounge chair somewhere. I chose this one yet again because they were advertising a GREAT sale for solo cruisers! ** Thank you MSC!!! **
My room was spacious and comfortable. Deck 11 Forward, Inside Cabin.
Service was great, as usual. Everyone is nice and they try to accommodate your needs.
Food was good overall, but dinners in the Main Dining Room were hit-and-miss for my tastes.
* I enjoy the Buffet food on MSC ships much more than on other cruise lines. They always seem to have rice and some kind of Asian selection such as curry or butter chicken, Oriental beef, etc... which I love!! And try the Focaccia bread!! So soft! One day for lunch there was Mexican street corn, and chicken and pork fajitas - both delicious!
**The pizza at the buffet area is delicious -- I tried pepperoni, and pesto, and their chocolate breakfast pizza (!) YUM!!
- I LOVE that they had chocolate croissants or twists every morning.
- There was a station in the evenings for ice cream with toppings - you have to go down the right side and look for it.
Desserts were really good most days: my faves were key lime pie, a cold chocolate "cake" one day (looked like mousse), and all flavors of cookies. I enjoyed snacks at Piazza del Doge (Deck 6) also, available every day.
So, the Main Dining Room menus seemed too fancy for my tastes: a lot of duck and veal, and seafood. I tried a "Steak Diane" for the sit-down lunch and was not impressed. The first night dinner on my 4-night Bahamas portion, the wait staff at my table was less than exceptional, so I didn't go back for three nights. There was no butter for our bread, I had to ask for a glass of water and a refill, there were no smiles at all, and it took FOREVER to get them to take our orders and bring out our food. (There were only two of us sitting at a table for 8) We didn't leave until about 10:30 that night!
For the 7-night portion, I sat at the same table as before, but there were different waiters -- much better! Whew! The best meal I had was an appetizer salad with Jerk pork with pineapple!! Delicious!!
Entertainment was great, but some people expect more. It's not Broadway style shows, which I am glad about. It's more casual singing, dancing, {having fun!}, juggler, acrobatics, basketball dunking, magic show, etc...
**The volume in the theater was just right. Most other lines have it way too loud, and I have to plug my ears.
- They showed a movie in the theater one night, but the sound was not good - muffled, and too loud at the same time (?!)
Musicians around the ship were a big plus! There were a few singers, a pianist, a saxophone / clarinet player. They would shift around and play in different venues each night. La Luna Lounge was my favorite venue. And the Black & White Lounge had lots of fun stuff, like dance lessons, karaoke, band music.
The Cruise Director was good, and his Entertainment Team kept things hopping! They seemed to be enjoying themselves, which is great! The main pool deck always seemed to have something going on: dance lessons, games, even a "fair" for families one day, with ice cream and kids games. (And I dipped in the pool once - it was nice!!)
The itinerary was a plus! I LOVE their private island, Ocean Cay!! The beach I went to our second day there was SO nice, secluded, calm & quiet! (over by the Spa) The water is crystal clear and not too icy cold. A float plane even landed that day and came right up to the beach to pick up it's private passengers. SO COOL!
Roatan, Costa Maya, and Cozumel were all great ports for snorkeling. That's what I did since I've been to all of them.
MSC did have us change our clocks to the different time zones we were entering. It would be nice if they could make an announcement each morning reminding us what the actual time is!! (I was questioning myself one day!!) There are no clocks around the ship like I've seen on other lines. And the MSC app does not work for the Divina, so it's paper Daily Schedules.
Overall, I had a GREAT vacation!! I will definitely cruise again with MSC, and on the Divina if the deal is good enough.