MSC Divina Review

Yacht Club is the only way to go

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DebJ14
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Apr 2015
Cabin: Yacht Club Deluxe Suite

This was my 55th cruise and my husband's 51st cruise. We have sailed on all the major lines multiple times, and on some lines that no longer exist. For the past 15 years we have pretty much only sailed in suites. We chose this cruise for the itinerary and after reading reviews decided that we would go Yacht Club. At the time we booked the only cabins available were the larger YC2 with no balcony on deck 12 or the smaller YC1 on deck 15. We went with the smaller cabin YC1. It was more the size of a standard balcony, but was luxuriously appointed. The bed was the most comfortable I have ever had and we will be out buying a new Memory Foam mattress next week after the comfort we had on MSC.

We flew into Miami the day before and stayed at the Miami Airport Marriott. We got a pretty good deal on the room with a breakfast package. The room was small, overlooked the A/C units, but the furniture and carpets had been updated. The food in the hotel restaurant was good, but lacking in choices, especially for dinner. The lobby was like Grand Central Station. It was always crowded and noisy. There were several groups staying there. While our stay was OK, we decided we would never stay there again.

Around 11am we checked out and got a taxi to the MSC Divina. Our driver pulled up right in front of the Yacht Club tent and a porter immediately took the bags out of the trunk and handed them over to Luis Cuenca who was in full butler regalia. Luis put new tags on the bags, checked our paperwork and whisked us inside the building. He insisted on taking our carry on bags. He took us through some barriers right to the front of the Security line. We quickly cleared security and went up to the Yacht Club Lounge in the terminal to check in. There was water, juice, pastries etc. available in the lounge. We completed the check in process in a few minutes and had only been seated a few minute when Kamil, the head butler announced that we could now board the ship. Kamil took the carry on bags from us and led us and a group of others onto the ship and up to the Concierge Lounge. We met with Guissepe, the Asst. Maitre D and selected our dining time for Le Muse. From there, our regular Butler Aaron Pineda collected us and took us to our cabin.

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Yacht Club Deluxe Suite

Cabin YC1

Cabin 15012 is directly across from the entrance into the Concierge area of the YC. It is super convenient. It is also super quiet. No slamming of cabin doors, running in the halls etc. The cabin is about the size of a good size balcony on other lines, but has really luxurious linens, mattress and other soft goods. The towels are very generous in size. There was a walk in closet with plenty of hangars and a chest of drawers that was fine for just the two of us. There are also bath robes and slippers provided. The mini bar contains beer, liquor, water, sodas and snacks and is refreshed twice daily. There is also a bowl of fruit that is replenished as it is eaten, and there are complimentary large bottles of Pellegrino sparkling and still water provided. The hair dryer worked well and dried my hair quickly.

Port Reviews

Miami

Easy to get a cab at the airport or the airport hotels. Hotel shuttles sometimes take a long time to arrive, so it might make sense to take a taxi. It was $25.00 from the Marriott to the pier and $27.00 from the pier to the airport

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