I have been on 18 cruises, but never longer than 7 days. This was my 1st longer cruise and my 1st transatlantic cruise.
EMBARKATION: I arrived at the port in Barcelona with a fellow passenger who spoke Spanish. Somewhow, that got us priority boarding. We walked right up to counter, got our cruise cards and walked right onto the ship. I think were were onboard within 10 ...
I chose this cruise because I did a similar "repositioning" cruise last year on the Preziosa and enjoyed it. This time we were going to New York, which I have never been to. Embarkation was not good this time - not enough people and information at the port in Lisbon which resulted in us carrying our suitcases to the cabin ourselves. I didn't think the food was as good on Divina as it was on ...
Out of 21 days on the cruise I had to stay in my room for 18 days because of an injury, After 10 letters, different calls to main office, they were willing to give me a discount of 20% on a next cruise. They said that I refused at first to see a Dr. When you fall in front of everybody, the first thing you say is I am ok and do not touch me, I did not even know my name after the fall, so even ...
I was on a 17 day transatlantic and as an avid cruiser, this was by far, the worst experience of my life...the first and last on MSC. MSC, take a page from your top two competitors...you have a long way to go.
The Pros: gorgeous ship, interior nicely decorated, lots of places to hid and bars. Food was better than good. A handful of staff were nice - meat carver, cigar lounge bar attendants, ...
My wife and I were on an 18 day Repositioning cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Miami, USA with 8 Ports of Call (including Miami) from Oct. 25 to Nov. 11 2015.
Pros:1- Exceptional itinerary. 2- The MSC Divina is , for sure, a beautiful ship, super clean and spotless. 3- Our cabin, with balcony, was spacious and roomy. 4- The staff delivered a commendable service and they were most ...
Just returned from a transatlantic cruise on MSC Divina and I must say I was most dissatisfied with the experience. while MSC can not be held responsible for the weather, the areas they do have control over need urgent attention. Food varied from night to night in the "Villa Rose" restaurant, some nights excellent others poor. In an 17 night cruise I can only remember 4 nights entertainment in the ...
I read many of these reviews and can relate to the disappointment lots of travelers have had with MSC Cruises. We recently did a Mediterranean cruise with MSC out of Barcelona and found the ship was good but the staff were lacking in excellence. We have cruised before on Royal Caribbean and they were fantastic. Food was amazing, staff were all excellent, organisation was also excellent. MSC could ...
Just came back from our Meditarranean cruise on MSC and we have nothing but glowing reviews for the staff friendliness, multilingual, pleasant and helpfulness. The food was fabulous be it at the dining room or the buffet which had fresh pizza all day long and a good spread of fruits, and for those insisting on unhealthy food there was a full Americanized section with burgers, fries, hot dog, etc ...
We have sailed on the MSC Divina in the Caribbean and was very pleased - however, our cruise in the Mediterranean was VERY disappointing. The ship is beautiful and well maintained - however, the food was TERRIBLE - the menu completely changed since our last sailing - food preparation AWFUL - even the servers, while nice and polite, seemed to get everything wrong!! The shows, while in the ...
My wife and i travelled as part of a group of 27 travellers. We spent two nights in bacelona prior to joining the ship.
Check in at barcelona port was very efficient and well organised. Divina is a big ship with capacity of nearly 4,000 passengers and crew of circa. 1350.
Service from staff on board was excellent at all levels from reception, buffet, bars, waiter/waitress, restaurant, cabin ...