we were looking forward to our cruise with MSC having seen the DIVINA in venice the year before.We have cruised with Carnival on the Dream in the carribean and with RCCL both med and carribean a number of times,so our comparisons are based on that.

Embarkation in venice was busy but you expect that.However we had not been told that we would not sail through the grande canal on the way out as it was the one week of the year that ships are not allowed due to a big boating festival.We should have been told as this happens at the same time each year,so beware if you are thinking of departing around the 20th of July.We have sailed from Venice before so we were ok but had it have been last year when we took a party of 20 on rccl from venice for my husbands 50th birthday we would have been devastated because none of those guests had sailed from Venice,which is why we chose that itinery.

Having embarked we wandered the ship which being new was very smart but seemed Read more