As I prepared myself to embark in the new Divina, I thought I was going to relax (much needed), read a lot and have delicious meals. This is what I usually do in all the cruises. Well, I was in for a big surprise.

Starting..embarkation - Was smooth, no problem, we got to the port at 2:00PM, the ship sailed at 7:00 PM, every one was very friendly and our suitcases got to our room in less than 1 hour. I went to spent some time with my parents, which are in their 80's. so we selected the early seating for diner. To our surprise, we got a seating at 8:00PM, second seating; to aggravate the situation we were seating next to a table of 10 kids, all shouting and running all over the place.. After much complain, we got moved to the 6:00 seating, with no kids around.

The Food...Not what you expect on a cruise, especially a cruise that comes from Europe, which we all know the eating experience in at the top of their list. At breakfast and lunch you sit at any table; the waiters and the helpers were confused, tired or both. We got the wrong plate twice and on the second day the breakfast was so bad, I left and went to the buffet,which was much better. From that day on, we decided to go to the buffet for breakfast. The food at the buffet was fresh and diverse. The con: too many people. Dinner was a bit better, we always had the same table and same waiter, and they were great. The food..not so good, the same thing over and over, just at a different place in the menu. The chicken was hard as a rock, same with the mash potatoes. The fish was dry and even though the coffee was free, the cappuccino was not. Read more