From its graceful lines outside to the elegant décor inside, the Divina is a beauty to behold. Attention to detail is everywhere. The swarovski crystal staircase is probably the most photographed icon onboard. The Pantheon Theater is superb. No posts to block views and a huge capacity. A host of bars and lounges were full most nights, and the dueling piano bar was a big hit. Even the banks of elevators are not flat walls with a series of opening doors. Pools and hot ubs are tucked everywhere. It seemed the main pool area drew most people and few used the aft pools or the hot tub on deck 18. The ship was clean-very clean.

Food preparation for evening meals in the dining room was not consistent. The osso buco was superb. The risotto it was served over was like a warm pasty cream of rice cereal. The guinea fowl was dry like it had been out too long. The pasta alfredo was wonderful; the handmade meat tortellini had no taste itself, and the sauce that overpowered it could have been canned dog food with peas and carrots. Four at our table had monk fish: three were fine and one had a piece of mystery ??? that made the fish taste foul. (we all saw and smelled it) Also the variety on the menus was more limited than on other cruise lines. At breakfast in the dining room the salmon & bagel with cream cheese was fine. The eggs benedict needed a sharp steak knife to saw through the dry ham and muffin. The hollandaise sauce was yellow-that's about all I can say.

The buffet is huge. It seems such a misnomer to name the area Calumet and Manitou after peace pipes and Native Americans, then plastering chiefs in war bonnets behind the food serving areas. Why not call it Circus Maximus and put pictures of gladiators, togas, and Italian scenes? After all, isn't this sort of an Italian line? Anyway, a huge buffet doesn't equate to huge selection or great food. The same types of food are repeated around the areas of the buffet, but there was an Indian food section. The food was mostly average. Warm dishes were not hot, not cold-they were just there. The main dishes were not great, they were not bad, they were just there. They were not overly seasoned, but I saw a lot of people using salt especially on green beans. And quite a bit of oregano or Italian seasoning, red pepper and grated parmesan cheese was being spooned onto the pizza. Read more