Overall, had an enjoyable experience on the NCL Bliss on an 8 day voyage over Christmas 2019. The Bliss is modern and clean, with plenty of activities and entertainment, and dining/drinking options and quality are good enough. However, there are also some hiccups in the design, cabin noise, children's programs and crowded nature of activities. For the cost, was a great value (especially over ...
Review of the Divina 12/20/19 to 12/27/19
Ship:
• Beautiful; lots of character and elegance (loved the crystal staircases)
• Ship is immaculate and no matter what time of day, someone was cleaning somewhere
• Ship was LARGE ... 4,345 passengers and 1,388 crew members; decided we like the smaller (under 3000) ships; less crowds
• Lots of awareness for hand sanitizing and if the ...
We chose this cruise because it worked with everyone’s schedule and budget. It was overpriced for what they gave us in terms for food service, customer service, the choice and timing of the islands we visited and, just about anything else that we would expect and have received on a cruise.
Things got weird right away. There were no tissues in the cabin. The room steward said tissues are not ...
Sailed in December with my two 16 year old sons. We were in Concierge Class. This gave us several benefits. Personally escorted onboard to Concierge Lounge and skipped all embarkation lines. We did have to wait a while for bus from Orlando Airport to the dock, but once at the ship we flew onboard. Concierge Lounge is very nice and always had nice snacks available. Concierge class also seemed ...
I chose this cruise because of the last minute special I found on a cruise website. I read many reviews and was skeptical but overall I am very happy about my trip. There were some food items that did not taste great, but since you can order any and everything off the menu or make other selections in the buffet, that is what I did. I enjoyed all my meals. I did not get sick from anything or sea ...
I chose this cruise because of the ease of sailing out of NYC and not having to fly to get to the cruise, plus the dates worked well.
The ship was large enough to house 5,000 people, but beyond that, we were like sardines or cockroaches running around trying to find space to eat, sit and explore the ship. The ship itself was not that big, believe it or not, as the area in which to explore ...
We never cruised MSC. We choose this cruise because it was a great price, but you get what you pay for!
Positives: Great room, Fantastic Entertainment, Wonderful dining staff in Black Crab, and a great room steward.
Negatives: On embarkation day only the buffet was open for 4500 people on board at the same time it was chaos, long lines and no place to sit! No toilets for several hours one ...
We had many cruises with MSC and 5 on the Divina, but this cruise was totally different than before...
Embarkation in Miami was chaotic, but definitely fast.
The ship itself is still in good shape and beautiful.
Even though Divina is a large ship with almost 4,000 passengers on board, easy to find quiet areas to relax or just stay away from the crowd.
During this 7 days cruise, we ...
Our previous 2 cruises on NCL were definitely 5 star. This cruise was unfortunately a 2 star for us. Sailing out of New York was nice. Easy for us to get to from Philly. Sailing past the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty was marvelous. First stop was Port Canaveral. Excursion to Kennedy Space center was shortened by 2 hours which prevented us from seeing some exhibits. Next stop was Nassau. It ...
There was no customer service at all. Would call down to reception and ask for something to get done and it either would never get done at all or would take two to three days, and that's after asking another two to three times. At one point we were informed by the reception that the mini bar was part of our aurea package but at the end of the cruise we got charged for it because it was not part of ...