Travel57

I am sailing Nov 6 and my cruise isn't showing up either. I don't have my documents yet. Also have 3 other cruises booked and they aren't showing either.

I also liked the coupon books. They were great. Always bought 2 books with 18 coupons per book for each cruise. I I didn't use them all, I just took them on my next cruise a few months later. LOL

MSC has been sailing in the Caribbean out of Florida for about the past 15 years. They are most definitely not new to the Caribbean or the US market. Their first ship out of Ft. Lauderdale was the Melody, followed by the Lirica, Opera, Orchestra, Poesia and then the Divina and now the Seaside.

Dining times in the evening on the Seaside are 5, 5:15, 7, 7:15, 9 and 9:15. You will be assigned to one of the 2 dining rooms at one of the above times. It is a good idea to arrive on time or within 5-10 minutes of your set time.

If you add the drinks on us promotion to an existing booking that hasn't had final payment yet, does MSC issue you a new booking number?

If you booked as two separate cruises then you get all of the perks for both weeks. When booking under one booking number as a B2B (usually cheaper) you only get the perks once during your voyage.

On the Divina the dining room is not open for lunch on the day that you board. The buffet is open on deck 14 and you can also get something to eat from a limited menu in the sports bar.:cool:

Been to both of these ports many times. Don't get excited. They aren't great ports. Montego Bay is not nice and can be dicey. Take a tour. Much safer. Costa Maya is okay but not exciting. Stop built for cruise passengers. Overpriced stores, Margaritaville and pool. Beach at port is lousy. You can leave compound and go to another beach. Antigua has over 300 gorgeous beaches. Sorry we are going to miss these. However, I am still looking forward to spending another 15 glorious days on the Divina.

MSC does not allow smoking in the casino on the Divina. It is the first casino I have been in on a cruise ship that smells nice and your eyes don't burn. However, I believe the casino manager can allow smoking at the tables if he decides that the gamblers are high rollers. So far I have sailed on the Divina 5 times and have never seen any smoking.

Love your video. One of the best tour videos of the ship that I've seen.

14 night cruises on the MSC Divina. Sailing all of October 2017. Right now the price for an inside Bella experience cabin as a solo is $1401.16 or $1333.26 if you are a member of their Voyager's club. One week is eastern and one week sails western itinerary: Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Nassau, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico and Nassau. Beautiful ship. Sails from Miami.

I booked an inside cabin with the fantastica experience sailing August of 2016. Will I get the coupon book for drinks and will I have a bathrobe in my cabin?

I like the elderflower fizz and the Italian Flirt. Both are light and refreshing.

Maureen,

Does your cabin have a full size sofa? could you post an interior picture of the cabin? Thanks.

I am also booked on the 11/17/2016 western sailing and sure hope we go to Harvest Cove. Really don't want to do Belize this trip.

Love your review Maureen. Please tell the cabin steward to leave the lounger on the balcony for me on my June 4th sailing.

Love the balcony photo. I am sailing in this same cabin (10262) June 4th and can't wait. I did the same as you and called to change cabins as soon as I saw this one open up. Have a great cruise.

Cabin 9085 has a much larger balcony than regular midship cabins. Your view will be blocked to the right but fine to the left. More space is always my first choice. This would be a great cabin.

The Divina shows movies under the stars 3 or 4 nights on a 7 day caribbean cruise. However, they are not necessarily newer releases. Still an enjoyable evening. Movies usually start at 10 pm.

Last year I sailed on the Divina in March and then latter in April (not B2B). I had no problem using the drink coupons that I had purchased on the first cruise. You can also give them to people who are boarding if you won't be cruising MSC for a while. Greg the winemaker (blends specialty wines during winemaking class at the wine bar) always appreciates your unused coupons as he spends many weeks on the ship at one time.

Megacruiser,

Thank you. I loved your review. Sailed 8 times on the Norway and I just loved Club I. The Norway is still my all time favorite ship. Also sailed twice on the Sun. This will be my first time on the Getaway and my first studio experience. It sounds like a great time. Looking forward to my voyage.

NCL even had the hot dog carts on the Norway back in the 80s. We loved grabbing a dog by the Sunspots bar at the small pool in the middle of the ship. The Norway is still my favorite ship. Each cabin was unique, from closet size to large suites. Loved the wrought iron claw foot bathtubs in the old first class cabins. They were soo big!

Crzyfrk62,

I think we meet on the Bermuda cruise. Were you traveling with a girlfriend from Canada that you usually only get to see once a year for a cruise? One of you was a nurse? If so I always looked forward to seeing you guys down in the "steerage" lounges each night. Really loved this cruise.

Cindy

I have stayed in cabin 8232 on the Divina. The bathtub is fullsize and I loved it. The cabin is the same size as most interiors. It does not have a sofa, just a small chair. This cabin is smaller than the balcony cabins in the center of the ship. This balcony has an unobstructed view without any lifeboat in front of it. I sailed solo and this cabin was perfect for me.

I booked the balcony blitz as well and we were assigned our cabin already. I booked for June 0f 2016 last week. We also received a B-2 balcony #10138. Very happy with our cabin. MSC did raise the inside price for this promo, but it was still a good deal if you really wanted a balcony. Last August we had cabin 11128 and loved that room also.