!!! DIVINA !!! Eastern Caribbean ^_^ The Ultimate Review and Complete Pictorial Guide

[gambee]

Well hello there!!!

 

 

See my bubuzella? I don’t know the name in English, sorry.

 

 

 

It was just incredible!

 

 

I have had some amazing sailaways' in the past, but nothing like this one!

 

 

 

 

[Lynne95]

Just another fan checking in. Page 10 really???? (oops - make that page 11!) What a fan base you have. MSC should have many new bookings after all of us enjoy your review...maybe they will stay?

 

Thanks again, a great job as always!

Edited August 27, 2014 by Lynne95

[gambee]

 

A Couple joined us later on. They did not seem to mind the noise. I believe that they rather enjoyed it.

 

 

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

I think he was facetiming.

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

Just another fan checking in. Page 10 really???? (oops - make that page 11!) What a fan base you have. MSC should have many new booking after all of us enjoy your review...maybe they will stay?

 

Thanks again, a great job as always!

 

Welcome aboard :)

 

Hope you like the review :D

[gambee]

 

I like the blue one much better. Then again, my favorite color is blue.

 

 

 

The captain spoke during the Q&A and said that they are currently drenching in port of Miami and it makes the port very narrow at this point and hard to navigate. They have to be very careful, as there is a very slim margin of error.

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

I have always loved the pictures when you finally leave the city and your vacation truly starts!

 

 

 

These pictures came amazingly sharp for such a slow lens.

 

 

 

Love it! The water so still.

 

 

[Shaydi]

I have no intention of sailing with MSC, but I've been anxiously awaiting your review. They are very enjoyable and informative. Who knows, you may change my mind. BTW, if you forgot your lactose pills, what was on that pasta?:eek: You're braver than me.

[gambee]

 

Then we headed out to the main dining room for dinner. My uncle and I were pretty hammered by then =)

 

 

We had a great table, right on the wake of the ship. We were all very excited to have such a great spot all for ourselves.

 

The wine bottle packages are very affordable, or at least I thought so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EaglesWin]

Here is the thing, my mom went to a bar and she was told about it. Then she got 2 drinks for one coupon. She was told that the information would be in dailies, I never looked for it. I also noticed someone saying they are nowhere. I am sorry that I cannot comment more on this, that is pretty much all I know. I am not even sure which bar it was at, I will ask her and let you know.

 

The casino offered it twice on the last night of the cruise. 7 to 8 pm and 11 to midnight. But I didn't feel like drinking anymore by then... :p

 

It was published on the pull out section of the daily (the sheet that has all the special offers from the spa, shops, etc.)

 

It may have been offered at other times, but I did not notice it.

[gambee]

I have no intention of sailing with MSC, but I've been anxiously awaiting your review. They are very enjoyable and informative. Who knows, you may change my mind. BTW, if you forgot your lactose pills, what was on that pasta?:eek: You're braver than me.

 

 

Thank you for joining. I know, I was wondering if someone would comment on that picture :D. I can handle small amounts of creme and light cheese without bloating. When I start consuming heavy cheese, or entire large plates of creamy pasta are when everything goes down hill. I only ate a little of that pasta. I actually really wanted the mac and cheese from the kids section, but that would have been the end of that day :D.

 

Thank you for posting :)

[gambee]

The casino offered it twice on the last night of the cruise. 7 to 8 pm and 11 to midnight. But I didn't feel like drinking anymore by then... :p

 

It was published on the pull out section of the daily (the sheet that has all the special offers from the spa, shops, etc.)

 

It may have been offered at other times, but I did not notice it.

 

Thank you for the info. I really never read that part of the daily. I guess I should start reading it from now on, lol :D

[gambee]

 

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EaglesWin]

 

A frustrated Gambee went out looking for the bags, then when I got to the bag dispatch area, I noticed about 20 people, everyone very upset about this. Some people even went as far as going inside and looking for their own bags. I talked to my room steward and she told me that they were running a little late with the process. So what else to do but wait…

 

 

We traveled on 8/16 and by 5 pm, our bags had not been delivered. I found the gathering spot where they were collecting them before distributing to the rooms and located our bags and took them myself.

 

This is an area that needs a lot of improvement. On the other hand, our room was ready when we boarded at noon, so that was a pleasant surprise.

[gambee]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

We traveled on 8/16 and by 5 pm, our bags had not been delivered. I found the gathering spot where they were collecting them before distributing to the rooms and located our bags and took them myself.

 

This is an area that needs a lot of improvement. On the other hand, our room was ready when we boarded at noon, so that was a pleasant surprise.

 

Yeah the room being ready was nice, but bag delivery really needs to be improved...

[gambee]

 

 

 

 

The bread was really good. My family always commented on how good the bakery was on board.

 

 

It was quite busy that night, as can be expected from the first night of the cruise.

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 2014 by gambee

[gambee]

Service in the main dining room was not bad. Our server got everything right and he always has a nice manner about him. The problem is that I am not used to 2-hour dinners, I like things fast. The Food took forever, even when we rushed to put in the order, the food would simply take its sweet time to come out. I have already commented that Divina should appeal more to the US market. This is one area that needs revision ASAP. Then again this is nothing more than my honest opinion. I know I may get blasted by saying that, but it is exactly what it is.

 

We all got a shrimp cocktail that was very nice. The shrimps were of a nice size and very tasty!

 

 

And then they got a soup, which was good, and I got a salad.

 

 

What can you say about a salad? It's a salad I guess =)

 

 

Moms coke on a classy wine glass :D

 

And yes, I spilled some of her coke. She was not that thrilled about it. You know, the funny thing is the fact that we rarely spill things at home. I am starting to think that it is the alcohol's fault =)

 

 

 

[gambee]

All 3 of them got the fish and I got the lamb chops. The lamb was MUCH better than the fish. I allowed them all try a little of mine. One thing to note is that portions in the MDR are not very large. So you should consider getting 2 appetizers.

 

Fish is not one of MSC's strengths.

 

 

The lamb chops were tasty, I wish they were more red. I did order them medium rare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BugsyCruiser]

 

 

Can you spot my heli?

 

 

Isn't she gorgeous? I wish the view was not blocked by the containers.

 

 

 

So are we looking at another one of your dream vessels? ;)

 

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Edited August 27, 2014 by Bugsy4271

[gambee]

 

I got a cheese plate and the cannoli, not a wise decision for someone who is lactose intolerant :D

 

The cheese plate was blah…. I really expected much more after looking at how good the cheese selection was on the buffet.

 

 

The cannoli was FANTASTIC!!!!! Although I could live without the colorful sweets.

 

 

Mom and aunt got the crème brule and it was really lousy. The caramel, which is supposed to be hard was like syrup, the custard was ok, I guess.

 

 

My uncle’s warm Apple Crumble was very tasty!

 

 

We ate our desserts quickly and rushed out of there to find out if maybe the bags had arrived. Remember it was close to 10:30 already, and no bags!

 

 

[gambee]

So are we looking at another one of your dream vessels? ;)

 

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I put a down payment on that one :D

[gambee]

 

Finally, when we got there the last 2 bags had arrived :). IT WAS A MIRACLE!!!!!

 

 

I took these from my mom’s balcony.

 

 

I just noticed our neighbors TV, neat!

 

 

Our heading and Speed.

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

Our sleeping arrangements by the cruise line count were supposed to be me and my aunt in my room and my uncle and mom in the other room. But my mom wanted me to have the room for myself, and my aunt insisted she would sleep on the sofa in my mom’s room. That did not seem right to me. We had also talked to our room steward Michaela and she told us that my mom’s room only had those two beds, and she was right. There was no third accommodation available there. As they all continued to insist that my aunt would sleep on the sofa, I told them to wait for one second.

 

 

 

I made a dash to my room and did this.

 

 

 

 

 

And took it to my moms room for my aunt.

 

 

 

It was pretty simple and everyone was happy. I was planning on telling Michaela about it the next day. She was our steward for both rooms, so I thought we could most likely get away with it. It looked like the perfect setup. And I am telling you I am getting used to having my own room on a cruise.

 

My mom and my aunt were drained and they chose to stay behind. Meanwhile, my uncle and I went for a walk around the cruise ship. Until today I am not sure how my uncle got around the ship :D. He got lost on every corner and just continued walking until he found what he was looking for. I think he was the one on this cruise that walked the most.

 

 

[gambee]

We just walked around with no specific target.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a really nice waterfall by the atrium, it is simply gorgeous.