JSnow789 Posted October 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 4, 2014 We just got off the ship today-and I want to go back! I'm only going to mention a few things from our cruise as everything has been mentioned or shown before: The mini-bar. Our drink package included the mini-bar items, but our room steward(ess) only actually restocked it 2x during the cruise, even after we had requested it be done daily. So it was useless. Latin Music. WAY too much latin music in the disco at night, on GSC, on the pool deck, everywhere. And I can speak some Spanish. It was just too much. Even on the themed 80s-90s night in the Disco, after 3 songs they reverted to contemporary Latin music. The TVs in the staterooms. If we managed to get it turned on, we wouldn't be able to get it turned off. And the channel selection is so limited -unless you wanted to watch CNN you are out of luck. We weren't the only ones having issues. The Staff. With the exception of one bartender, on only one very busy night, everyone we met was awesome. My drink of choice for the week included Gosling's Ginger Beer which they don't have a lot of on board. But they always made an effort to find it for me. Now why they charge $6.00 for a can of Ginger Beer (which is non-alcoholic) is beyond me. Perhaps they just didn't realize that when they programmed their system. No matter-it was included in our drink package. The food was good and in some cases really outstanding. We had one bad night in the MDR but it was kitchen issue and impacted a lot of us dining that night. Every other trip to the MDR was great. The Smoke Free Casino was a very pleasant change from other cruise lines. The entertainment staff was the best I've ever seen at sea. Amazing as others have stated here. The diversity of the passengers was amazing. And EVERY SINGLE ONE was courteous and offered up a smile as soon as I did. Good morning/afternoon/evening in about 8 different languages was common in the elevators. It was awesome. Maybe more later... Really hope they offer up the awesome deals so we can cruise Divina again. And Gambee-I have a GCS Magnet for your Mother. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexkrn46 Posted October 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you for your review, it was informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted October 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed your cruise like we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSnow789 Posted October 5, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted October 5, 2014 One more thing I really liked: In the buffet for breakfast they had hot milk-so that when you add your milk to your coffee it stays nice and hot! It was a nice touch. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphir Posted October 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 5, 2014 We just got off the ship today-and I want to go back! I'm only going to mention a few things from our cruise as everything has been mentioned or shown before: The mini-bar. Our drink package included the mini-bar items, but our room steward(ess) only actually restocked it 2x during the cruise, even after we had requested it be done daily. So it was useless. Latin Music. WAY too much latin music in the disco at night, on GSC, on the pool deck, everywhere. And I can speak some Spanish. It was just too much. Even on the themed 80s-90s night in the Disco, after 3 songs they reverted to contemporary Latin music. The TVs in the staterooms. If we managed to get it turned on, we wouldn't be able to get it turned off. And the channel selection is so limited -unless you wanted to watch CNN you are out of luck. We weren't the only ones having issues. The Staff. With the exception of one bartender, on only one very busy night, everyone we met was awesome. My drink of choice for the week included Gosling's Ginger Beer which they don't have a lot of on board. But they always made an effort to find it for me. Now why they charge $6.00 for a can of Ginger Beer (which is non-alcoholic) is beyond me. Perhaps they just didn't realize that when they programmed their system. No matter-it was included in our drink package. The food was good and in some cases really outstanding. We had one bad night in the MDR but it was kitchen issue and impacted a lot of us dining that night. Every other trip to the MDR was great. The Smoke Free Casino was a very pleasant change from other cruise lines. The entertainment staff was the best I've ever seen at sea. Amazing as others have stated here. The diversity of the passengers was amazing. And EVERY SINGLE ONE was courteous and offered up a smile as soon as I did. Good morning/afternoon/evening in about 8 different languages was common in the elevators. It was awesome. Maybe more later... Really hope they offer up the awesome deals so we can cruise Divina again. And Gambee-I have a GCS Magnet for your Mother. :) What is the hours for dinner at MDR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkgourmet Posted October 5, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 5, 2014 What is the hours for dinner at MDR? 8:45pm for late seating. We noticed many (rude) passengers arriving as late as 9:15pm - a few at 9:30pm - and STILL being seated. Extra credit to the dining room staff for their courtesy and patience. Extra kudos to them for turning away passengers in shorts on formal night, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphir Posted October 5, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2014 8:45pm for late seating. We noticed many (rude) passengers arriving as late as 9:15pm - a few at 9:30pm - and STILL being seated. Extra credit to the dining room staff for their courtesy and patience. Extra kudos to them for turning away passengers in shorts on formal night, too. is the service starts only when everyone has arrived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkgourmet Posted October 5, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2014 is the service starts only when everyone has arrived? Absolutely not! If you are at a shared table, they ask if you want to order or wait for late arrivals. No one at our table arrived later than 8:50pm but we were always offered service upon arrival (we chose to wait). PS - the photo area gets VERY clogged with traffic, which causes a delay in getting to the restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSnow789 Posted October 5, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted October 5, 2014 8:45pm for late seating. We noticed many (rude) passengers arriving as late as 9:15pm - a few at 9:30pm - and STILL being seated. Extra credit to the dining room staff for their courtesy and patience. Extra kudos to them for turning away passengers in shorts on formal night, too. Yes, They did a good job. Absolutely not! If you are at a shared table, they ask if you want to order or wait for late arrivals. No one at our table arrived later than 8:50pm but we were always offered service upon arrival (we chose to wait). PS - the photo area gets VERY clogged with traffic, which causes a delay in getting to the restaurants. Did you have a bad experience in the MDR on Sunday night as well? We always waited for the others at our table and had a great group. The Matre d explained to us that the design of the dinning room (we were in Black Crab), was horrible for the staff. They are continually having to go around the center column because that is the funnel to get to/from the galley. He said it was the worst design of any ship he's crewed on. And the fact that both dinning rooms are in different parts of the ship was very odd as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camofwilliamsburg Posted October 5, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Glad to hear that you much anticipated cruise was a very good one. You will find a lot of little surprises on MSC that you will not on other lines. Like the idea that staff dances with you. That staff have time to talk to you. The dining staff get to know who is in your party and if they arrive first for breakfast or lunch, they actually escort you to the right table with the right people! And of course, the most amazing shows where dancers can really dance, singers can really sing...and costumes are beautiful. Many acrobatic surprises too not found on other ships. They do each show as a major theatrical event. We leave on Friday for our b2b on Divina! Once you go MSC you need to go back to back! One is never long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathiean Posted October 6, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Glad to hear that you much anticipated cruise was a very good one. You will find a lot of little surprises on MSC that you will not on other lines. Like the idea that staff dances with you. That staff have time to talk to you. The dining staff get to know who is in your party and if they arrive first for breakfast or lunch, they actually escort you to the right table with the right people! And of course, the most amazing shows where dancers can really dance, singers can really sing...and costumes are beautiful. Many acrobatic surprises too not found on other ships. They do each show as a major theatrical event. We leave on Friday for our b2b on Divina! Once you go MSC you need to go back to back! One is never long enough! AMEN! I've been on two Divina cruises and have two more coming up...can not get enough of the Divine Divina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted October 6, 2014 #12 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Glad to hear that you much anticipated cruise was a very good one. You will find a lot of little surprises on MSC that you will not on other lines. Like the idea that staff dances with you. That staff have time to talk to you. The dining staff get to know who is in your party and if they arrive first for breakfast or lunch, they actually escort you to the right table with the right people! And of course, the most amazing shows where dancers can really dance, singers can really sing...and costumes are beautiful. Many acrobatic surprises too not found on other ships. They do each show as a major theatrical event. We leave on Friday for our b2b on Divina! Once you go MSC you need to go back to back! One is never long enough! Have a great cruise Cam and enjoy your B2B and then I see that you are going on Hal and that sort of surprises me , from MSC to HAL. Enjoy it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSnow789 Posted October 6, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'd love to go back on Divina. But I'm off for a land based week in Puerto Vallarta tomorrow. Then the Silhouette in Feb. Maybe after that the prices will be awesome! (one can hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Squirrel Posted October 9, 2014 #14 Share Posted October 9, 2014 One more thing I really liked: In the buffet for breakfast they had hot milk-so that when you add your milk to your coffee it stays nice and hot! It was a nice touch. :) Yes, yes, yes! I will miss this on my other cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thraak Posted October 9, 2014 #15 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Just got off of the Norwegian Cruise Line Getaway ship. The Getaway had friendlier bartenders. That's it!!! Everything else, I enjoyed much more on the Divina. Oh how I miss the Divina!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClCB0911 Posted October 9, 2014 #16 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Waoo!! Nice to hear about Latin Music now we going to have a blast!! on our 25 oct ( halloween salling) its is a Italian cruise so that expected!! Salsa, Merengue!! Yes!! Regeton..!! Yes Yes and Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thraak Posted October 10, 2014 #17 Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) I don't recall much Latin music when I sailed the Divina back in April. If there was, I guess it didn't bother me that much. I do remember that the nightly shows, in particular, Sunday-Thursday were fantastic! Edited October 10, 2014 by thraak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSpartan Posted October 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Nice to hear! We leave in two weeks on our first MSC trip! Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstoncruisers2001 Posted October 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted October 12, 2014 We got off yesterday and I concur with the OP....the Divina was AWESOME!!! How could she have gotten any bad reviews? My wife and I loved this cruise and the ship is so beautiful. Full review later, but to all of you worried about your Divina cruise you can put your mind at ease. Great ship, great crew, great food. Plus we got diverted to Grand Turk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexkrn46 Posted October 12, 2014 #20 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Unfortunately the negative posters report more frequently and often repeat the same stories over and over again, glad to hear positive reviews are coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thraak Posted October 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted October 12, 2014 .....And I believe that the majority of the negative trolls are employed in the travel industry. A few months back, I caught them in a few of their lies regarding MSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormynow Posted October 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Put me on the negative side. Would not sail the Divina again if it were free. Worst ship have seen out of 70 some cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thraak Posted October 13, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Perhaps one too many Ketels and tonic. Oh well, what can you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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