great video! just booked royal caribbean utopia of the seas cruise for next month as a first time cruise ever but seeing some ships like the divina from MSC looks more affordable and my style as well! I'm from Florida so I might take this cruise on a 3 day weekend soon and your video helped a lot! glad you had fun and seems like you have an amazing family and are super blessed!
Great video! We love MSC! Have been sailing with them since 2016. Had our honeymoon on Divina! Love that ship! Fun fact, Mrs. Aponte has a huge hand in designing the ships and she finds urinals to be a vulgar thing. So, on Divina she managed to keep them off of the ship. But, her hand is all over the gorgeous ships in the fleet. Cheers!
Thanks so much, we have loved trying MSC this last year and now are booked on World America. They offer so much on their ships! Thank you so much for that information too, I thought I was going looney haha 😂
@@funnelheads welcome! Yep, Mr. Aponte was a tug boat captain. Mrs Aponte encouraged him to get into shipping. So, with a 200,000 loan in 1970 they bought their first cargo ship. Later on they launched the cruise line. Recently they launched their air cargo company. They are the #1 shipping company in the world. Have the fastest growing cruise line. And, are worth 35 billion dollars together. Incredible couple!
Very informative, thanks Andrew. The smoking areas would be an issue for me, as I have lung issues, ironically cause from being exposed to second hand smoke for the first 20 years of my life. From what I understand MSC has always catered more to European passengers. And smoking is far more popular there than in the US. If MSC wants to grow its US market, I think that they will have to address this issue.
I think you hit the nail on the head, we love to see all the different cultures and languages spoken but yes smoking in other parts of the world is super common still. I will say it wasn’t as bad on the Seascape with smoking so it will be interesting to see on the Mergaviglia tomorrow when we leave. Thanks!
Great job as usual Andrew. We cruised on Divina right after you on a Transatlantic. One thing you forgot to mention was the future cruises desk. We booked our next cruise on Divina for January 2025. We got $150 ship credit and $100 per person deposit.
Thanks so much! Your cruise looked absolutely amazing. I hope you had an amazing time. You are right I did forget to mention as well as use it. We booked the World America a couple days before the Meraviglia haha 😂 oh well next time!
thanks for al the info! lots of good stuff 👍🏼 wete voing to be on Divina spring 2026 for a southern caribbean /central and south american 12 day cruise... looking forward to it!
Really enjoyed your video. My husband and I sail on the Divina for the first time this February. I am curious who sang the closing song...I really liked it!
Oh awesome, have a wonderful cruise. The song is from Owl City called “Clap your hands” they created it for an old video game (I believe golf) we love it though and always play it vacation morning!
It is “set” seating unless you have an experience that offers your time dining. However you can always talk to the maitre d and they will try to accommodate your requests.
I was on this ship for a Mediterranean cruise in late June this yr. my first cruise, I was sceptical, but really enjoyed it. Staff were very nice, food varied from ok to very nice. The buffet is a bit chaotic, noisy, very busy. Food was good in general. My only real criticism was just how busy it was, some really rude people who seemed to always be for the same place , our cabin was quite nice and functional. Clean. Never really anything on tv should you want to relax and watch tv, but that wasn’t a massive issue I suppose. Do be careful if you’ve paid for an all inclusive drinks package, we were being charged for drinks that were supposed to be part of the package, and it basically took all week before they refunded this. And by all accounts many other people had the same issue. Other than that it was really enjoyable.
Just off Davina its true no mens urinels and only 1 cubicle and even stranger i was the only man who seemed to pee on the ship as i was the only 1 in them for the full 7 day cruise 😂
100% every cruise line we have been on. Some ships actively try and help though, by having crew go around and sticker chairs that have been gone longer than 30 minutes. If people would just use them when they needed them it wouldn’t even be an issue lol
I was on there in June this yr. the gym was pretty well equipped, loads of runners, loose weights etc, machines. Not sure if there wear classes bit I’d imaging there will be.
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I'm going in March. My first Cruise EEEVVEEERR. So excited, didn't know these ships were huge
great video! just booked royal caribbean utopia of the seas cruise for next month as a first time cruise ever but seeing some ships like the divina from MSC looks more affordable and my style as well! I'm from Florida so I might take this cruise on a 3 day weekend soon and your video helped a lot! glad you had fun and seems like you have an amazing family and are super blessed!
Great video! We love MSC! Have been sailing with them since 2016. Had our honeymoon on Divina! Love that ship! Fun fact, Mrs. Aponte has a huge hand in designing the ships and she finds urinals to be a vulgar thing. So, on Divina she managed to keep them off of the ship. But, her hand is all over the gorgeous ships in the fleet. Cheers!
Thanks so much, we have loved trying MSC this last year and now are booked on World America. They offer so much on their ships! Thank you so much for that information too, I thought I was going looney haha 😂
@@funnelheads welcome! Yep, Mr. Aponte was a tug boat captain. Mrs Aponte encouraged him to get into shipping. So, with a 200,000 loan in 1970 they bought their first cargo ship. Later on they launched the cruise line. Recently they launched their air cargo company. They are the #1 shipping company in the world. Have the fastest growing cruise line. And, are worth 35 billion dollars together. Incredible couple!
Very informative, thanks Andrew. The smoking areas would be an issue for me, as I have lung issues, ironically cause from being exposed to second hand smoke for the first 20 years of my life. From what I understand MSC has always catered more to European passengers. And smoking is far more popular there than in the US. If MSC wants to grow its US market, I think that they will have to address this issue.
I think you hit the nail on the head, we love to see all the different cultures and languages spoken but yes smoking in other parts of the world is super common still. I will say it wasn’t as bad on the Seascape with smoking so it will be interesting to see on the Mergaviglia tomorrow when we leave. Thanks!
Thanks Andrew for all the information we’re booked for 6/20/24-6/27/24 Mediterranean on the MSC Divina. Hope our experience will be similar to yours.
Of course and you will have an amazing in the Mediterranean! Enjoy your cruise, it’s coming fast!
I'm going on the divina with my wife on February. Super excited!
Awesome! You’ll have a fantastic time!
Great video! Love MSC. We'll be on the Divina in the Mediterranean July 19, 2024.
Thank you, I hope you have a wonderful cruise! We can’t wait to get back to the Mediterranean!
Great job as usual Andrew. We cruised on Divina right after you on a Transatlantic. One thing you forgot to mention was the future cruises desk. We booked our next cruise on Divina for January 2025. We got $150 ship credit and $100 per person deposit.
Thanks so much! Your cruise looked absolutely amazing. I hope you had an amazing time. You are right I did forget to mention as well as use it. We booked the World America a couple days before the Meraviglia haha 😂 oh well next time!
@funnelheads We are going on Carnival Venezia Oct 25. Our next MSC is back on Divina January 17, 10 day Eastern Caribbean
Love the shirt! Great breakdown of what you loved and didn't like. Got to love the chair hogs. The ship looks beautiful.
Thanks so much, it was a beautiful ship and had a great time overall!
Great video! Taking the first family MSC cruise in January...so this was helpful 👍🏿
thanks for al the info! lots of good stuff 👍🏼 wete voing to be on Divina spring 2026 for a southern caribbean /central and south american 12 day cruise... looking forward to it!
MSC employees actually clean their ice cream machines. That's why it's good.
Really enjoyed your video. My husband and I sail on the Divina for the first time this February. I am curious who sang the closing song...I really liked it!
Oh awesome, have a wonderful cruise. The song is from Owl City called “Clap your hands” they created it for an old video game (I believe golf) we love it though and always play it vacation morning!
Hi there, my husband and I are going in February on the Divina. Is there "set" seating at the main dining room. Can we request to sit by ourselves?
It is “set” seating unless you have an experience that offers your time dining. However you can always talk to the maitre d and they will try to accommodate your requests.
Great video. Where did you park your car? Thank you :)
We parked right across from the cruise terminal in the garage. I believe it was $130ish for 7 days, this was from Miami.
You should really consider adding chapters
Thanks for the feedback, I’ll work on adding them.
I was on this ship for a Mediterranean cruise in late June this yr. my first cruise, I was sceptical, but really enjoyed it. Staff were very nice, food varied from ok to very nice. The buffet is a bit chaotic, noisy, very busy. Food was good in general. My only real criticism was just how busy it was, some really rude people who seemed to always be for the same place , our cabin was quite nice and functional. Clean. Never really anything on tv should you want to relax and watch tv, but that wasn’t a massive issue I suppose. Do be careful if you’ve paid for an all inclusive drinks package, we were being charged for drinks that were supposed to be part of the package, and it basically took all week before they refunded this. And by all accounts many other people had the same issue. Other than that it was really enjoyable.
How would you compare this to Royal Caribbean?
Just off Davina its true no mens urinels and only 1 cubicle and even stranger i was the only man who seemed to pee on the ship as i was the only 1 in them for the full 7 day cruise 😂
SO strange! Someone told me the ship was designed by someone who found urinals to be repulsive, so i guess that's the reason haha.
😂😂😂😂@@funnelheads
Carnival has same issue with chair hogs
100% every cruise line we have been on. Some ships actively try and help though, by having crew go around and sticker chairs that have been gone longer than 30 minutes. If people would just use them when they needed them it wouldn’t even be an issue lol
Ice cream on seashore 11 am to 9 30 pm. Soft serve icecream
Yeah for some reason it’s only open from 12-5 so far on this ship.
Any gym classes or how is the gym?
I was on there in June this yr. the gym was pretty well equipped, loads of runners, loose weights etc, machines. Not sure if there wear classes bit I’d imaging there will be.
Sailing in March 2025!
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Not having urinals is unacceptable, definitely not a guy making that idiotic decision!
Such an odd decision for sure.
January 6 2025
January 31st 2025🎉 Enjoy your time 🛳️
Have they replaced the tvs yet? Lmao
Bonjour :) Pourriez-vous me dire la place ou vous alliez manger votre pizza extraordinaire svp Connaissez-vous les heures d'ouvertures ?
It’s in the fine Italian wine venue. Open from 12-2. We loved it! Enjoy!
@@funnelheads I can't find this place. Could you tell me on which bridge? :)