The first time I stepped onboard a cruise ship was in 1994. The ship was Sovereign of the Seas (now the MS Sovereign) from Royal Caribbean. At the time she was launched in 1988, she was the world's largest cruise ship carrying 2,852 passengers. By today's standards, she's small. On…
Today's report is dedicated to the couple in 11165. The couple felt the need, at 4:30am, to open and slam shut every drawer in the closet (there are six) and slam all three closet doors. Now those who have been on a cruise before know that staterooms aren't necessarily the…
Day 2 onboard the MSC Divina saw us at sea as we sailed towards St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands where we arrive at 9am AT on Tuesday. The day started out with breakfast in the ship's buffet, which was only served until 10:00am. For late risers like…
I'm back on board the MSC Divina for a 7-night, Eastern Caribbean cruise with stops in St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, PR; and Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line's private island) in the Bahamas. When Divina returned to Miami just a few weeks ago, she returned to sail from the…
The last day of any cruise has its good parts and bad. The good is that there's one more day left on your vacation, one more day left to take advantage of the unlimited drink package, and on the MSC Divina, one more day to have your fill of prosciutto!…
It's my final day onboard the MSC Divina and disappointment has set in. Shortly after arriving at Norwegian Cruise Line's private island, Great Stirrup Cay, around 7:30am ET this morning, I got up, started to do some packing then headed up to the buffet for breakfast. As I approached the heaping…
Speedos have made it to breakfast! While going through the buffet line this morning, two men, in what I would estimate to be their mid-60s, were standing in line wearing their nut catchers with a pool towel draped over their shoulders. Today is a sea day, so it's expected that…
50% Dutch, 50% French, and 100% avoidable. That about sums up St. Maarten and our port-of-call for day 4 on this eastern Caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina. If you follow my exploits, you know my feeling about Caribbean ports. They're all lot like the McDonalds McRib. Once you've had…
Day three on the MSC Divina and I'm beginning to lament the fact that there is no name tag Platimum-DividendMiles-Pinnacle-GoldCard-Titanium Hook & Ladder Society members on board flaunting their cruise line status. They at least provided entertainment for me and others onboard Quantum of the Seas a few weeks ago.…
Living in south Florida, I often joke about how English is a second language and that I need to sign up for Rosetta Stone Spanish lessons. Here on the MSC Divina, English is indeed a second language, with Italian being the first. On signs and flyers, Italian is first followed…
