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I was also on this cruise and am surprised how different people can have completely different cruises. I read Orcagirls review when I came home and although we both had fun we did totally different events, dining and such we both had a great time. If I didn't show up in one of her pics I wouldn't have believed it was the same ship. As for this review I will agree the embarkation was very long with seemingly everyone arriving between 10:30 and noon. Our issues was we learned at the check-in table that we could have skipped some of the line (casino/myVegas) but we were given bad information in line. We were allowed to skip the wait for a boarding group. My frustration with embarkation was gone by the first dinner and cocktail. The wait at bars did happen but every bar had servers walking around and it was never more than a few minutes. The best part of this cruise was the people. I found the staff to be excellent and our fellow cruisers to be a friendly, outgoing group of people from a variety of places and life experiences. We made many new friends and hope to see them again in the future and online.

Did you se the launch?

How full is the ship this trip?

How full was the ship? Curious if the New York cruises are fully booked and well staffed.

Ginger beer was stocked on Divina in September. It was at all the bars for my Dark & Stormy.

We use T-Mobile and the Bahamas are included in our package. We were able to get 5G from the next island to the north. The reception was better higher up in the ship but worked on the island as well.

Thank you for all the info. We went with Dr. Dive at a rate of $25 per person. Very professional and a great tour for us.

We will have a port call in Costa Maya next week and are thinking about a snorkeling trip. Are there excursions being sold at the port or are they through the beach bars? We aren't interested in a full beach bar day but would enjoy a couple hour snorkeling trip. What would be the average price of a trip for 2? Thanks in advance for any ideas.

I've been looking at this as well and have a question. With the 30% discount I assume you can pick your room type (interior, balcony etc.) but if it is a free cruise do they give you an interior? Can you pay the difference to upgrade to a balcony or Yacht Club? I started saving points to do a RC Cruise but their points keep going up, MSC seems like a better deal.