MSC Divina Pt.1 - Safe Cruise Parking, Embarkation, Loyalty Woes, Interior Cabin Tour, Beatles Show
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Welcome back to MSC Divina! Over a year has passed since we last sailed this ship, and we're hopping on a quick three-night sailing out of Miami to refresh our memory. Join us as we use Safe Cruise Parking to shuttle to PortMiami, go through the embarkation process, explore the ship a bit, tour our interior cabin, check out the Beatles-themed production show, and more madness!! :P
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00:00 BOOM!
00:04 Welcome To The Vlog
00:44 Shuttle & Embarkation
02:23 Calumet Buffet Lunch
04:18 Lounge Chillin'
06:28 Exploring Deck 7
08:53 A Learning Break
11:04 Exploring Deck 6
14:11 Interior Cabin Tour
17:19 Learning & Mustering
20:14 Waiting For Sailaway
21:59 Dinner In The MDR
22:55 Pre-Show Shenanigans
24:17 Beatles Songbook Show
25:47 The Evening Ends
We're joining MSC Divina for a three-night Bahamas sailing out of PortMiami! We sailed from February 22-25, 2024 out of Miami, Florida with stops in Nassau and Ocean Cay... let's do this thing!! :D
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We love MSC-we’ve sailed on the Divina twice. Both times we had 7 day cruises. Love their private island.
“Who ya gonna call” 😂 Hilarious 🤣
Those little backpack vacuum cleaners are always so cute, ha ha!! :P
lol I wouldn't have waited to go down either, I let the muster on tv run as we are listening with one ear and unpacking what we carried on, run the shower and sink drain to clear the lines, flush the toilet a time or 2 (recommended to do by several cabin stewards).
The Divina is such a lovely ship. Thank you for showcasing her.
Divina back in 2022 was the first MSC cruise that felt like they were trying to appeal to the U.S. audience, and we found that interesting. We really enjoyed the ship overall!! :D
I'm loving the pink pants, Dee! That outfit looks great on you. ❤
Thankee thankee!! :D
Good morning to my favorite people from Chicago .Thank you for sharing ....❤
Dee's white shirt with the pink pants is so🧡💛💚💙🤎🩷 cute.
Thankee thankee!! :D
😂😂😂 I had to laugh, Dang Dee what you got in that duffle sitting on your roller? It looks stuffed! 😂😂😂
Yeeeeeah, we packed for a 60+ day trip in carry-on only. They are stuffed!! :P
@@parodeejay cruise goals is all I can say. My baby says she introduced herself on ICON in the crown lounge! 😂
been on this ship a few years ago. we love the shiny steps...
Thank you for another great video. I have not had a great experience on MSC but so glad you did. I appreciate all your awesome videos and hope y’all have a blast. 😊😊
We've enjoyed our various MSC experiences overall, since we always enjoy something a little "different", but some of their customer service interactions are a bit odd sometimes, ha ha... :P
That muster drill was hilarious, the calling out of the phonenumber e.a. 🤔🤣
They do that every single time... so silly!! :P
@@parodeejay they always give the answer to the test.
All of those announcements in 6 different languages would drive me nuts.
I got use to it...took one day
I love the decor of this ship! Maybe it’s all the shiny silver or the bling, but whatever, I would love to sail on her!
Their ships are so shiny, especially the Seaside/view/shore/scape ones, ha ha... :P
Did you guys coordinate filming with MSC like they told B & D they had to do?
Love you guys!❤
We do stay in contact with their PR department, but they've never said anything out of the ordinary in regards to video practices. We've just been able to do how we always do on any other cruise line. It seems that the B&D issue was initiated by a fellow guest rather than MSC themselves, but we don't know all the details there.
@parodeejay Ben and david posted msc's apologies on there community page on fb.
They were in the Yacht club not a regular area which is, IMHO, what was the big issue with a fellow cruiser. I think the issue is more on that cruiser and their motivation as if you watch their video's they are generally pretty good at not showing folks if they can help it. Just like Dee and Jay. They also were in the Yacht club on a cruise and didn't show anything different. Personally, I think it was an issue of bias for the relationship aspect BUT That is ONLY my thought and in no way indicates that was the issue presented.
Just got off Divinia on Sunday. I miss it will definitely do it again 🎉
We parked at that place our last cruise and it was an absolute nightmare. Never again.
Oh no! We’ve used them three or four times and had great service. Sorry to hear that!!
Nice video thanks. We are 4 weeks away from our first MSC cruise which will be a transatlantic on Divina.
A joy to see you two this morning!
MSC are bottom of our cruise list after our recent trip, interesting to see this series from you both as a comparison. We sailed on the Divina start of this year, terrible experience. Food cold in the buffet, terrible selection. kitchen staff were about as pleasant as a bucket of manure. restaurant was only fair. MSC messed up our booking and we had to make do without a disabled room (despite booking in advance). Case of one blaming the other (head office vs ship). housekeeping was wonderful, (as always) and other than that cruise being free would never sail with them again. Except for a heavy discount. Shame as the Seashore was a fantastic experience.
That pistachio cake is my all time favorite cruise dessert!
Good timing with this series based on what happened to Ben and David. Looking forward to seeing your experience!
Good afternoon!
Speaking of rock cruises, in the future you guys should hit up shiprocked! Was just on there (the one where the magic decided to mess itself up a bit, lol). Saw From Ashes to New (who killed it again) I prevail and Beartooth, etc it was so much awesome music everywhere. No Sammy Hagar 😂 but its such a vibe y'all would love it!
Aha, we saw former cruise director Cookie’s posts about that cruise. That’s awesome!! :D
We were just on the Magnifica three night cruise out of Miami and we got a free specialty restaurant for our status but that ship doesn’t have Butchers Cut. Twice now we weren’t able to get off the ship til we went to guest services to square our account even though we did everything to make sure our cc was registered, etc. Hope your MSC 3 night out of Miami was better than ours. We saw many things on that cruise that we can’t unsee. In 28 years of cruising never experienced outrageously bad guest behavior like that. Never again for us.
We were supposed to sail Magnifica a couple of weeks ago, but canceled it to make other plans. I think the short spring break cruises get crazy just about everywhere on the affordable cruise lines! We've decided that short MSC cruises aren't for us, but we still enjoy the longer MSC experience overall!! :P
Just before you say goodnight you should say "if you liked this video hit the like button". I think a lot of people just forget to hit the like (I have forgotten a couple of times). And I love your videos.
They need to shrink wrap the chandeliers when Jay is on an MSC ship. Also they need to specify that you don't get loyalty on cruises shorter than 4 days..
😂Who you going to call? 😂 That dish is called Aloo Gobi.
Those little backpack vacuum cleaners are always so cute, ha ha. Yes, I almost called that name out loud, but worried that it was not correct at the last minute and panicked!! :P
I’m also annoyed as a European that an Italian cruise line gives this level of food in their main dining rooms. When we booked NCL later we really saw the difference, such a shame!
We’ve come to expect such hit or miss food from MSC, sadly. Sometimes it’s decent, sometimes it’s not so decent. But the pizza is among the best we’ve found!! :P
Yep thought I was going to a captain party on our 3 nighter march 1… nope,
🎉😢
Strange... we had a captain's party on this three-nighter. I guess you just never know what you'll end up getting and what you won't!!
Love this video! I'm thinking of booking an MSC cruise this summer and working from the ship. How's the internet onboard?
We’ve had no major issues with internet speed and service recently onboard MSC. :D
We've sailed on MSC Divina 3 times and absolutely love her. Is the Starwalker show (Michael Jackson Tribute Show) still installed onboard?
We saw it on Seaside, but haven’t seen it on either of our Divina sailings!!
One person doing 5 different languages and I’m over here struggling to learn Spanish before our cruise…😅
Does make you wonder what their first language is
I kind of wish we had decided on a 3 day for our first but we are so used to taking 7 day vacations I guess that is why we chose that. MSC is on our list to possibly try but we’ve gotta see how the first one goes with Princess.
I’ve loved watching cruise content but it makes me want to book more trips and I can’t until we know if we like it and…figure out price since it’s all out of pocket instead of our timeshare
I have always loved MSC cabins and their modern vibe, but I must make an exception with that carpet...lol.
What is the drive like through Miami to the port? I get a little anxiety with big city driving. 🤪
I'm from KC which really doesn't count.
We love cruising with msc- but I hate dealing with msc 😂. I usually get a representative that is wonderful but sometimes the experience is different
Chorizo. X
We took MSC Divina for 12 nights in January and it was our favorite cruise to date!
Love a casino offer. They payoff sometimes. I got a Royal Flush on Icon.
Do you usually do interior cabins? We normally do as well. But Divina had cheaper balcony so we tried it. Going next week. Any last minute tips?
I know Dee likes to snorkel! Going on a cruise in April and our ports are Nassau, Cozumel, Ocho, Rios, Cayman Islands. Which would you choose to do a snorkel excursion? Love to get your opinion!
Of those ports, probably Cozumel or Grand Cayman. In Cozumel, you can do the Fury Catamaran either independently or sometimes also you can book it through the ship, that includes snorkeling as well as a little beach break. or you can pick up a snorkeling excursion from somewhere like Chankanaab that does guided tours. We have done both of those in the past. in Grand Cayman, we would suggest a tour probably out to the stingray city area. You can either do the one where you feed the stingrays, or they have ones that just take you out to a reef for snorkeling as well.
Cozumel has some of the best snorkeling in the world. I’ve also snorkeled on Grand Cayman and it was good. Did that through the ship excursion.
I am surprised that they allow you to film after the Ben & David debacle. That was terrible after they were giving a great review.
From what we've gathered, their issue was guest-driven, in that it was a fellow guest who asked MSC management to step in and ask the vlogging to stop. MSC's immediate response seemed to be very abrupt and didn't land well, which was unfortunate. We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
what a shame. they were also told not to film with their camera and not to take any pictures, so rediculous.@@parodeejay
MSC only said it was another passenger after the video went up and I think they knew they screwed up.
Cute outfit Dee.. like the pink pants with that top.. I think you’ve worn before.. but…
Cute outfit, Dee! Where did you get that fit!!?
Belk top and Old Navy pants!! :P
I'd be curious if they honoured the 1 hour thermal pass?
We actually asked about that later in the cruise, just to gather more intel on how the loyalty program works (or doesn’t work, hah)…
@@parodeejay 👍
Ok call me crazy but did you get a new camera? Some of the lighting looks different :)
Ok so the Beatles show wasn't all Beatles songs just more like a "Beatles Channel" music station. Only because I'm not a Beatles fan (don't hate me just never really was) and I know these were not all Beatles songs. Twist and shout/Life Goes on that really caught my attention with no distractions in the house.
Fun fact, "Twist & Shout" and "Ob La Di, Ob-La-Da (Life Goes On)" are both Beatles songs (though "Twist & Shout" is technically a cover)!! :P ~Jay
@@parodeejay IDK but from what I remember, for Twist and Shout it was written in 1961 by Phil Medly and Burt Burns, later credited to Bert Russell and originally recorded by the Top Notes. In 1962 The Isley brothers recorded it and it was a big hit. Top 20 I think. The Beatles recorded in 1963. It was released in 63 on the Beatles Please Please Please album in 63. The single came out in 64. I want to say I have the original Isley Brothers recording that my folks have. I would have to go and look through their record collection which includes 98's. When it was featured in Ferris Buellers Day Off the Beatles version was used as well as the Rodney Dangerous movie Back to School the same year. IDK maybe I'm wrong, could be my gray matter draining into my gray hair. Would not be the first time for not remembering exactly lol.
Will your promo code work at other parking lots in Florida?
Just for Safe Cruise Parking in Miami! We use Park By The Ports in Fort Lauderdale but don’t have a promo code. Their rates are great too.
@@parodeejay Thank you we use Park by the Ports also!
Dee how do you pack all your cute outfits in 2 little carry ons?
Compression cubes and a lot of trust in the suitcase zippers!! :P
@@parodeejay Too funny but I seriously need you to pack for me!
Do they have decaf tea bags
It seemed to vary from one side of the buffet to the other... I know we saw decaf green tea, but I don't specifically remember decaf black tea. I'm sure they've got it on the ship somewhere though, ha ha... :P
Yikes. This is interesting timing with Ben and David odyssey with MSC. With your woes and their story MSC is crossed off my list.
Was just about to question if they were going to get in trouble for filming 😅
@michaelbithell9163 From what we've gathered, their issue was guest-driven, in that it was a fellow guest who asked MSC management to step in and ask the vlogging to stop. MSC's immediate response seemed to be very abrupt and didn't land well, which was unfortunate. We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
Where do you live that you drive to the cruise terminal ?
We're near Virginia Beach, so a quick 15-hour drive to the port of Miami!! :P
@@parodeejay We live on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach… About two years ago we started driving to the ports of Florida… Up until then we flew… I'm not a great car passenger though lol… love all of your videos… They are very informative and helpful 🚢❤️🚢
MSC seems to have very low ceilings in the public areas of their ships.
Do they have any pizza without tomato sauce?
There’s usually at least one white sauce option in the lineup, which is nice.
Surprised you can film on MSC, others were band
From what we've gathered, their issue was guest-driven, in that it was a fellow guest who asked MSC management to step in and ask the vlogging to stop. MSC's immediate response seemed to be very abrupt and didn't land well, which was unfortunate. We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
Canadian would be a lot of eh
So glad to see you all are having a good time!! Love your blogs, but after the horrible way Ben and David was treated on MSC I would never cruise on that cruise line. Shame on them. Much Love to you 2…
From what we've gathered, their issue was guest-driven, in that it was a fellow guest who asked MSC management to step in and ask the vlogging to stop. MSC's immediate response seemed to be very abrupt and didn't land well, which was unfortunate. We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
I would be right at guest services, not dealing with hostess
We checked with them as well, and the answer was no.
@parodeejay the weekend cruiser was on the divina, 3 day cruise and he said he got his diamond dinner at steakhouse aka butchers cut.
Daaaaang, we got two NOs from the hostess and one NO from guest services. Strange that it's so unpredictable!!
What happened to the jubilee videos
We haven’t sailed Jubilee!! :D
It wouldn't surprise me if MSC lied to you about diamond and butchers cut.
Sadly, their loyalty terms & conditions state that they don't have to honor anything on any sailing, anytime, anywhere. We'd never seen that paragraph before, ha ha... :P
@@parodeejaymsc is all glitter on the outside but sadly no substance on the inside
whew, at least the people that showed up on the video did not complain about you (i know you try NOT to video people)
We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort in Florida, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
People enough let them do their video I have been interested in doing the divina leave your comments over on Ben and David page
We had already scheduled this vlog series weeks ago, so the timing is ironic and/or unexpected for sure, ha ha... but we figure we'll still tell our story no matter what, as always!! :P
@@parodeejaythanks guys I appreciate it, I have always enjoyed MSC and sail frequently on a lot of their newer ships so I was interested in something a little bit older, I know MSC screwed up in handling Ben and David’s situation I just don’t think we need to burn MSC at the stake for it, things can happen and this could have happened on any cruise line with staff (and it seems MSC is trying to rectify the situation at a higher level now with emails going back and forth), personally I have always found the staff on MSC to be very nice and lovely
Maybe you should have sailed on the Independence that day to see the better lead singer of Van Halen. Then again, for all the mean things you say I bet Sammy would have your boarding denied. Sammy is better than Dave.
You Really Got Me wanting to Jump on a DLR cruise now! Maybe we can find one going to to Panama, and Dance The Night Away until we arrive. We'll try not to get Unchained and party too much, or we'll be Runnin' With The Devil!! :P
@@parodeejay why can't this be any love towards Sammy. This needs to change right now!
Love the video, but MSC cruises no no no no
We've enjoyed our various MSC experiences overall, since we always enjoy something a little "different", but some of their customer service interactions are a bit odd sometimes, ha ha... :P
So have MSC asked you to stop filming like Ben & David.
From what we've gathered, their issue was guest-driven, in that it was a fellow guest who asked MSC management to step in and ask the vlogging to stop. MSC's immediate response seemed to be very abrupt and didn't land well, which was unfortunate. We've only had that happen once before at a land-based resort, but the management was very nice about things, reviewed our footage, and we were allowed to continue vlogging. Never any issues onboard a ship as of yet, fortunately. Yow!!
Do you have any children?
We don’t!!
Sucks Ben and David couldn't do this
Why put other people's drama on their review? 😢
We've only ever had one time where a fellow guest complained about our video-ing and required management to investigate us, and that was at a land resort in Florida. Never an issue on the high seas for us as of yet, fortunately!!
@@dgaither3838 maybe because it’s not drama but instead it is something that needs to have a lot of attention focused on it right now. Because what happened to Ben and David could happen to Jay and Dee the next time. This is their livelihood!
@@pamelabrauer9450it could happen on any cruise line this was not just a MSC issue, it was a bad staff interaction, there are still lots of people interested in MSC and if you watch their videos they go on MSC quite frequently and never have any issues
@@parodeejayben and David are bit more out there I think and you guys take pains to never film other guests where possible, which being someone who wouldn’t like to be filmed ever let alone on holiday appreciates for others like me
I will watch the vlogs because I love you guys but MSC is shady at best and their customer service is nonexistent. I won’t be giving them my business ✌️
We've enjoyed our various MSC experiences overall, since we always enjoy something a little "different", but some of their customer service interactions are a bit odd sometimes, ha ha... :P
Agree
The theatre looked rather empty for the Beatles show. Disappointing.
I’m a avid fan of your CZcams videos. But, I noticed that you are deliberately not videoing other people. Is it because you spoke with management and they told you NOT to record others or is it because you saw what Ben and David went through with their managers? I’m a fan of you both, but, hoping that you’re not changing your techniques because of MSC.
We've always tried to avoid videoing other people whenever we can on any cruise line we sail, just out of respect. Nothing to do with MSC or any of our friends' experiences!! :P
@@parodeejay, I’ve been a fan of yours for years. But, for you to totally disrespect a fellow vlogger is just horrific. You’re going to lose fans for this move. And, I’ll be the first. If you were in Ben and David’s place and they did this to you, I would leave them alone. But, for you to go on MSC after the craziness and to tell someone else that because they were complaints from passengers about being on camera. I’m appalled by your statements to others that asked you the same question I asked. Ben and David would’ve never disrespected you in that way. Shame on you…. The things we do for attention and credits. I’ve watched your videos and you intentionally avoided people and mostly filmed when you were alone with Dee. Watch your own videos and see the difference. You have disrespected a great team and it’s sad if you think you are right.
Our cruise was before B&D’s and we’ve had this series scheduled for weeks. After B&D’s latest update stating that they’ve accepted MSC’s apology and full refund, and will be working with MSC to create policies to help vloggers in the future, and that they are potentially okay with sailing MSC themselves in the future, I would hope that folks are able to move past this customer service hiccup, as B&D themselves now have. ~Jay
@@parodeejay, you really ought to look at all your replies because you’re telling us different answers to the same questions. Because Ben and David hasn’t really forgave MSC and the lame excuses that MSC gave in their letter to them was horrific and any fellow vlogger has understood and stood by them. But, youuuu, nooo. You think your time on the MSC ship is more important than what they went through. Look at your other videos on any ship and see the difference. Dee’s walking on camera through empty spaces and you both in an empty spaces. Other vlogger are showing what happened to them and you show yourself on MSC but in a more different approach. You’ve told people here that you sailed on MSC before the Ben and David and that they forgave MSC. And, you stated that you always check with management before you board a ship. Get your facts straight and stop being a fool for MSC. Because, it doesn’t appear that you are friends with B&D. You’re selfish and self centered and the only person I feel sorry for is Dee. Because, she’s caught in the middle of your drama. They need to keep their Dees away from you. I chose B&D over you and your sad excuse for publication of your MSC tour.
That show seemed pretty bad, I can see why no one there🤦🏻♀️ guessing on a cheap 3 day it’s drinking and gambling🤷🏻♀️
Screw MSC after how they treated B&D. I like your videos, but going to pass on watching these videos on MSC.
Sadly, that only hurts us and doesn’t hurt MSC a bit, but you do what you feel is right. Our cruise was before B&D’s and we’ve had this series scheduled for weeks. After B&D’s latest update stating that they’ve accepted MSC’s apology and full refund, and will be working with MSC to create policies to help vloggers in the future, and that they are potentially okay with sailing MSC themselves in the future, I would hope that folks are able to move past this customer service hiccup, as B&D themselves now have. ~Jay
@@parodeejay, LIAR, MSC never offered a FULL REFUND. Stop lying to us. And, B&D never excepted their half Azz apology. Wow, you’ll say anything about B&D to make yourself look good. I use to enjoy your vlogs until now and am happily removing myself from your fan club. Because, you have shown who you really are…..a loser that wants to not care about other vlogger’s feeling and kisses up to a failing cruise ship company.
@RBUDD16 This comment doesn't even warrant a response, so I'll just say thanks! Wishing you happy future travels and digital wanders that don't include ours!! :D ~Jay
@@parodeejay, whatever you need to tell yourself. You’re a flake kissing up to MSC trying to make B&D look bad. But, you’re the one looking crazy for kissing up to MSC.
@RBUDD16 you need to go look at B&D's post.
Jay is right. He basically just repeated what B&D themselves posted.
You are wrong, and owe Jay an apology.