MSC Seaside - Magnificent Cruise Ship and Great Cruise!

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 103

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2018

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11273

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I had a wonderful time cruising on MSC Seaside and would recommend this cruise ship to anyone looking to cruise the Western Caribbean.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Luggage drop off, Check In, wait in Lounge - 45 minutes start to finish and on ship. Fantastic!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining Room and specialty restaurant food was good, Marketplace Buffet had just about anything you would want to eat.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was plenty to do on the ship, we generally opted for sun bathing at the South Beach Bar Pool.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Whether in the restaurant, buffet or bar service, room stewards, everything was great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
MSC Seaside is very unique and magnificent, the most beautiful cruise ship I've been on. All areas of the ship were very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a suite at the very back of the boat (it was to the left of the glass elevator at the back of the boat). It was a great location with the South Beach Bar Pool on Deck 7 and Marketplace Buffet on Deck 8. I very much enjoyed the location, was convenient to most everything that I enjoyed while cruising. Surprisingly, I did not hear any noise in the evening even though the room was only 4 decks above the South Beach Bar Pool.

Ship tip

Be sure to download the MSC for me app before sailing. Once on board, you will be able to look at a variety of things on your phone from this app as well as make reservations for shows, massages, etc. I found that about 75 of the cruisers were of varying dialects -- be patient, be kind.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The most organized and fast disembarkation, ever!
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11 Comments

RP82     2 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

ptinehoutx    6 years ago

Thanks to Codfishing I was excited to cruise again. Initially the reviews scared me but we had a great time! There are a few uniquenesses but I would cruise Seaside again.

codfishing    6 years ago

FoxSmith-no sewage smells-it was a great trip!!

FoxSmith    6 years ago

Any smell of sewage?

codfishing    6 years ago

Zimkimmie-I was so worried after reading the reviews, but it turned out to be wonderful!!!

zimkimmie    6 years ago

Thanks for such a positive review- definitely refreshing to read! Looking forward to our cruise in December 🌟

codfishing    6 years ago

That’s fantastic Yashu!! I celebrated my 60th birthday and we celebrated our 40th anniversary! We truly had a wonderful time!

Yashu    6 years ago

Thank you. It will be a great time I know. It will be out tenth anniversary that week that we are onboard so I plan to spoil my wife as much as I possibly can.

codfishing    6 years ago

You will have a great time!

Yashu    6 years ago

Great review. I'll be on this ship this fall and am really looking forward to it.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Thanks, we want to check into other cruise lines . We like Carnival, but would like to cruise on a different cruise line😋

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