Disappointing cruise

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 3.8
Author: partytree

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

partytree

Contributor Level: Purser

153 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2018

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15172

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was disappointing in many ways. Perhaps I was looking forward to it too much. But compared to other cruises we’ve been on this one was mediocre,

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation went smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food tasted pretty good though there was not much variety. And the items I look forward to like creme brûlée and lobster were missing.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

couldn’t find much going on during sea days. If you didn’t want to laze by the pool you were out of luck.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The stage shows were good but the musicians in the main atrium were pitiful. We did find one in a small lounge that was good but there was standing room only a nd very little of that.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most were friendly if you made the effort to engage them. The dinner crew was fun.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship smelled of sewage whenever we weren’t moving.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin closets were very poorly designed. Couldn’t open the closet door enough to see what was in there. The beds were comfortable, however it was odd to not have a top sheet. Comforts such as lotion and hair conditioner were absent and unattainable.

Ship tip

Enjoying yourselves will require more effort on your part, It wasn’t a terrible experience but the cruise line could have been much better.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

5 Comments

ptinehoutx 6 years ago

I was on Feb 3 and we had a totally different experience. Ship was great, lots to do, we didn't even get to do some things ran out of time, Crew was very friendly, only sensed a smell in port of miami, food was good (least favorite was in the MDR), room service pizza.....yum!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

partytree 6 years ago

We were in the sunny Caribbean with beautiful turquoise water. So yes we still had a good time. We were on the 15th floor in a balcony room.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

korpo024 6 years ago

So I guess you did not pay the Service Charge?

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

babieblues1013 6 years ago

What experience and floor were you on, and type of cabin

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

IkeDeb 6 years ago

That's ashame. You gave it four stars, so I am guessing you enjoyed it over all 😋

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Beautiful ship. Some problems to resolve

Expected much more from a brand new ship

Worse vacation ever.