Generally good experience
MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 25, 2018
Ship: MSC Seaside
Cabin number: 15103
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
The reviews on youtube are mostly accurate. My kids found it pretty good. I like the design for the most part. The zipline was probably the worse. I haven't seen anyone gone on it since they charge $10 per zip. Better make it free or schedule a free run like how their competitor does it for premier experiences. For the buffet, I think they need optimizing of placement of utensils and plates. They cause chaos when placed separately. Spoons are the worse. They're not placed next to things that need a spoon. The worse part is seeing the serious waste of food because the trays are too big. You see people taking half a dozen hot dogs, then abandoning it. The pools are flat bottomed and for those that don't know how to swim, it's a big problem. Better take those away and put in something that fits a broader audience to keep us all engaged, which is what counts towards having fun in the first place. Last piece of advice is don't bring a power strip, drones or a list of things that might be confiscated till the end of your cruise. You might not get it back because the port staff does not respect your belongings or take care of it even with a claim check. I'm awfully upset that they lost my article and I'm going after them to get compensated. They didn't have a trace of my belonging that they've entrusted a security company to administer security and I lost an hour of my time waiting a hopeless wait. So someone has to pay up for losing and breaking things in their care.Embarkation
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You better know how to swim or stick to the kiddy pool. The pools have flat bottoms.