My very first experience

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2018

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and frankly we didnt know what to expect. It outdent have been on a better ship. Considering they have to organise 5000 people they did an amazing job . Totally recommend MSC and specially the Seaside Already looking at other place to go to for our next cruise

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Although the ship departed at 19.00 hrs we embarked around 13.00hrs which despite quite a number of people it went smoothly and we had a great buffet lunch

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dont believe any negative comments you read the Buffet food for Breakfast and Lunch plus the table served food at dinner was amazing with a great choice. The service at dinner was perfect despite the amount of people and I have to mention are great waiter Vikash who made us feel very special

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Each night you are given a list of the following days activities - Frankly there is something for everyone no matter what your age or choosing.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
This is the highlight of the Cruise - It was really West End/Broadway quality. Great performances wonderful voices and magnificent costumes

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Again ignore the negative comments - everyone we came into contact were very polite and friendly - Just a tip say hello to everyone. A special mention to our room steward Sudha who looked after us amazingly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Again after reading the reviews we thought the cabin was going to be very very small but to our surprise it was fine.

Ship tip

Please go with an open mind and not wit any pre-set ideas- Try to do things that you really want to do and not to just go with the crowd - in this way you will be able to take advantage of what this wonderful ship can offer

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Great place to visit and lots to see - so much so that we want to go back there for a holiday

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5
We booked the visit independently but on arrival had the bad luck to be advised it was cancelled. A kind person from MSC managed to sort it out for us and issued us a voucher to the Bamboo beach club. We were able to get some pretty good beach time

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
We booked a tour of the island when we arrived in Port - This was a good tour with an excellent guide and I learnt a lot about the island

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
This was the highlight !!! - Cant say enough about Mr Sanchos'. You need to book it !!!

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
A little bit disappointed in Nassau - I expected more and certainly thought it would be a lot cleaner

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Swarovskl crystal Madame Butterfly MSC Master Chef Mr Sanchos - Cozumel Bamboo Beach club Jamaica Dancing with the officers Amazing shows Welcome F1 simulator Nice car Looking up from the miami pool deck 5097
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

awredman    6 years ago

So good to hear. Can’t wait to board in February.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Very cool

Yashu    6 years ago

Great to hear. We will be sailing on the Seaside in November and look forward to it.

Navlek    6 years ago

Excellent

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