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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 117

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10078

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our second time on the MSC Seaside. The ship is spectacular, our cabin was very nice, the food was really good, but most of all, we appreciated the personal attention from the Captain, the Senior Officers, and all of the staff. We felt very much at home.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, we had priority boarding, and were on the ship around 11:30 A.M.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Delicious food, Deck 8 buffet has improved from last year, we enjoyed it all.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoyed Trivia, the fitness center, and the salsa dancing class.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent shows in the theatre every night. Great singing, dancing, and costumes.

Children's Programs

We do not have children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We were personally greeted many times by Captain Francesco di Palma and Carmelina Iuliano, Guest Services Manager. They both remembered us from our previous cruises on the MSC Divina. We truly felt like part of the MSC family. We also enjoyed meeting Jordan Ozero, Hotel Services Director, who was very friendly and helpful, and we had many milk shakes at Venchi with our wonderful server, Yessenia Figueroa. We were very impressed with all of the staff.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
MSC Seaside is a beautiful ship. We saw people constantly cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We loved our inside cabin. It was one of the square ones, and therefore had more room than the typical rectangular shaped cabins. It was forward, and very quiet. We slept very well. I would recommend this cabin.

Ship tip

Make reservations for all of the shows on Boarding Day so that you can choose the times you like.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
We live here, so we love Miami !

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Great port, we've been many times, so did not do an excursion.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
One of our favorite Caribbean ports, absolutely beautiful.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We always enjoy St. Maarten. It is a beautiful port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were a little delayed by U.S. Customs, but this was not the fault of MSC, they did the best they could given the situation.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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