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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: BELLA

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We would personally like to commend the following people. They all were superb! We cannot say enough good things about them. We cruised on the Seaside from March 2-9. Sebastian-bartender, Leonardo-server, Celeste-server, and our room attendant. We loved all the shows! Our Nassau experience was horrible!!!! We felt like we wasted our time there. All others were good. Chairs around the pool ALWAYS had towels on them reserving them, but hours would go by with no people using them. The captain and the cruise director were great! Overall, it was great! We had several other people from other cruiselinrs at the Ports asking about our cruise. We got the feeling that it's was MUCH better!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was pretty fast considering the amount of people.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was all great! European based food. We got the premium drink package. It is a must!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Overall they are great, but the pools are very packed

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows are nothing short of amazing!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff is all wonderful!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is so gorgeous! It is ALWAYS being cleaned! Our room was cleaned twice a day!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a suite with a big balcony! We loved the room!

Ship tip

You will have multiple people from around the world on your cruise with you. Be prepared for different cultures and some ride ok passengers!!!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
We liked the pretty and the local excursions. The keys are nice and so we're the Riverboats in the Everglades.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
It was nice but we weren't there long enough
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
St. John and St. Thomas are so beautiful! We will be back for sure!
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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
The island itself is beautiful, but they are still extremely devastated by the hurricane!
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Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
We hated this Port!!! We will not want to return! People are pushy, it is overcrowded, the beaches weren't that good and overall, it was nasty and had a ghetto feeling!!!
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It was good once it got moving, especially considering the amount of people
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.
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rosebud3602    5 years ago

I keep hearing how bad the pool is. We are traveling with 21 people. Is there any place to sit by the pool? How was the bar service? I keep hearing how it takes FOREVER to get a drink.
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srwhite4    5 years ago

I went on the seaside June 2018 and going back on her June 1,2019. She's a beauty and the shows AMAZING!
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207clare    5 years ago

Where you able to find lounge chairs... not near pool but at least somewhere??????
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