Wedding Cruise

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 89

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9131

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This started as just a cruise with two of us. When we decided on getting married it became 12 of us. The trip met all expectations and more. Would do it again in a heartbeat

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great, nice reception room before we boarded

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffets were really good, excellent homemade pizza and breads. Dining room was very nice and the food was good. Didn’t go to a specialty restaurant.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Hung out by the pools, was very nice.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The stage shows were great,something to do every night. Could have had more karaoke as that was fun.

Children's Programs

No children with our group.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone was very nice. The only negative is was it took a while to get our luggage in our room initially. Also our house made wasn’t really efficient and always seemed to be just going to our room yet never getting it cleaned as often as it needed.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
We were in the middle of the ship so everything was close. We could’ve used a little more information on where the front and back of the ship was. The staff was always helpful in directing us to the right place.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Plus size and cleanliness of the cabin was the same as on other cruise lines. The closet layout could’ve been a little more efficient as it was kind of hard to get to.

Ship tip

If you cruise with a large group (we had 12) you’ll need walkie-talkies or else everyone will have to have the Wi-Fi to communicate. The MSC AEP did not have a chat feature for the Seaside.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Just a place to board and disembark the ship. Nice cruise port.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Enjoyed San Juan but wish we could’ve gotten there earlier as within a couple hours many stores started to close.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We got married on Emerald Beach in Lindbergh Bay. We chartered a boat for 12 of us to cruise the Caribbean, snorkel, island top. It was a blast.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Really like St Maarten but again the stores didn’t open until 10 and we had to leave a little after one. I would advise them to open when the crew ships arrive.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Nice port, went to the beach on Paradise Island then Margaritaville.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
This was an amazingly fast disembarkment. All 12 of us were out on the street by 10 after eight.

Traveler Photos

St Thomas wedding. Bahamas Stage show
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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