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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10064

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The cruise ship is beautiful, the staircase is AMAZING and most of the staff was friendly, just be prepared to have the same kind of food they did not change the variety at all in the buffet. The shows were nothing compared to Norwegian or Royal but at least it give us something to do. The casino is super tight I went pretty much every night and didn't win anything. The bed was really comfortable.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarking was easy and painless, the terminal is brand new so the AC was working amazing for a hot day in miami

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
To be honest I had read the past reviews and I was prepared for the food to be ok and I was not disappointed because I knew ahead of time the food was not their forte. In the 7 days they never changed the buffet items beside the carving station. The main dining room were ok, nothing top notch but after at day doing excursions seating for a decent meal was nice. It seems like everything needed salt and pepper to make it more edible. My husband is a chef and was definitely dissatisfied but at least we had someone to eat.

Ipanema Restaurant

3 out of 5

Servers were nice but food was just ok, always needed more salt and pepper to make it edible

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I enjoy the water slides and zip line, my fav activities on the ship

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The shows were only 30 mins and the performances were just ok, I know is hard to choreograph a show but a lot of the time the dancers were not in sync. Also they are nothing compared to a Broadway show like they kept comparing.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
We saw our cabin steward once the whole trip. I know they are short in staff but it would of being nice to say hello once in a while, also my husband got me the rose petal package that was supposed to have a romantic card when we arrived and I never received it, we told our cabin steward and all he said was it might be coming later but later never came.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Bathrooms in the common areas need to be checked regularly, they were always discussing when I tried using them.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Super comfy bed, best I had in a cruise ship

Ship tip

As long as you are prepared for bad food you will have a blast.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
We stayed a night after the cruise and that was enough to visit their famous places.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Margarita ville right by the port is perfect to spend a relaxing day.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Stingray excursion was amazing but just know if you do this excursion you might not have enough time to go to the beach.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Punta mia excursion was great, but as a Mexican myself their food was not for me.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We went to cabbage beach and we love it there

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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