Beautiful ship definitely not American crowd

MSC Seaside Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14139

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I really enjoyed this cruise the ship is beautiful and had great service being American i can see why people complain it is not geared toward our market the europeans keep to themselves and they don’t play hardly any American music soI can see how someone who typically cruises on royal carnival or Norwegian would not enjoy this cruise nevertheless I really had a great cruise and you cannot beat it for the price. Side note we Cruised at 100% capacity and there were less than 500 Americans on board

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Literally was called within 10 minutes of being seated

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room was good had two meals that had to be sent back I typically don’t eat in the main dining room I prefer the specialty restaurants but the specialty restaurants on the ship are mostly à la cart I like the way royal or Norwegian has it set up better

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The ship is beautiful everywhere you go only complaint is that the activities by the pool or silly games dance classes every day I prefer to have music every day a good band or a DJ being as it’s mostly European they only play Spanish music which I listen to and Enjoy but the dance classes every day have to go

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The DJs played mostly Spanish music which I like and enjoy most Americans probably would not enjoy that if They are trying to get into the American market they will never do it with the type of music being played on ship I do not usually a 10 theater performances and did not on this cruise either

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I had excellent service from everyone the boys can get busy in the main atrium but that is to be expected they probably could put a few more bartenders there but with the drink packages why would day it would just cost a shit more money but I never had a problem getting a drink by the pool And the wait staffwas excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is stunning inside and out

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Canin was typical it was kept very clean note to American cruisers they do not usually put washcloths in your bathroom you have to ask for them and the bathroom is a little smaller than other cruise I have been on

Ship tip

If you were expecting a carnival cruise line type feel you will not be happy it is definitely not a party on the ship

Ports of call

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Typical Jamaica did the horseback riding and had a wonderful time but you get hounded at the port And every other place you go in Jamaica it is to be expected but it is a beautiful country

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Went to stingray city it was beautiful had a great time except the water was very rough the day we went so it was difficult for people to stay comfortable standing also the boat stopped in deep water so if you were not a good swimmer you couldn’t get to where the stingrays were we noticed a few people who couldn’t get off the excursion boat

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Did a day pass at the British colonial Hilton it was perfect beautiful beach calm water just a 10 minute walk from the Port

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
I love Mexico still my favorite vacation spot went to Mr. sanchos perfect

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very very easy we walked off at 8 AM was in an Uber by 830 the new system with the facial recognition if you have a passport is the way to go note to American cruisers who don’t have passports get them you can save so much time
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