The big ship with small recreational areas and a lot of restricted section for the wealthy clients only.

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 3.8
Author: Green820

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Green820

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 30, 2019

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11014

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Good food, good theatre productions. Everything else.. ok or less. Big ship with a few public spaces and many restricted areas for the wealthy clients only. Would not go back again on this ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Theatre shows were GREAT! Bravo! The rest rather poor. Nothing happening in the clubs... maybe 1 event per cruise per club. So in the evening after the show you can have a drink and go to bed - no party, no disco ... only casino.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Housekeeping was great. Maintenance - not so

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Very small public areas for such a big ship. A lot of these areas were further restricted to the wealthy clients only. Quite a negative experience.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The AC stunk mildew / urine. Housekeeping did a great job to put air fresheners and clean the room. the Maintenance did... nothing. I reported it first night. Nothing really happened the whole cruise. They gave me Prosecco to apologize - very nice gesture. I was able to cover aC vents and open balcony - which helped me.

Ship tip

Unless you are looking for quiet and do-nothing experience, this ship is not for you. The design is poor and there are few areas to shop and entertain. Decs are restricted to Aurelia / Yacht Club customers with big $$$. Very negative experience there. Would not recommend and I am NOT going again.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Great stop but we only had 1 hour of daylight (arrived at 5PM and left after midnight). So much to see and so little time.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Good experience and enough time.

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Was good to be back in Nassau. 6 curses were there at the same time, but it worked.

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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

This is the best experience. The place is great and you will be comfortable finding a spot that you like. Party on the beach (sand) could have better music and ... less sand :-). All-inall a very good experience and would like to visit again.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

the groups were called earlier that announced night before. When we went to the exit there was no on there. Nice.

3 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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pccrossman 4 years ago

I agree...we were on the same ship in February and there was so much going on that it was hard to choose which place we wanted to go

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ants1980 4 years ago

What a difference a few months makes. I was on the seaside in early September and it was one big party! There was always something on and the club was open until 2am every night. Maybe they change the schedule as the season goes on?!

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Other reviews of this sailing

This was the most enjoyable cruise experience that we have ever had. Every thing on the Seaside was over the top. The dining room was ok but entertainment/shows were Awesome. We will definitely sail MSC Seaside again.

The cruise was great. I just wish that MSC would get more comedians that suit the western travelers. Food needs just a bit more work to match those of other cruises.

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