Disappointment
MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 04, 2020
Ship: MSC Seaside
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9128
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 4 years ago
Review summary
I was extremely disappointed in this cruise. I’ve sailed Holland America through and I was extremely satisfied. I chose MSC simply because of the ship. I’ll never do that again. The embark/disembark was a nightmare, the food was pretty terrible for all meals except the dining room for dinner was okay. The buffet was not good at all. The Starwalker Michael Jackson show was excellent, the ship was beautiful, almost too many amenities, yet no gift shop to purchase even a snack. I’m vegan, and I cannot eat dairy, and I literally had no options, so I had to eat animal product to sustain myself. I based this on Holland last year, who had many options daily for me. The stateroom was a joke for the price. I slept on a loveseat with a bad cold out mattress. Also the winds were bad, and they cganged our excursions twice, and canceled the second, just leaving us on Nassau with no suggestions, no directions. They didn’t even tell us they cancelled, no announcement-we found out when we were leaving the ship to go to port. Never again.Embarkation
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Ship tip
If you want a relaxing environment, especially without children, and a ship that enforces their own rules, don’t choose this line.
Ports of call
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas Did not visit port