Below Average Experience

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 4.3
Author: jmilesky

MSC Seaside Cruise Review

jmilesky

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10006

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Too many people for our taste. Europeans very rude

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Very small portions leaning towards European tastes. Used very little to no seasoning, some items were bland. Hamburgers on the buffet were excellent. Only used dark chocolate in deserts.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools are 7 feet deep, you can not stand up in them. Watch your Kids. Fitness center is way to small for this size boat. It’s the size of a normal size ship gym. But this ship has double the people. Always had to wait for a machine, even at 6am.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Best shows that’s we have seen on a cruise. (This was our 7th ship )

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very polite and helpful

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Design: poor design, no walking track and no open deck to walk. Dead spaces in the middle of the ship that causes you to change decks to go from front of ship to back of ship on some levels Very clean ship and new looking

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Balcony was solid steel railing, not see through glass.

Ship tip

Get a cabin in the middle of the boat on the lower decks. Boat is so large and long.

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Ocean Cay is great island. Take the time to watch the light house light show at 9pm Only need to rent one umbrella per couple.

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Very aggressive local shop owners

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast and easy. We were an hour ahead of schedule

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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TravelingSmis 4 years ago

Thanks for your review 🎉🛳

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crusin4gramma 4 years ago

Why would you book a cruise on a mega ship and then bitch about too many people?????? Just saying! Next time, book a small ship, then there won't be so many. Simple math!

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balconyfor3 4 years ago

What cabin # did you have?? I know it's a balcony but could i have the # please!😁

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Jembecca 4 years ago

Did you do any excursions you would recommend?

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richno1 4 years ago

Thanks

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