Mixed Review

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 3.9
Author: RickNSherri

MSC Seaside Cruise Review

RickNSherri

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 27, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15010

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

❤️ the Spa! ❤️ the balcony. ❤️ the cabana! ❤️ the night show on the island and on the ship both.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Buffet options & quality were disappointing.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The food & beverage employees were very non engaging. No eye contact, virtually zero greeting or conversations the entire trip. Very disappointing. Wife stood in line for Gelato and the only employee working said nothing and turned around and left. Wife did not get gelato as no one came to replace the girl that left. Every stateroom housekeeping employee that passed us in the halls was polite, acknowledged us and greeted us and made us feel welcome. Spa employees were friendly and courteous.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin showed signs of wear in stains on sofa and carpet. Balcony was beautiful and gave a nice view of Ocean Cay including nighttime lighthouse show. Bed became more uncomfortable each night. Bathroom was clean and nice and functional.

Ship tip

Pay the extra for Yacht club for better food options and Spa privileges. The Spa was fantastic!!!

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Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Food options on the island were limited to hamburgers and hot dogs. Very long lines for the on island buffet so we did not experience that. Alcohol is plentiful but non alcohol drinks were virtually non existent. Recommend the lighthouse climb! Beautiful and the guide both entertaining and informative. Cabana was worth the expense as shelter from the hot Bahamian sun is very limited on the island and having comfortable seats under cover to enjoy on the beach was worth it!

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Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

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