MSC's Island is Beautiful

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 4.2
Author: sweepea1965

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

sweepea1965

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly. Luggage arrived quickly. I ate A LOT the first few days, until I could no longer do 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners (but I only gained 5 lbs--I used the stairs a lot). Lobster & filet mignon on formal night was great! Tiramisu on Italian night--awesome! Dining room food was very good. We've been on so many cruises that this one was mainly for a well-need vacation after working hard and not cruising for 8 years.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and quick flowing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Jasper & Ma at the Seaside Bar were AWESOME, along with Ulysses & Arissa in the Seashore Dining Room.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We enjoyed the indoor games--trivia, sudoku, etc. Garth was GREAT!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Only one show left a lot to be desired. The rest were great.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

My daughter is 15, and all the nightly events for the 15-17 year olds began at 11:15--too late for her--she was too tired at that time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward, Babu, was always checking up on us and making sure we were taken care of--even gave us a small gift at the end--AWESOME!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and well maintained throughout the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

All was good, except the shower--more like a small closet that you could NOT bend over in.

Ship tip

Plan on the dolphin swim in Costa Maya. It is right there, in port, and it looked like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we saw it too late and missed out.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Beautiful. The buffet was okay, but the beach is beautiful. My daughter does not like going to the beach, but she wanted to go both days at the MSC island.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very, very smooth.

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