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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

JoeandSherryrie

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5

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4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 06, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin number: 14134

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Disappointing. Family vacation, for some family members it was their first time on a cruise. Long lines for everything. Very hot and slippery deck. Saw several people fall. Tables not cleaned of glasses, plates and other trash on tables. Trash can not emptied. Snorkeling was the best part of the cruise. (not in the lagoon) Silent disco was also one of the best parts. Good family fun, except for the practically naked women on the dance floor. Dress code for family event would have been appropriate. A young women twerking in a g-string bikini was not appropriate for a family function with children. Food was fair.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Mediocre amateur. Entertainment in lounges was pretty much non-existent. Very limited.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Fair, the ship is understaffed, unenthused. Long waits for drink service, unhappy servers, often felt like we were ignored.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Tables not cleaned from drink glasses, food plates, waste cans not emptied. Not enough pools to for the amount of people on the cruise. Long lines for drinks, not enough staff to support the passengers.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Room stewart did a great job!

Ship tip

Book a different cruise line.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

8 Comments

RP82 1 month ago

I wonder if that is the European way, surely not. I heard it's the European way for a cruise experience. It sounds and looks like it's underperforming to me. MSC Seaside needs to improve. Even P&O Australia was better than MSC at times. And that was like Margettaville, a budget cruise. Thank you for your review.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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karen070 1 year ago

Young people having fun - on all cruise ships

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OGWonderWoman 1 year ago

Another reason to never cruise MSC.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. Hopefully future cruises will be more to your liking.

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Sounds disappointing

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