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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

1.3 out of 5
MSC Seaside

11 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 06, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 13002

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Do your self a favor and Skip this cruise line (MSC) altogether.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
We booked the Aurea Grand suite 13002, and was be early embarkation, but EVERYONE was allowed it. There was NO SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO US WHAT SO EVER.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Main dinning was AVERAGE to below average at best. The meats were tough and over cooked every night. The specialty was so over priced it was unbelievable. Buffet was WAY TOO SMALL for a ship that size with no grandeur to it what so ever.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
This ship and MSC is a rip off!!!! Every thing COST ON THIS SHIP!! You advertise things that the ship offer and end up charging the guest! The Zip line cost, bowling cost, basketball court is a joke the goal is 10ft the ceiling is 13 ft there is not real shooting… you can’t dunk he ball because the soccer net is under the goal. As I stated it’s a joke! They charge you for soft cones and pool drinks for kids which was FREE on Royal Caribbean cruises.

Bowling

1 out of 5

Cost way to much

Entertainment

2 out of 5
We saw one stage show, which was ok at best, the One thing I kind of enjoyed was karaoke on the miami deck.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
My grand kids speak German and with the vast variety of people onboard you would think they would place multi language people in the clubs to communicate with small kids. So that didn’t work for us.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Room steward was OK! NOTHING SPECIAL FOR THE PRICE WE PAID FOR THE GAND SUIT Aurea EXPERIENCE!!!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Ship elevators floor was chosen before you got on the elevators if you by mistake get on the wrong elevator get ready to take a ride! To book a suite and HRAND SUITE at that with a balcony and not be able to sit out and enjoy the view every evening has to be the worse experience I’ve ever had on a ship! Our balcony was METAL up to our breast bone and if you sat in a chair you saw a metal wall in-front of you NOT THE OCEAN! They could AT LEAST PUT BAR TOP TABLE AND CHAIRS THAT MAY HELP THE POOR DESIGN OF THE SHIP AND GIVE THE GUEST THAT PAID FOR THE ROOM a half way better experience.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Who EVER wrote the notes on this room either must have been highly mistaken OR GRAVELY MISLEADING ON PURPOSE. Because there is NO GLASS BALCONY first of all, the size of it is the same size as a Reg room WHICH I WOULD HAVE preferred because i could sit and watch the sea. The ROOM WAS HOT FOR 7 days!!! My family tried have family night several time and the heat was unbearable … and maintenance could do NOTHING! Horrible!!!’

Ship tip

BOOK ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN DO NOT BOOK MSC

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5
Book your Curise out of miami or Fort Lauderdale

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Over priced drinks and dirt water!!!

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
If you don’t want to be haggled stay on board!!’ Do MOT GO TO THEIR LITTLE BEACH AREA… they crammed 250 people in a 90 x 90f space

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
I Like Cozumel get a ferry and have fun on The other islands

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
I’m STILL WAITING FOR MY PROITY DISEMBARKMENT
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8 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

I can relate to some of your points about MSC Seaside. I hope your future cruises are all way better. Thank you for your review.

outtoseapatty    1 year ago

Susie68 is right.sorry you didn't Iike so much. A Suite costs so much you shud not have been that disappointed. We loved Meraviglia in March and are excited to try Seaside in September. We just enjoyed the differences. We always found things to do even if they weren't the same things on other lines. Best wishes next time.

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Interesting

Suzie68    1 year ago

If you had read the fine print than you would have understood how the pricing is. The cost of this cruise is cheap!! Way cheap!! Now add in your kids juice zip line golf etc. now you have paid for what other cruise lines are charging ! Good luck on any other cruise ships!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you were so disappointed with your cruise.

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