Wonderful Experience

MSC Seaside Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 23, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10146

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It’s an Italian cruise line so things are a little different than ours but it’s such a fun line and the people are wonderful!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
From car to atrium of ship was maybe 45 min. Smooth as can be.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room was fabulous and our waiters were amazing and fun. Food was great as always.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Something to do for everyone all the time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Best shows ever!! We loved the Peter Punk and the Micheal Jackson tribute!!! Performers were terrific!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was great just a little shy not very talkative. Our main dining room waiter was top notch. We met so many servers in the lounges that were so friendly and we actually became really close by the end of the cruise. Didn’t meet one staff member that was unfriendly or seemed overwhelmed. Best experience for us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful and so clean!! Take the first day to learn the wonky layout and the rest of your cruise will be fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Plenty spacious and clean! Loved our balcony. Bathroom was small but as expected.

Ship tip

Have fun, understand it’s not Carnival or Royal, but it’s fabulous!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Did a resort day and it was such a relaxing day!

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Best stop of the entire cruise! So beautiful and relaxing!! Loved it!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
It was nice just didn’t like the excursion we chose. Will choose a different one next year.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Off within 45 min of our time to leave.
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8 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

Mediterranean shipping company cruise line is a Swiss and Italian company. I know it is mostly operating in Europe. However, I thought they would adapt to suit the U.S. market when they are cruising out from there. I type this because Spectrum of the Seas is adapted for an East Asian market sailing out of Singapore. And to cater to the biggest client base in East Asia, which is China. Anyway, thank you for your review.

outtoseapatty    1 year ago

Fully agree with your cruise tip. We loved Meraviglia in March. It's slightly different but that made it exciting and fun. Can't wait for Sept 17 sailing on SeaSide! We love MSC.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

24MyLuckyDragon    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing, glad you brought back that “great cruise vibe” ! Great “Ship Tip”! Happy cruising 🤩⚓️😎❣️‼️

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience on MSC. Great detailed review! Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience