Honest Review

Item: MSC Seaside
Rating: 4.4
Author: mvrck1010

MSC Seaside Cruise Review

mvrck1010

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 31, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11245

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, pleasantly surprised. Enjoy! Don’t be swayed by the negatives you hear about.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We are a silver level in the Voyagers Club. We were onboard almost immediately. Probably only 200 people before us.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Plenty to choose from in the buffet. We had dinner in the dining room just one night due to the slow service. We never had to wait more than a minute or two at the bars.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Peter Punk was interesting, if you miss it no big deal. The musicians in the atrium are very talented. Plenty of live music all over.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff works hard!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean. The elevators are a bit different, but worked just fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very comfy balcony cabin towards the back of the ship. The bathroom though needs a lot of work.

Ship tip

Please don’t be swayed by the negative reviews. Anymore that states there is not a lot of food options just didn’t bother to look.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

RP82 2 months ago

A good review and not in the Yacht club? You are one of the minority of good reviews. I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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outtoseaDon 1 year ago

Pix of Ocean Cay good! Don't know if your ship stayed over night at Ocean Canyon as ours will be doing. Umbrellas look good... Good suggestion for $15.

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outtoseapatty 1 year ago

Good to hear! Glad you think Seaside is clean, buffets good, food quality good, and you must have loved the buffet if you didn't eat much in Dining Room. Good to know about umbrellas. I guess you can pay that $15 w your sail card?

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Great review! My friend who was on this cruise said exactly the same. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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