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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15225

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Amazing first cruise. Beautiful Caribbean ports. Ship was beautiful and felt very luxurious.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very large port but checkin was very efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The drink package was great to get whatever at any time. Sports bar was the best handmade drinks. Didn't get to any specialty restaurants, but the main dining room was very clean and classy. Buffets were well stocked. Servers and staff were amazing. Food was generally ok, but servers were very accommodating.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools were excellent and filled with warm Caribbean salt water.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Performers did great and are very hard workers. The comedy show was very engaging. Definitely something to do every night onboard.

Children's Programs

No children with, but it looked like there were many options for families with kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service was one of the best parts of this cruise. Jeet kept our cabin spotless and was tidying up. Matra and Kymberly were great with meal service every night. My wife has allergies and had Sunil, the head waitress who took care of her meals every night and she is an absolute rockstar!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was nice sized. Jeet kept it amazingly clean and ready to go.

Ship tip

Staying towards the aft of the ship allowed easy access to the back elevators which were very available and little waiting. Would be helpful to know the themes of the nights in case you wanted to pack certain clothes for dinner and activities after dinner.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
The weather was hot and the staff greeted the returning guests with cold water and wet washcloths to cool down with. Very nice.

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas Did not visit port

Cruise was rerouted due to the hurricane, but stayed an extra day in Nassau.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Used express and it was very easy to bring bags off to get to ground transportation.
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