Horrible cruise and experience

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

11 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14243

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall I would go on another cruise but definitely not with MSC.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarking onto the ship was a good experience

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The food and drinks were sub par

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
The party areas on certain decks were below average, very hot and not spacious

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The shows were disappointing, all the shows were pretty much the same, the comedy show was the only different one

Children's Programs

I’m not a child nor do I have children

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
The service was good for the first 2 days everything else was horrible, no new towels had to ask for more towels over and over before anything was done.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The layout of the ship is horrible, why have so many different elevators?? Ship was clean appearance wise though.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The only time the cabin was clean was when we went to sleep at night and only for the first 2 days. The bed was comfortable and the patio was nice.

Ship tip

Refund your money.

Ports of call

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Awesome place to visit, nice water

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
It was okay just to many tourists, don’t get caught in all the scams

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
This was a little better than costa Maya still touristy though, we swam with dolphins highlight of the trip!

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disembark was a total disaster. One of the engines broke from Cozumel all the way back to Port Canaveral. We didn’t start disembarking untill 10:30am and the last person didn’t get out until 1:36pm.
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6 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

I appreciate your review on a very contentious subject. Thank you for your review.

Paul1234    1 year ago

Sounds like this may have been your first cruise. I recommend watching some YouTube videos with tips for cruisers such as your towel issue if you throw the towels on the floor in the bathroom they will replace them everyday. If you hang them to dry they will not replace them other cruise secrets and tips maybe helpful in the future. Everyone keeps reviewing MSC against cruise lines that cost twice as much you get what you pay for and should be reviewed with that in mind

J60406    1 year ago

You go to tourist areas and expect it to not be touristy??? Perhaps cruising or even travel is not for you.

javawoody    1 year ago

Just read a review of the same cruise, and they loved it. Interesting

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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