Mixed bag

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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MSC Seaside

11 Night Western Caribbean & Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2023

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11066

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We made the best of the cruise.. had some highlights, but unfortunately the food, limitations on the private island, and debarkation ruined it

Embarkation

3 out of 5
No issues.. nice onboarding

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Hard to find delicious food.. pizza was the exception. Great dining room service.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Entertainment was very good. Paid too much for the Thermal day. Crowded, rooms didn't work and hot tub was cold

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Talent was very good, but lacked quality production.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our personal steward, Bernard, was excellent. As were our dining staff, Nagraj Shinde and Paul. Nagraj made our anniversary dinner very special. We also loved our bartender, Sumartana Gede. He always made us feel special. Their service was 5 star. Can't say the same for guest relations or the staff in charge of debarkation. They were horrible and lied to us

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Only downside was the neighbor's smoke kept coming into our room.. Especially the stink weed. Decor was dated and worn.

Ship tip

Don't get excited about the food.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Beautiful island that needs more development.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Crowded port. Excursion snorkeling was just ok. Everything was dirty and stank outside of the port

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Love this island. Rented a buggy and drove to various spots to snorkel and explore

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Poor planning, non existent communication, forced us into a dining room with way too many people for 2 hours and then made us walk all over the ship with our luggage. Husband got sick from all of the close contact. Never sail with them again
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5 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

Maybe the Yacht club instead? Hopefully your next cruise was better. Thank you for your review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Lawnboy1956    1 year ago

You should have reported the smoke right away. For safety reasons it’s forbidden smoke on your balcony.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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