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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2.1 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: 10226

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A horrific experience. Food was horrendous. I cannot even say the "Food Quality" as that we infer that there was some kind of "Quality" in the food. The room was to be set up for me as I'm handicapped in Stage 4 Cancer. I let them know ahead of time that and additionally informed them of the importance of the refrigerator as I'm insulin dependent. The Fridge did not work and took till Monday night before it was replaced. I asked if they checked them before the Cruise allows the customers on board to avoid this and was told "No". The telephone did not work. You'd think when I informed them I was asking for the world for them to replace it. After 3 days, Wednesday night it was replaced. I won't even write to you with the issues during those 3days to FINALLY get it replaced. Then I check my balance on my room card and found an unauthorized charge of $101.50. When I spoke to the man at Customer Relations I was informed that ALL Customers are charged that fee to cover the "tips". So now I'm to pay an extra "fee" to be treated poorly and the porter who took care of my room probably did not receive $25 of it. And finally the disembarkation process. MSC needs to come up with one. What I experienced yesterday was nothing short of a major cluster ****.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Unorganized as if the right hand had no idea what the left hand was doing

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
A horrific experience. Food was horrendous. I cannot even say the "Food Quality" as that we infer that there was some kind of "Quality" in the food. I would have prefered Hospital Food over this and everyone knows how bad that Hospital Food tastes.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
In Stage 4 Cancer so I did not participate, but by the different varieties available they had a lot.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
This usually is one of my favorite things on a cruise. Quality was just not there.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
The room was to be set up for me as I'm handicapped in Stage 4 Cancer. I let them know ahead of time that and additionally informed them of the importance of the refrigerator as I'm insulin dependent. The Fridge did not work and took till Monday night before it was replaced. I asked if they checked them before the Cruise allows the customers on board to avoid this and was told "No". The telephone did not work. You'd think when I informed them I was asking for the world for them to replace it. After 3 days, Wednesday night it was replaced. I won't even write to you with the issues during those 3days to FINALLY get it replaced. Then I check my balance on my room card and found an unauthorized charge of $101.50. When I spoke to the man at Customer Relations I was informed that ALL Customers are charged that fee to cover the "tips". So now I'm to pay an extra "fee" to be treated poorly and the porter who took care of my room probably did not receive $25 of it.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
it was ok

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The room was to be set up for me as I'm handicapped in Stage 4 Cancer. I let them know ahead of time that and additionally informed them of the importance of the refrigerator as I'm insulin dependent. The Fridge did not work and took till Monday night before it was replaced. I asked if they checked them before the Cruise allows the customers on board to avoid this and was told "No". The telephone did not work. You'd think when I informed them I was asking for the world for them to replace it. After 3 days, Wednesday night it was replaced. I won't even write to you with the issues during those 3days to FINALLY get it replaced. Then I check my balance on my room card and found an unauthorized charge of $101.50. When I spoke to the man at Customer Relations I was informed that ALL Customers are charged that fee to cover the "tips". So now I'm to pay an extra "fee" to be treated poorly and the porter who took care of my room probably did not receive $25 of it.

Ship tip

Don't go, find another ship.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
And finally the disembarkation process. MSC needs to come up with one. What I experienced yesterday was nothing short of a major cluster ****.
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6 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

Makes me not want to go on a MSC ship again. Sorry for you horrendous cruise. However, thank you for your review.

queenie504    1 year ago

Same cruise. Had a wonderful time and thought staff was great. Our dining room staff was excellent and our food was as expected for price of cruise. Tipped all extra.

javawoody    1 year ago

cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction in the cruise. Thanks for sharing.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Most cruise lines charge standard gratuities (this should have been mentioned in your cruise contract). Sorry your room wasn’t ready as it should have been for your specific situation

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing, MSC reviews go both ways

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