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MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.1 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 number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I had an issue with the placements of the signs in the buffet. I am not that tall and had a hard time reading what the food was. One of the things I picked had shrimp in it and I am highly allergic to shell fish. Went down to first aid and they didn't stock Benadryl for adults and wanted to charge me 250$ and they didn't have any in the back either. Thank goodness I brought my inhaler with and was able to counteract the problem. Benadryl should be available on board for people if they need it.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not much to do if you didn't want to drink, party, or gamble. Slides and ziplines closed most of the trip due to high winds.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Didn't get to see any shows. They were all booked up when we wanted to go.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was wonderful. He checked in on us many times a day cleaning and staighting up the bed and bathroom.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Layout was hard to get around. Many times we had to go up or down a level to get to the other side of the boat.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size was good but I could have used a table to write or play a game on without having to go out to one of the lounges.

Ship tip

This is a good cruise for first timers to help learn the ropes and just sit back and relax.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

3 out of 5
The weather was to windy to do anything but swim on the beaches or look at the shops.
Thumbs Up

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
It was a bit overwhelming. All the jewelry shops tried to get you in to buy from them. If we would have we would have spent thousands of $
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We took our bags with us and were in line at 5:30am and were like 3rd off the boat
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4 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

Definitely tell the cruiseline before you start your cruise of your allergies. That way they can cater food to you and avoid the food that you need to avoid. I went on a cruise with someone who is gluten intolerant. His meals were organised the night before by main dining room & buffet supervisors, as well as anyone else at that level or higher. And everything went smoothly. So for you bad experience in the buffet. Thank you for your review.
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Brendako    1 year ago

I agree with Dumfy75, if you KNOW you have food allergies, bring what you may need. Also, telling the wait staff or buffet staff of your allergy will go a long way to make sure you are safe.
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Dumfy75    1 year ago

Not meaning to sound harsh, but if you have a severe allergy like you say then surely you should make sure you bring anything you may need to deal with any episodes like the one you mentioned?
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us
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