Mediocre cruise at best

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.3 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

One and done on MSC. This was my 30th cruise so I had a lot to compare with. Never heard the word NO on any other cruise, I did multiple times on this cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Smooth and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food in buffet was always cold, no variety and bland. Dining room was ok , pasta dishes were the best but lacking in sauce.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Hot tubs on deck weren't hot nor were the clean,lifeguard spent more time looking at his phone then paying attention to pool

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were great, other entertainment groups were just ok

Children's Programs

No kids with us

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
First night wait staff were very disorganized but got better as the week progressed. Cabin steward was lazy at best, couldn't care less when I told him about the sink faucet leaking and the shower door was cracked. Bathroom floor was never cleaned and room wasn't vacuumed.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship layout was fine, hallways were dark, carpets were worn and dirty.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was listed as a junior suite, however no different then any other balcony cabin I've been in. Extended balcony was ok but didn't allow for direct downward views of ocean. Very little storage and we couldn't access half of the small closet because of the sofa bed.

Ship tip

Don't waste your money

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Beaches and island were beautiful.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Went on our own to Paridise beach club, glad we did

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very quick no issues
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3 Comments

RP82     1 month ago

A more appropriate name instead of the Mediterranean shipping company (for this part of the group sailing sounds better to me and shipping) would be mediocre sailing company. Well, that was my thought on reading this review. Thank you for your review.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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