Food not good

MSC Seaside Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
MSC Seaside

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 22, 2024

Ship: MSC Seaside

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 5020

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Was overall good just food was very poor and cold and few service issues with some waiters

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Very poor standard of food and everything was cold know it caters for different nationalities but everything we tried was cold.

Venchi 1878 Chocolate Bar and Venchi 1878 Gelato & Creperie

5 out of 5

Amazing for chocolate lovers

The Biscayne Bay Buffet & Pizzeria

1 out of 5

Very poor service

Miami Pool Bar

5 out of 5

No complaints here at all

Miami Beach Bar

5 out of 5

Loved the vibe here was defo pleasant to be in

Marketplace Buffet

1 out of 5

Was very disappointed here was very limited to choices all food was cold even the hamburgers/frankfurters mash potatoes scrambled egg all food was cold

Marketplace Bar

3 out of 5

Was good to relax and chill

Ipanema Restaurant

3 out of 5

Was amazing experience how it was run with waiters dressed very smart and very friendly the food was big let down

Haven Lounge

5 out of 5

Fabulous was very good atmosphere

Champange Bar

5 out of 5

💯 good vibe staff excellent

Butcher's Cut

4 out of 5

Food was good but lacked in side orders if u ordered steak u got steak & 4 cherry tomatoes

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Activities were good lots going on entertainment staff were fab

Miami Beach Pool

5 out of 5

Was very good vibe here also staff were very pleasant and efficient

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Enjoyed it all DJS were fab

Metropolitan Theater

5 out of 5

Was very impressed spotless clean lots of seating also space for disabled

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward was the best very trustworthy friendly and pleasant some waiters were fab a few bad apples tho my friend & I were each told to go to bar for our drinks as they refused to serve !!! Very rude tbh

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
All the places onboard were 💯

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was perfect beds comfy plenty of information on tv phone went straight tro to reception

Ship tip

The foods not good

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
Was nice to walk around

Palermo, Sicily

4 out of 5
Was good buzz about it

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
💯 could have spent more time here

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
Was interesting and had good vibe

GENOA (PORTOFINO), ITALY

4 out of 5
Was good we did open top bus tour but some of the traders at the port were rude

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No problem at all straight forward

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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody     1 month ago

Thanks for the post

RP82     1 month ago

I agree that the food is sub-par. It's almost an expectation from MSC cruiselines, I hope they improve their food across the board.

cruising2004     1 month ago

Sorry the food was not up to par. Glad you enjoyed otherwise.

AuntPinkie     1 month ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the food.

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

TiffyTaffy     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Sorry about the food quality!