MSC Seaside Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Amazing Ship - Fun Crew - Great Shows - Great food

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on MSC Seaside
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CaribbeanforChristmas
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Fantastica Balcony Stateroom
Piazza Bar
Piazza and stairways
From the 18th floor, overlooking the pool deck on the 16th floor.
Waiting on the deck for the water taxi in St. Marteen
Bathroom in Cabin 11122
Shower in Cabin 11122
Excursion in St. Thomas

The ship is beautiful, the cabin was more spacious than we expected (#11122), and very quiet, we only heard little kids running down the hall one time. The crew were so nice and we felt like they genuinely cared about our enjoyment, the food was very good at the buffet, the main dining room, and the steakhouse. The pool on the 16th floor was really fun, most of the outdoor activities were on that pool deck. The entertainment was constant and fun and funny and loved all the dancing and dance lessons and aerobics. The lounge areas were a perfect relaxing break from all the entertainment going on, everything about this ship did not disappoint. The Piazza had dance parties every night, very lively and fun. Loved having the chocolate bar on the 6th deck for a special treat. The shows were spectacular, beyond amazing, we made sure to see every single show and I even made it to the special opera show, Madame Butterfly, I was so happy I got to see that, the talent of the performers was beyond any expectation I had.

We booked a hike/snorkel/kayak 5-hour tour with Eco tours through Shoretours.com in St Thomas. It was a great tour, the guides were young, energetic, very informative, nice, fun, and I never felt unsafe or scared. I highly recommend this tour for any age, young to old. There's only one part that is hard to walk because it's over rocks, so the older-older folks waited for us while we ventured that way, but they could still see us the whole time.

In Nassau, we booked the 380 degree bus tour through the ship’s excursion desk. It took us a very long time to get on the bus, lots of confusion both waiting with the group on the ship, how to exit the ship, it was quite frustrating. By the time we got on the bus, our group had been waiting over an hour, so we had to cut the actual tour short and it took everyone a couple stops to get over their frustration, I think the visit to the rum factory helped, and it was a decent tour, but we probably could have done a separate tour by just walking off the ship.

Cabin Review

Fantastica Balcony Stateroom

Cabin B2

Larger than expected, quiet. Bathroom was a good size. Shower was fine, I'm 5'5" and had no problem moving around in the shower. There is a long counter/desk with a sitting chair and large mirror. Inside the desk drawer is where the hairdryer is located. We stored most of our make-up bags, jewerly, hair brushes, etc. in that drawer. TV worked great, lots of informative channels and a fun morning show from the ship's entertainment that was fun.

Port Reviews

San Juan

Not in port long enough to do much, and it was raining and windy.

St. Thomas

5-hour snorkel-hike-kayak tour, it was great, highly recommend for all ages.

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