Review of MSC Seaside Cruise! Let's Talk about her Bad Reputation!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Heading to MSC Seaside you are probably concerned on a few areas that you have heard negative feedback from and how she had gotten a little bit of a bad reputation. Is the food good? Is the entertainment okay? What can I expect from a European Cruise Line?
I have done several MSC sailings now, including my latest MSC Seaside cruise out of Port Canaveral and wanted to give my full review of MSC Seaside and set the record straight on what you can expect!
With all cruises, these are only my opinions - if you have a different one, let us know in the comments!
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Indeed, there is usually always a quiet spot that can be found somewhere when needed. I was very impressed with MSC as they have a dedicated gluten-free kitchen for those of use who are celiac...a real bonus!! Always appreciate your reviews and your "drama-free" experiences you share, really, really appreciate that! Looking forward to your next adventure! Bruce and Otis
That is great to hear about the dedicated kitchen! And thank you for the last comment about drama free. It isn't the easiest way to grow a channel but it is certainly the way I most enjoy sharing my experiences to help others make good decisions for them.
Great vlog. Yes, I've heard mixed reviews about MSC as well, mostly about food and service. My food experiences are different from most (gluten free) so I always have to try for myself. So I'm being open minded about my first MSC cruise on Magnifica this month. Thank you for sharing!
Great feedback for any situation!
My daughter and I cruised every couple of years on Disney. Now i don't do anything disney and i have grand kids so i tryed Seaside to see if it would work. I thought it was great but i was the only one with that opinion. Peter Punk was totally entertaining but I can't explain why. As soon as the oldest granddaughter is 42" tall (for the water slides) I'll be back.
Great info thanks. On it next week
Let us know how it goes!
after 20 cruises 2 on MSC i can say the food is very similar on most cruises because they use the same suppliers however on MSC seaside the service was very very bad all over the ship at least 2 hours for dinner in the dinning room i only went there 2 times on a 7 day cruise in 2019 and 2 months later we took a cruise on the MSC Armonia fantastic service and very good food
Cruises are always hit or miss with service! Glad you were able to go back and experience a better sailing!
Very nice review... I found your feedback to be very similar to my first MSC experience on the Seascape. I have shared with many that the negative comments about MSC have been exaggerated and in some cases not accurate. I thought the segmented design was a bit awkward... it wasn't as open as I prefer and often felt like you were inside a hotel and not a ship. But the food far exceeded my expectations... the European style sweets and baked items were excellent... real butter and not as sweet. The offerings in the buffet were seasoned and cooked better than some other lines... plus there were different daily options which was a previous criticism... I never had to resort to the burger section. The pools and hot tubs designment/placement were great and provided a fun experience. I didn't think I would say this... I may have enjoyed Ocean Cay more than Coco Cay... there were a couple of really beautiful beaches. I found the issue with the elevators was not the technology but people not showing patience... I very often saw people selecting their floors and then walking to the other side of the bay or changing floors... so this created so many unnecessary stops. For the price... I would definitely recommend the MSC cruise experience compared to the big three.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm definitely MSC curious! Thanks for sharing, it looks like a really great ship. I'm hoping they add a ship to the West Coast in the future.
hah this is the title of my next video "MSC Curious" ;-)
@@TheWeekendCruiser love it!
LOL 🤣
You; "if you have a different one, let us know in the comments" Me: I'll take that invite. I cruised MSC Seaside three time in 2023 (the first year for me trying that cruise line), and the experiences could not have been more different. The first was truly horrible from start to finish, but it wasn't until the next week that we all learned why, when the ship received national attention for all the wrong reasons. We should have never left Port Canaveral. Having a really large (huge!!) travel agent presence onboard only fueled the PR nightmare . . . that MSC deserved. I was booked to return again three weeks later, and I gave great consideration to cancelling, but there was nothing available for a swap, and I already had the vacation days reserved. I'm SO glad I didn't, since the second experience was my favorite cruise of 2023. The ship may have looked the same, but the 'feel' was extremely different/better, and I wanted to extend that cruise. Yes, Peter Punk still sucked as an entertainment offering and, no, you are not the only one who felt that way. There was a significant turnover of staff/crew between those weeks, and it was obviously needed. Regarding the onboard technology, I agree that it definitely had its limitations, and I achieved much better success with booking on the public area screens. It was still better than that dismal online research/booking website that I have trouble believing they continue to allow to exist that way. Will I continue booking with MSC? Absolutely YES, and already have, but I also know the range of experiences can be significant. Heaven only knows how many of those travel agents, and passengers, onboard that late April sailing have told clients and others, "Run for the hills!!", keeping them from realizing the temporary bad reputation isn't full reality of the product.
Thank you for sharing and I've certainly heard from other travel agents who refuse to sell MSC! What you described can unfortunately happen with any Cruise line in any shit. The way they staff and the turnover can greatly impact the customer and guest experience. Glad they got it together for your second round!
Brandon would you do a inside cabin on MSC Yacht Club for us please would love your feedback on that experience thanks again great job as always..
I am bidding on them Kris! Would love to feature the Yacht Club and see what all the fuss is about in there! Sounds like an amazing experinece.
I do think MSC ships are absolutely gorgeous, but I'm just off MSC Meraviglia, and I think the issue is that MSC have brought their VERY European cruise product and just assumed it'll work in the USA. The only thing I could see that was different is that the US market get free ice cream (we don't in Europe), but that was the only difference...
the Gelato in the US is still a charge, you are not missing out! What does "European Cruise Product mean"? I have been trying to nail this down but can't seem to come up with a good defintion.
Thanks for this review! I almost counted MSC out due to so many low ratings. The price is so good for many of their sailings, that I am willing to look around and give them a chance.
Right?!? For the prices, it is worth forming your own opinion for. I honestly don't understand why so many people give them a hard time. Feel like they are trapped in a negative feedback loop and their team hasn't figured out how to pull out of it.
I was with a group of 10. We all had different experiences regarding food. The issues I had was that it seemed to have been defrosted food. Sometimes with a freezer burnt taste.
That would not taste good! Consistency could be an issue with MSC. I'm doing a lot more in 2024 and excited to see how they do over the long haul.
This sounds so much nicer than Meraviglia.
I was in the MSC in Feb 2023 and the one awful I can't forget is the fact that one has to sit squewed to the side on the toilet because it has a panel right on one of your knees (and I have very short thighs), I don't know what the 80% of the rest of population does!. (see 12.02 min)
I never would have thought about this but for tall people with longer legs, you might be up against it! Thanks for calling this out.
A beautiful interior, but hard to navigate.
There isn't anything airy about the maroon/black and mirrored decor on that ship!
Think the airy comes from the glass and stainless steele. Agree, that isn't a result of the maroon and block lol Interestingly, someone was just telling me these are classic Miami colors from the olden days which made a lot of sense!
I've been on 3 MSC cruises, and if I can't afford the YC anymore, I'll stay away. The ships are MUCH too crowded. Their newer ships are much smaller than the Oasis class with almost as many passengers. The YC is the only way to have some room for yourself.
Hey Melvin, I did not experience that on the sailings I have been on. Though, I have heard many people swear by the Yacht club and how nice it is. Hoping to win an upgrade into there one sailing!
Just took that cruise last week, WONDERFULL SHIP excepttttttttttttttttttttt THE FOOD SUCKED
Haha well, glad you like the ship!
I was very disappointed when I traveled from Barcelona .on msc so it will be a long time before I try it again.tell were very rude.
Hey Jay, trying to uderstand the last part of your comment "tell were very rude". Think you mean the Clientele was rude?
I just got off the Meraviglia, my first MSC voyage. Never again. Never. Ever. Again. Maybe I've been spoiled by Celebrity and Cunard, my expectations for MSC were properly adjusted yet the actual experience fell well below them. I didn't care for the design, too gaudy, no flair, but my aft cabin was great, the main reason I booked the trip (and a very affordable single supplement). The food was lousy, the MDR was loud and the menus and presentation were so inferior compared to other ships I've sailed. The buffet, strictly institutional fare, dull, unimaginative and repetitive. I honestly had better meatloaf during a recent hospital stay. The staff were all around hard working and friendly, just about the only positive I can offer 24 hours after disembarkation. 10 nights and I was ready to get off after 7. I've learned my lesson, stick with the more premium lines.
Hey Craig, thank you for sharing your thoughts for others to see! Though, if comparing MSC, arguably, one of the cheapest cruise lines, to a premium cruise line, I can certainly understand why you were disappointed! I would have been too!
Agreed! MSC versus Cunard is like comparing the Holiday Inn to the Waldorf Astoria. Not even in the same ballpark. People need to realize these are much different products.@@TheWeekendCruiser
msc most reseraunts cost extra
Hey CJ, this is in-line with the other mass market cruise lines I have been on. Main dinning, buffet, and snack area are complimentary. anything else, you have to pay.
Terrible experience on the seaside. Like of activities. Rude staff. Felt discriminated against a few times being I did not speak Spanish.
The emergency training was a joke. Went to the Madison theatre to be told to go back to the room to watch it on the tv. Many of the people on board went straight back to the bars / casino. Felt super unsafe if an actual emergency happened.
Will not travel with them again
Thanks for sharing Julia! Always like to hear people with different experiences! Though, the emergency training on most lines is remote. On Royal and Celebrity it is on the app and i believe most people watch in mute while multi tasking at home 🤷 though, still a much better experience than our old muster drills. Just hope we never have to test how effective they are! 😳
We have done 2 MSC cruises: the Meraviglia and the Divina. Meraviglia was really fun. That was our first with them and really enjoyed it but the Divina experience was very forgettable. We do like Ocean Cay. However, we just sailed Virgin and the service and food on there is impeccable and we have sailed five different lines. Don’t think we will make it back to MSC now that we have experienced Virgin. 🛳️
Virgin is a step up in experience and in price! ;-) I just wish I could afford her every weekend!