I am sailing on the maiden voyage of the MSC SEASIDE from Trieste, Italy to Miami, Florida. Overall the ship is well designed.

I purchased the Thermal Spa Package, which gives unlimited access to the dry sauna, Jacuzzi, steam rooms, Himalayan Salt Room, hot beds and relax rooms. There are several issues that need to be worked out, which I believe MSC has been aware of for some time now. It appears that MSC has chosen fashion over function on several of the items I will list.

Currently there is no easy access to water to rehydrate in between the various therapies. There is a table designed into the facility that would work perfectly for some sort of water vessel and cups, but the argument I’ve received is that the company hasn’t decided on how to move forward here. The only way to get water is to go into the main greeting area and ask for a glass of water, of which you can bring into the thermal area. Bringing glass into the area is a recipe for disaster, with the potential of the glass breaking on the stone floors. I had suggested paper cups or plastic cups, but that appeared to be beneath the style of the area. An example of fashion over function. There’s been no movement on this and we’ve been at sea for a week now. Read more