I have to say after some of the bad reviews we were a little concerned, but honestly the Seaside exceeded our expectations on every level. We had a great time onboard, and in fact, are now planning another MSC cruise out of Miami.

The buffets and the four dinners we had in the MDR were fine. The buffet breakfast was terrific - there was never much of a line for the omelette stations. We had three dinners in the specialty restaurants and were very happy with all of them. However, they do need to turn down the lighting in the Ocean Cay seafood specialty restaurant. We had no service or communication problems with any of our wait staff.

Our balcony cabin, Bella experience, was adequate but as noted in many reviews showers are small and more drawers would be welcome. Our steward kept it clean, well stocked with towels and every day refilled our ice bucket. We enjoyed the international feeling and met some great people and made friends we who plan on cruising with in the future. Read more