MSC Seaside Review
4.5 / 5.0
Seaside Yacht Club Was Better the First Time Around
Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on MSC Seaside
MiramarQM
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: May 2019
Cabin: Yacht Club Deluxe Suite
We chose MSC Seaside Yacht Club (again) based on a pretty good experience last year - and a limited number of other luxury ship-within-a-ship opportunities - we looked at NCL Haven and Celebrity suite class. Based on availability and price MSC won out. We selected and recommend a starboard-side room – the balcony is in the shade for almost the entire trip and it makes room service breakfast a wonderful experience (a real table on the balcony would help - there's only footrest). Our experience last year (https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=624033) wasn't perfect but it was pretty good - and with experience we felt we would enjoy YC even more,
The really good news is service in the YC area is still exemplary - at the pool, on the sundeck, in the lounge and restaurant everyone is friendly, efficient and effective. We can't say enough good things. And the food in the YC restaurant is better than last year – always ask the server, they’ll know what’s good that night.
We also thoroughly enjoyed our excursions booked through MSC:
Cabin Review
Yacht Club Deluxe Suite
Cabin YC1
We chose a starboard side cabin as it has shade on the balcony in the morning and we have room service breakfast on the balcony every morning.
The cabin is very roomy, lots of closet space, lots of drawers - we were able to get extra (wire) hangers from our butler.
The bed is comfortable, but in the queen configuration there was a bit of a dip between the two separate mattresses. Pillows were comfortable, bedding clean and changed frequently.
The head area is quite larger, with a large shower with rainhead and handheld shower heads. Plenty of counter top space and some shelves. The sink faucet leaked and wouldn't completely turn off some times - we asked for a plumber to fix it and it was improved - but it was an annoyance for most of the cruise.
The balcony is large - with two chairs and a footrest - this is the only complaint - that footrest is not an effective table - a table would help with dining on the balcony. The only complaint here is the rail height on the balcony is just about eye level when you're seated - hard to see the horizon.
There's fruit and a bottle of champagne in the room when you arrive, and bathrobes and slippers.
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