GROSS! I Tried MSC’s Worst Rated Cruise – To See Why Cruisers Are So Unhappy

Final Thoughts: I would give the MSC Seashore a SAIL-ish rating. Overall, the cruise offers a lot of enjoyable amenities and activities. However, one aspect to consider is that room cleanliness can be hit or miss, with some guests experiencing issues. To enhance your experience, I recommend sailing in the Yacht Club, where you are more likely to receive top-notch service and accommodations. Additionally, utilizing the specialty dining package can significantly improve your culinary experience, offering a range of high-quality dining options that are well worth the investment. Otherwise, you can also roll the dice on a cheaper cabin, but you know what they say…you get what you pay for! Happy sailing!

Thanks for the positive comments about your cruise. I have loved my trips on Seashore, Meraviglia, Divina and Seascape. If you are after gourmet food have to do specialty dining or yacht club. Never had dirty cabin, in fact always clean room several times a day. There is a special light you can use at door that lets steward know from hallway that you want service. A lot of people are not aware it is there. Only disappoints are internet wifi of any kind questionable and breakfast delivery sometimes late and not correct. Between the disco ball ambiance, the pizza and the renovated island i am a believer.

We have sailed the Meraviglia, Seaside and Seashore and have loved them all.Going back for 11 day cruise on the Seashore September 1.

I just wanted to send a 👍 for this content / format. I thought it was informative. A visual scorecard on the screen would be a nice addition.

Alyssa, I loved your honest review, and this video was done so well. I loved the layout and having the conclusion video to finish that sailing. I have really been contemplating trying new cruise lines, as we have only ever cruised Royal. I am really looking forward to the Carnival Cruise Vlog. I have a friend that's a die hard Carnie and I'm loyal to royal, so I'm can't wait to see yours and Cullen's review! Don't let the negative comments get you down, you guys are killing it! ❤

Great job Alyssa! My husband and I are MSC fans having been on 10 different cruises with 6 different ships (Seaside, Seascape, Seashore, Armonia, Meraviglia x2 and Divina x 4) all balcony cabins except one time in Yacht Club). Yours and Cullen's reviews of the Seashore are spot on in my opinion. All of the MSC ship experiences that my husband and I had seem to be similar to your description of Seashore. In other words, the ships are the same or very similar. Keep up these great reviews (and we LOVE seeing Noah...cutest baby ever!!!)

Hey Alyssa. Have experienced elevator doors closing quickly which can be rough for scooters to navigate quickly or Mobility challenged slower moving folks like myself. Luckily on the Seascape ,!the Aurea designated MDR food was always hot to my surprise after hearing so many reviews and seasoned. Luckily no cabin issues. Good shows and themed nights seem to be good. I’m wondering would guest services house towels to hand out? I’ve heard other cruise creators commend the kids camp. And I thought their pirates cove for kids was amazing. Good point. Their prices are good but nickel and dime elsewhere. One thing I’ll say. We are not WiFi folks but now get basic when on group cruises. MSC basic WiFi let me get on Facebook, IG, TikTok and YouTube. But on Celebrity Edge with basic, only facebook and IG opened. Only folks with premium got all 4. Thanks for sharing 🤗

Just cruised 7/28-8/1 had a wonderful time Rev Dr E kept the party going day and night food wasnt great but Buffet and Central Park was very good elevators definitely a problem got a lot of exercise on steps overall great experience

We did not have the same experience as you with the umbrellas. We put our things on a set chairs with an umbrella, and a staff member came up to us to ask if we wanted to “rent” the umbrella. We said no and moved our things. SO it depends where on Ocean Cay you are to whether you have to carry the umbrella or not.

I appreciate your review on your family exprience. I still not sold on this cruise line. I'm beyond middle age and I cannot tell you how many times during a day on 7-14 day cruises I found myself running down or walking up stairs to and from my cabin. Slow elevators are common amongst cruise lines. These days I only travel on NCL and Virgin and they do not have destination elevators. On my last cruise I was on a high deck and I too could see on to the balconies on many guest below-- interesting but not a pretty site. However, folks garbage landing on your balcony is so very not cool. I typically in the gym as we cruise into port so I can just see the beauty of the destination port.

Same with the eggshell for me. Going on Seashore in 2 weeks and this is helpful info.

Great review! I'm allergic to chocolate so the Ice cream review would 100% affect me. I cruised on MSC in June and I broke out because of the breads. I didn't realize until the 5th day that the breads were being cross-contaminated with chocolate croissants, muffins etc. I then had to ask to get bread from another batch that was not touching any chocolate but it took me a long time to explain and then eventually spoke with the head waiter for them to understand why.

u have to go back now just to make a video of yall digging and placing ur umbrella and then digging it back up, dragging it across the beach. 🤣🤣

im going on my very first cruise in november thru Norwegian....i am a tad nervous tho as i struggle at times with IBS and im curious what the initial "checkin" on boarding process is like as well as the final de-boarding. Does it go pretty quick or are you standing in lines outside the ship for 45+ minutes waiting to get on board? Do they provide bathroom access any way while you are standing in lines?

I went on Seascape last summer after all the bad reviews and man was I surprised. We LOVED it. My teens also super loved it. I asked about it compared to Royal and they said they liked both for different reasons. It was sooo clean too! Someone was always cleaning! But the thermal spa for the win!!! Worth the money!

Just got off Seashore on Sunday! Agree with you 110%

Great job. I think some people who are saying you are too critical are missing the point of the video and series. This isnt just a straight review but also an evaluation of the Cruise Critic reviews of the ship.

We cruised MSC seaside last year and had a pretty bad experience. Biggest issue was the food for us, which is a major aspect of cruising for me. We also happened to be on the first trip that ship took after the failed health inspection so I’m wondering if they just had to throw out most the fresh food and wait for another shipment. Like no lettuce on the salad bar and canned peas with carrots at dinner, that type of bad. They only had half n half for coffee on the first day and then ran out, things like that where you could tell they were just running out of things left and right. But we also have a 6 year old and he LOVED the kids activities, so we are thinking of booking again to see if the logistics have been fixed with the food. Cause that private island was AMAZING to us, I’d like to just park there for a few days lol

Dr E used to be a cruise director for Carnival. Fun fact, he also competed on season 4 of Netflix’s The Circle. Me and my mom still say “book book book it in the app” because of him saying that so often in his announcements during our carnival sailing.

OK, me again let’s talk about that balcony when we were on that same ship we stayed one deck above one of those balconies and it was filthy and full of bird crap and other peoples trash. The chairs were all over the place and never arranged. It was horrible. The whole experience was a nightmare, but those balconies there is no way I would pay extra for that and have been happy.