MSC Seaside

Teppanyaki, Tacos and Seafood on MSC Seaside

MSC Seaside’s dining runs from flame-cooked Japanese food to fine seafood, with her speciality venues charged à la carte and her buffets included in the fare. At Teppanyaki you sit at one of four open cooking stations and watch the chefs cook with flair and flame in front of you. The Ocean Cay Seafood Restaurant is the quieter choice, serving dishes such as Galician scallops and royal crab patties with a cover charge.

Hola! Tacos & Cantina keeps things casual at lunch and dinner, with blue corn tacos, empanadas, tortilla soup and tequilas and mezcals to share. Asian Market Kitchen has a pan-Asian restaurant and a sushi bar where rolls, sashimi and tempura are made in front of you, and reservations are recommended at both. Like most ships in the MSC Cruises fleet, she has Butcher’s Cut Steakhouse and an included buffet. Her Biscayne buffet restaurant is included too, with plenty that appeals to children.

Sunset Views, Cocktail Bars and Family Play on MSC Seaside

Her standout free space is the Bridge of Sighs, a glass walkway with unobstructed sea views that is made for watching the sunset. It is a place to pause between a day ashore and the evening, and it costs nothing.

Evenings move between the Haven Lounge, where crafted cocktails come with live music, and Bistrot La Bohème for a classic aperitif, a signature cocktail or a glass of French wine. Drinks at both are charged unless they are covered by one of the MSC drinks packages, so they are worth a look before you sail.

Younger children and teenagers each have spaces of their own. The Lego Experience gives children free play areas where they build with bricks and join themed adventures, with souvenir sets sold separately. Teenagers have the Garage Club by day, which becomes a club with a powerful sound system after dark. The Arcade adds high-score games and virtual reality worlds, charged separately.

Miami Round Trips to the Bahamas and the Caribbean

MSC Seaside sails the Caribbean with MSC Cruises from Miami, returning there at the end of each round trip. Her main programme is 7-night sailings in November, December, January and May, much of it during the British winter. Stops change between departures, but Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau in the Bahamas are typical.

Longer voyages give the islands more time. In August and December she adds 9- and 10-night round trips, where you might see Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, San Juan in Puerto Rico and Cozumel in Mexico. December also brings 11- and 14-night sailings; ports vary, and Falmouth, George Town in the Cayman Islands and Cozumel are among them.

Her 3- and 4-night round trips run in November, January and May. For these and every other Miami sailing, we book the flight, a night or two in Miami and the transfers with the cruise, so it sits inside a longer Florida holiday. Her sister ships include MSC Seaview.

MSC Seaside Cabins and Deck Plans

The MSC Yacht Club is her private suite area, a ship within a ship with 24-hour butler assistance. Its guests have their own restaurant, a grill and bar, a sundeck and pool with hot tubs, and the Top Sail Lounge with panoramic sea views. Open the MSC Seaside cabins and deck plans to see where the Yacht Club sits on board and which of her cabins sleep up to five.

At Cruise1st, our expert advice comes from real cruise experts on the phone before you book. They can talk you through MSC Seaside and her Miami sailings. Read what guests said in our MSC Seaside reviews, then browse MSC Caribbean cruises in 2027 to find her departures.