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Looks like the last time the Seaside was inspected was 2/23/2019? I would think it would be a yearly thing??

Will be in YC on the Seaside in June. This will be our 3rd YC cruise in 4 years (we are hooked). Husband is Diamond where as I am still Gold! I do all of the planning/booking for the cruises and he gets all the credit! LOL. We will hopefully be enjoying the Diamond specialty restaurant perk during that week. Looking forward to your review!

Definitely TA is the way to go (imho). We get a nice OBC and he gets to deal with the train wreck that is MSC Customer Service landside.

We had come from Disney Cruise Line sailing Concierge prior to 2019. You could do 2, 7 night YC cruises the for the price of 1, Cat V Concierge room on DCL. We are hooked on MSC. Can't beat the price/product.

The pricing for our YC cruises have been pretty fairly consistent since 2019. Seaside for 2 adults and 1 child for late July 2019 was $6051 (YC1) Seashore for 2 adults and 1 child for early April 2022 was $5819 (YC1) Seaside for 2 adults and 1 child for mid June 2023 is $6148 (YC1)

My family will be cruising on the Panorama in April '23. First time sailing out of Long Beach. We are in a suite. If the line splits up in the building, do you have to still go to the end of the line anyway?

My families spring break cruise out of Guadeloupe was "cancelled" via an official email from MSC. (This was the re-positioning cruise from Southern Caribbean to Port Canaveral.) Long story short, my TA had a tough time with MSC customer service. They were initially not going to honor the email that was sent by mistake. After a week of going back and forth they caved and honored it and allowed me to get my YC deposit back. They didn't even give me a chance to decide if I wanted to continue with the reservation since all they did (weeks later) was shorten the cruise by 1 day and change embarkation port from Port Canaveral to Martinique. 😒

We really enjoyed our Grand Deluxe on the Seashore. The extra space (walk in closet) came in handy for my family. Most definitely heard a good bit of noise from the deck above at all hours. Our cabin # was 19012.

My family is booked on the April 8th, 2023 Panorama sailing in a Family Harbor suite. I think the big highlight for DH and myself is the coffee machine. I am used to either having a coffee machine in our cabin or in a lounge that is available to us (Disney Concierge and MSC YC). I will definitely be making many trips to the FH lounge just for that!

I was able to cast using SmartView from my Samsung phone to the Samsung TV on MSC Seashore.

And to pour salt on the wound, it looks like instead of my so called cancelled 7 night cruise ending up at Port Canaveral it is now a 6 day cruise ending in Fort de France, Martinique.

All the email mentioned was "necessary operational reasons". Looks like the cruise after ours was cancelled also. And the crazy thing is you can still book my cancelled cruise on the MSC website. That makes no sense to me. 😒

I finally agree with this assessment!! We were a Disney cruise family but MSC YC has become our go to cruise over the past 3 plus years.

Long story short, my family had the April 9, 2023 MSC Seaside cruise booked since May 2022. Just a couple of weeks ago I got an official email from MSC stating the cruise had been cancelled and my options were: #1 Move YC deposit to a new sailing or #2 Get a full refund of YC deposit. My TA is having a hell of a time with MSC. They first argued that the sailing was NOT cancelled and then they admitted it was. Then they refuse to transfer the deposit to the held cabin because they want to charge more money for the cabin. I am Gold Voyager Club and my DH is Diamond. They refuse also to refund my deposit. This is ridiculous. Of our past 2 MSC YC cruises, our TA has had no issues with booking for us. I guess this time they are making up for it in their complete ineptitude. Just had to vent!

Yeah...I had one way flight booked to Guadeloupe through Delta/Air France. And I bought it before the huge price hikes. 😪

I am just going to move my deposit to one of the sailings in June. I was really looking forward to visiting Guadeloupe/Barbados/St. Johns. Those are places my family has never visited.

Just got an email a few minutes ago that our April 9th MSC Seaside cruise from Port a Pitre is cancelled! IMPORTANT CANCELLATION NOTICE: Ship: MSC Seaside - Sailing: 4/9/2023 Booking: for Passenger: October 7, 2022 Dear Valued Guest, Thank you for choosing MSC Cruises for your cruise vacation. We are contacting you with an important update concerning your cruise aboard MSC Seaside which was scheduled to sail from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe on 4/9/2023. Due to necessary operational reasons, we regret to inform you that your cruise has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the disruption to your vacation plans. Your booking will be updated in our reservation system in the coming days. We know the time and energy spent on planning a vacation, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We would like to offer you the following 2 options: If you would like to reschedule your cruise to an alternative ship and sailing date, please call your Travel Advisor. Or, if you booked directly with MSC Cruises, call us at 866-420-3584 before October 30, 2022 and reference your booking number. Any payments that you have already made towards your cruise will be transferred to the new one. Our representatives will be happy to help you find a new cruise vacation. Please note, the prevailing rate of the new cruise will apply. Alternatively, if you prefer to request a refund in the amount paid to MSC, please call your Travel Advisor. Or, if you booked directly with MSC Cruises, call us at 866-420-3584 before October 30, 2022. Our representatives will be happy to assist. If you purchased pre-paid shore excursions through My MSC, you will be automatically refunded. The refund will be processed within two billing cycles. We thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you aboard MSC Cruises in the near future! Sincerely, MSC Cruises USA

Breakfast and lunch at pool grill! Their made to order burgers are some of the best I have had. Their fries are very addicting! 🙂

I went up to one of the YC staff at Ocean House and requested 3 sets of snorkel gear. No money was exchanged. They got me to sign a piece of paper but we ended up never been charged for them.

After being driven to YC Ocean House, my family rented some gear and went snorkeling at that same beach. It was really nice.

My family loves MSC. We have only done YC and it has spoiled us for sure. Have sailed Seaside and the Seashore out of Miami. Have Seaside booked, again, for Spring Break next year. Love the international feel, pizza, and the beautiful ship itself. I would say that MSC isn't for everybody but it is definitely for us! 🙂

I love Port Canaveral. Looking forward to getting off the Seaside next April in her new home port after we reposition from Guadeloupe.

On our recent Seashore cruise, we flew into FLL and spent the night near the airport. I used Infinity Transportation out of Fort Lauderdale. They obviously have different kind of services but we chose their chauffeur service. We had the Chevy Suburban/Lincoln MKT to ourselves. It was seamless and professional. I won't say it was inexpensive but I would use them again in a heartbeat.

We are hop on the repo cruise in Guadeloupe on April 9th! Flying down the day before from ATL. Will be our 3rd YC cruise. Second time on Seaside. Looking at places to stay now.