MSC Seaside - YC Dining Room

Hello All:

Just curious how anyone who has sailed recently on the Seaside in YC found the food & service in the YC Restaurant to be - I know food is very subjective...

Thank you.

Frank

Frank like you said food is subjective but as far as service it can't be beat. The whole YC area is fantastic and they cannot do enough for you.

We enjoyed the food and service on seaside this past july for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Arthur was our waiter for most of our 14 nights of meals and he is awesome. The other waiter we had for a couple of meals was Roshan and he was also good.

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We just got off the ship on Saturday. We ate in the YC dining room for all of our dinners as well as two breakfasts. Arthur and his assistant, King, took great care of us all week, although Arthur goes on vacation this Saturday and has not yet received his new assignment. As far as the food, my wife summed it up best when she said, "They have mastered meat." Whether it was steak in the YC dining room or lamb chops at the YC pool grill, the meats were all excellent. Vegetables on the side, however, are practically non-existent. On "lobster night," I kid you not--my vegetable was one slice of zucchini cut into two pieces. It was pretty much like that all week. With that said, we did enjoy practically everything we ordered in the YC dining room. And with Arthur, there was never any shortage of wine!

There's no problem ordering a side of steamed veg - they're always available. If I see a veg listed on the menu accompanying a main course that I'm not ordering, but fancy that particular veg, I always request it. Same goes for potatoes.

We just got off the ship on Saturday. We ate in the YC dining room for all of our dinners as well as two breakfasts. Arthur and his assistant, King, took great care of us all week, although Arthur goes on vacation this Saturday and has not yet received his new assignment. As far as the food, my wife summed it up best when she said, "They have mastered meat." Whether it was steak in the YC dining room or lamb chops at the YC pool grill, the meats were all excellent. Vegetables on the side, however, are practically non-existent. On "lobster night," I kid you not--my vegetable was one slice of zucchini cut into two pieces. It was pretty much like that all week. With that said, we did enjoy practically everything we ordered in the YC dining room. And with Arthur, there was never any shortage of wine!

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That is awesome for Arthur as he got to extend his contract to end of this month. From talking with him in july, that means he gets to spend Christmas holidays this year with hia family. I think it has been 5 years or so he has spent holidays at sea.

 

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I wonder if he'll be back on Seaside in January? We sail on 1/12, and would love to request him.

That is awesome for Arthur as he got to extend his contract to end of this month. From talking with him in july, that means he gets to spend Christmas holidays this year with hia family. I think it has been 5 years or so he has spent holidays at sea.

 

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That may not be the case. The crew are often called back earlier than the 3 month break they should have. If they refuse, they are often left for longer 'til they get another call-up (or risk not even getting another contract!) Many crew members have told me this over the course of the years.

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Awesome food and service just got off the ship this past Saturday and they took great care of us in the YC. They especially took great care of our twin daughters.

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The food in YC is fine, not stellar. But the ambience and service make for an overall wonderful experience.

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We just got off the ship on Saturday. We ate in the YC dining room for all of our dinners as well as two breakfasts. Arthur and his assistant, King, took great care of us all week, although Arthur goes on vacation this Saturday and has not yet received his new assignment. As far as the food, my wife summed it up best when she said, "They have mastered meat." Whether it was steak in the YC dining room or lamb chops at the YC pool grill, the meats were all excellent. Vegetables on the side, however, are practically non-existent. On "lobster night," I kid you not--my vegetable was one slice of zucchini cut into two pieces. It was pretty much like that all week. With that said, we did enjoy practically everything we ordered in the YC dining room. And with Arthur, there was never any shortage of wine!

OMG, I sat in Arthur's section too. He is sooooooo much fun. I'm going on MSC Seaside again in October and will see him again. We are friends on FB and he confirmed he will be there.

I found the food to be very good. Mario the Maitre D and Arthur the waiter are FABulous!!!

We did B2B in June and just booked for next month with our children. Sad to see that Arthur won't be on board. He was amazing, one of the highlights of our experience.

Arthur is currently so popular there is practically no chance MSC will risk losing him. I've heard he would prefer not to be reassigned to Seaside.

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OMG, I sat in Arthur's section too. He is sooooooo much fun. I'm going on MSC Seaside again in October and will see him again. We are friends on FB and he confirmed he will be there.

What dates? I hope he's there for our sailing too!!

Arthur is currently so popular there is practically no chance MSC will risk losing him. I've heard he would prefer not to be reassigned to Seaside.

 

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Do you know why?

What dates? I hope he's there for our sailing too!!

I'm cruising 10/13/18.

From what I could tell workload and passengers demographic....

I'm cruising 10/13/18.

When I was on there a few months ago We had a couple of waiters tell us they did not want to come back to the Seaside and one even said the the crew call it the MSC suicide. I think they are all over worked compared to other ships in the fleet. It also seemed that they did not care for the Maitr'd Pepe. That was just an observation of mine nothing was ever said to me about that. I did THOROUGHLY enjoy the YC on Seaside and will probably go back on it someday!

When I was on there a few months ago We had a couple of waiters tell us they did not want to come back to the Seaside and one even said the the crew call it the MSC suicide. I think they are all over worked compared to other ships in the fleet. It also seemed that they did not care for the Maitr'd Pepe. That was just an observation of mine nothing was ever said to me about that. I did THOROUGHLY enjoy the YC on Seaside and will probably go back on it someday!

Interestingly when I was on in May 2018, a crew member jumped overboard. We had to stay in the area and list out on San Juan.

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