MSC Seaside

Steak, seafood and teppanyaki on MSC Seaside

MSC Seaside’s specialty dining runs from an American-style steakhouse to a Japanese grill, each charged à la carte on top of the restaurants included in the fare. At Butcher’s Cut Steakhouse an open counter shows the prime cuts being prepared, from dry-aged Tomahawk to T-Bone, in a room that evokes America’s golden age, with surf-and-turf on the menu as well. Ocean Cay Seafood Restaurant serves dishes such as Galician scallops and royal crab patties.

Teppanyaki is the most theatrical of them: guests sit at one of four open cooking stations while chefs cook with flair and flame in front of them. For something looser, Hola! Tacos & Cantina serves blue corn tacos, empanadas, tequilas and mezcals at lunch and dinner, and Asian Market Kitchen covers sushi and pan-Asian dishes, with reservations recommended. When you would rather not book anything, the buffet runs from breakfast to late-night snacks and Biscayne buffet restaurant suits relaxed family meals, both included in the fare.

Cocktails, champagne and the Garage Club after dark

Her bars are built around live music and a few clear specialities. Haven Lounge pairs live music with signature and classic cocktails, and Champagne Bar pours sparkling wines from top producers alongside oysters and caviar. Entry to both is free, with drinks charged separately.

The Garage Club Bar is a space for teenagers by day and a club with a powerful sound system by night. That double life gives teenagers a place of their own in daylight and everyone else a dance floor late at night, with free entry and drinks charged separately. If the children’s side of the ship is what matters most, our MSC family cruises search shows the line’s sailings built around it.

Miami round-trips through the Caribbean

All of MSC Seaside’s sailings start and end in Miami, heading into the Caribbean. Her core programme is seven nights, running from November to January through the Australian summer and again in May; itineraries vary, but Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas are typical stops.

The longer voyages make the most of the journey. In August and December she sails nine- and ten-night trips, where calls change between departures but you might see Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, San Juan in Puerto Rico or Cozumel in Mexico. December also brings 11- and 14-night voyages, with George Town in the Cayman Islands and Falmouth among the ports on some departures. She runs three- and four-night sailings in November, January and May too, and whichever length you choose, we book the flights to Miami, a night or two in the city and the transfers with the cruise, so the sailing becomes part of a longer holiday.

Her sisters include MSC Seaview, and the rest of the line’s ships are on our MSC Cruises page.

MSC Seaside cabins and deck plans

At the top of her accommodation is the MSC Yacht Club, a private suite area with 24-hour butler assistance. Its guests have the Top Sail Lounge with panoramic sea views and complimentary premium drinks, their own restaurant, and a private sundeck with pool, hot tubs, solarium and grill. Some of her inside cabins and suites sleep up to five, and the MSC Seaside cabins and deck plans page shows families which ones.

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