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MSC Seashore

Ship profile · flagged in Malta. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Capacity
5,877
Built
2,021
Upcoming
69

Reviewer read

A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. Not one of its best values.

MSC Seashore rates higher overall than 57% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is value.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Entertainment7.9

    Higher than 73% of ships · 2,233 ratings

  • Family7.3

    Higher than 72% of ships · 183 ratings

  • Activities7.9

    Higher than 52% of ships · 2,046 ratings

The one caution

6.3out of 10 for value

Higher than only 19% of ships. The typical ship scores 6.96.

Everything else, in two lines

Three are good without being remarkable: entertainment (higher than 73% of ships), family (higher than 72% of ships) and activities (higher than 52% of ships).

Nine fall below the fleet: fitness, cabins, ship quality, embarkation, dining, disembarkation, service, public areas and value. They rate higher than 19% to 49% of ships.

Cabin grade does matter here. Suite rates 8.8 and balcony rates 8.2, across 1,824 cabin ratings.

Three places worth knowing about

  • buffet The one people argue about37% positive · 51 comments
  • Ocean Cay The beach people mention most76% positive · 158 comments
  • Butcher's Cut The best-liked restaurant on board91% positive · 44 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 47% to 93% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (156 of 183), families with young kids (72 of 96), solo travelers (24 of 31), couples (23 of 26), budget travelers (17 of 21) and families with teens (16 of 20).

Seniors (15 of 22) described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality8.7Higher than only 48%2,050 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.5Higher than only 29%2,046 ratings · broad
Cabins8.4Higher than only 49%2,445 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.3Higher than only 35%2,445 ratings · broad
Service8.2Higher than only 26%2,397 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.9Higher than 73%2,233 ratings · broad
Activities7.9Higher than 52%2,046 ratings · broad
Dining7.4Higher than only 30%2,439 ratings · broad
Fitness7.3Higher than only 49%306 ratings · useful
Family7.3Higher than 72%183 ratings · useful
Public areas7.3Higher than only 23%380 ratings · useful
Value6.3Higher than only 19%342 ratings · useful

2,492 published reviews · 1,960 from the last three years · 19,828 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on MSC Seashore