Just the Facts:
Ship: MSC Seashore
Ports: Port Canaveral, USA - Nassau Bahamas - Ocean Cay, Bahamas
This is a special 3-day cruise to introduce the 5 year old Granddaughter to cruising. We have four in the group: The DW, DD, & GD. This is her first cruise, but my 4th cruise on the Seashore, my 23rd cruise on MSC, and my 217th cruise overall. I do have Diamond status, and was informed that I have the new Blue Diamond status, the highest of the MSC Loyalty Club levels, when it begins in 2025. Nice.
Thursday, September 21 / Port Canaveral / Embarkation / Day 1
We have an assigned a noonish boarding time so we planned accordingly and left the Florida Villa at about 9:00 am for the drive to Port Canaveral. We arrived at Park-N-Cruise at about 11:30 pm. We immediately boarded a shuttle bus to the port terminal. We arrived at Pier number 10 before noon. We checked a bag and rolled the others through security. The GD is a Disney veteran so the boarding process went smoothly. All card lines were open without a line and we went directly to a Diamond check-in counter. We could go straight to our cabins arriving on Deck 14 at about 2:35 p.m. We have adjoining balcony cabins located aft of the aft elevators. Each cabin has a Queen bed, Wardrobe, Large screen Television, a Counter/dressing table with mirror, a small stocked Refrigerator, Shelving, Drawers inside the Wardrobe, a Couch, and a small but adequate bathroom with a solid glass door shower. We soon took the Panoramic aft elevators up to the Deck 16 Lido Marketplace for lunch. Afterward, we all went down to our Muster Station and checked in, thankfully you can check in casually and not as a mass hoard (MSC was last to update the streamlined system). I orderedthe premium WiFi package and the reception in my cabin was good. They are strict about one device…and you can not change from a Laptop to an iPhone. The DD and GD went to the Children’s area to check in and get the youth wristband. We then all met in the Brooklyn Bar at about 3:00 pm for cocktails. We did get the drink package. We sailed away at about 5:00 pm and we watched from our adjoining balconies. We have an 8:00 pm dinner assignment in the Manhattan Dining room (MDR), located on deck 6 aft. Dinner and service was good. For dinner, I ordered the Tomato Basil Soup, one very nice Shrimp Cocktail, and the Prime Rib entree with horseradish. For dessert a wonderful Crema Catalonia. The girls went to the Production show in the Theater and then to the Children’s area on Deck 18. I retired to the cabin for rest and retired soon afterward. It was a good first day on the MSC Seashore.
Friday, November 22nd / Nassau Bahamas / Day 2
Smooth seas overnight and a very enjoyable night's sleep. The bed is very comfortable with good pillows: one soft and one firm. I woke early and at about 8:20 am I went down to the Central Park MDR for breakfast. I ordered Danish, Hot Milk, a Fruit Bowl, Eggs Benedict, Bacon, Sausage, and Potatoes. It was very good. The girls had Room Service breakfast on the balcony, the GD enjoyed that. We were docked at about 10:00 am and it is a beautiful day today with a nice breeze keeping it cool. We all went off the ship at about 10:45 into the NEW Nassau. We did a little shopping and I felt comfortable leaving the girls in the new security area as returned to the ship after an hour. Two had a few braids done in the new designated Hair Braiding area. Yes, the new Nassau is better. Upon my return to the ship, I began updating this blog, then went upstairs when the Cabin Stewart Roldan came to clean. I took my Yeti and enjoyed Coca-Cola, a Cheese Steak Sandwich, French Fries, and more for lunch. I then took two cans of Cokes back to the cabin. The girls had lunch and then went to the nice aft Pool on Deck 16. They did some Trivia and Kids' area in the afternoon.
