I recently took my first MSC cruise aboard the MSC Seashore from August 4 to 11, 2024. We made a two-day stop at MSC's Ocean Cay Marine Reserve in the Bahamas, as well as one-day stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. I had a great time, and given some of the negativity surrounding MSC, I felt compelled to share some of my thoughts and to ease any concerns you might have. If you are new to cruising and have done some preliminary research, you have probably seen that MSC has a mixed reputation online, at least among North American cruisers. When I first became interested in cruising, I had never heard of MSC (they are still relatively new to the North American market), and I went on to read many negative reviews online which led to me to avoid them at first. As I became more knowledgeable about the cruising industry, I started to reconsider some of my initial reservations about this brand. Furthermore, as the prices (and single supplements) on rival brands...