Cruise Comparison

MSC Grandiosa VS MSC Seaside

Find out all the differences between these two cruises at 2026

MSC Grandiosa MSC Seaside
Year built 2019 2017
Beam 43 m 41 m
Length 331 m 323 m
Tonnage 181000 tn. 154000 tn.
Velocity 22 21
Passenger capacity 6334 4134
Crew capacity 1704 1413
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,72 2,93
Decks 19 20
Cabins 2421 2066
Restaurants 10 9
Bars/Pubs 21 17
Lifts 19 33
Nationality Malta Malta
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Overview
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MSC Grandiosa was launched at sea in 2019, , 2 years newer than MSC Seaside, which was built on 2017. The ship MSC Grandiosa it has a capacity of 6334 pasajeros that are divided into its 2421 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the MSC Seaside can accommodate up to 4134 passengers in its 2066 cabins. At the same time, the ship MSC Grandiosa has a lower ratio of crew members per passenger, having one crew member per 3.7 passengers, compared to the ratio of 2.9 per crew member of MSC Seaside, which normally translates into better service.

Among its main features is MSC Grandiosa is that it includes a total of 3 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC), Il Campo) that are included in the price of the cruise, making a total of 10 restaurants of different types of food at which to dine. For his part, MSC Seaside includes 9 restaurants with different themes and cuisines to eat, of which 3 (Restaurante Principal (MSC), Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Biscayne Bay Buffet & Pizzeria ) are free and included with the cruise price.

The exterior and common areas of the cruise MSC Grandiosa It has a total of 4 pools and 9 jacuzzis in which to bathe and which are included during the stay. On the contrary, MSC Seaside comes with more pools by having a total of 4 pools and 13 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. Moreover, Ship MSC Grandiosa has 4 bars and lounges more than cruise ship MSC Seaside which has a total of 17, so we have more places to drink drinks.

MSC Grandiosa is 331 meters long, so it is equal to the length or height of 14 tennis courts, 6 Towers of Pisa, 70 Tesla Model 3 cars, or 7 Statues of Liberty. En cambio the MSC Seaside it has 323 meters in length (length), which is the same as 3 football fields, 22 buses, 8 Boeing 737 aircraft or 7 Statues of Liberty approximately.

MSC Grandiosa MSC Seaside
  • MSC Grandiosa is 2 years newer.
  • MSC Grandiosa has a difference of 2 in beam meters than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Grandiosa is 8 meters longer than MSC Seaside.
  • It has 355 cabins more than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Grandiosa has a capacity of 2200 differences more than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Grandiosa has 1 restaurant than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Grandiosa has 4 bares more.
  • MSC Seaside has 1 covered more.
  • MSC Seaside has a better crew to passenger ratio.
  • Has a difference of 4 jacuzzi than MSC Grandiosa.
  • It has 14 elevators more than MSC Grandiosa.
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