Cruise Comparison

MSC Virtuosa VS MSC Seaside

Find out all the differences between these two cruises at 2025

MSC Virtuosa MSC Seaside
Year built 2021 2017
Beam 43 m 41 m
Length 331 m 323 m
Tonnage 181541 tn. 154000 tn.
Velocity 23 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 French Malta
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Overview
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The MSC Virtuosa started sailing in 2021, with a difference of 4 years after MSC Seaside, which touched sea for the first time on 2017. The cruise MSC Virtuosa has a capacity of 6334 pasajeros that are distributed in its 2421 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the contrary, the MSC Seaside can accommodate up to 4134 passengers in its 2066 cabins. Moreover, the MSC Virtuosa 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 in all its cabins on the cruise ship.

The first noteworthy thing about MSC Virtuosa is that it has 3 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, MSC Yacht Club Restaurant , Restaurante Principal (MSC), ) where we won't have to pay any additional payment for the meal and a total of 10 restaurants of different types of gastronomy Nevertheless, MSC Seaside bring a total of 9 restaurants paid and free among which 3 (Restaurante Principal (MSC), Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Biscayne Bay Buffet & Pizzeria ) we will not have to pay anything to eat as it is included in the price of the cruise.

In the common leisure areas we can see that the ship MSC Virtuosa Take a total of 4 pools and 9 jacuzzis to be able to take a bath during your stay on the cruise. Nevertheless, the cruise MSC SeasideIt has more pools with a total of 4 pools also included in the stay and 13 jacuzzis to relax with its jets. On the other hand, the cruise ship MSC Virtuosa has 21 bars and lounges to enjoy all kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages instead of the 17 that includes MSC Seaside distributed throughout the boat.

The cruise MSC Virtuosa it has 331 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 12 basketball court, 7 Statues of Liberty, 3 Big Ben or 14 tennis courts. A su vez the ship MSC Seaside has 323 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 22 buses, 70 Tesla Model 3 cars, 6 Towers of Pisa or 3 football fields.

MSC Virtuosa MSC Seaside
  • MSC Virtuosa is 4 years more modern than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Virtuosa is 2 meters wider.
  • It has a difference of 8 meters in length than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 355 more cabins than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Virtuosa fits 2200 more passengers.
  • MSC Virtuosa has a difference of 1 restaurant than MSC Seaside.
  • MSC Virtuosa has 4 bares more than MSC Seaside.
  • Has 2 restaurants free more than MSC Seaside.
  • Owns 1 covered more than MSC Virtuosa.
  • MSC Seaside has a better crew to passenger ratio than MSC Virtuosa.
  • MSC Seaside has 4 more jacuzzis than MSC Virtuosa.
  • MSC Seaside has 14 elevators more.
MSC Virtuosa MSC Seaside