MSC Cruises

MSC Orchesta

2007

92,409

293.8 Meters

22.9 Knots

3,223 Guests

1,054 Crew

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Your floating resort

The MSC Orchestra has an evolutionary new design to rival her impressive sister ship, the MSC Musica. Her recent MSC revitalisation added refurbished shops, bigger cabins and an improved buffet area, an extended restaurant area, and a new lounge. She offers 1,275 cabins, 80% of which are outside staterooms with balconies. It is also well equipped to take you on a culinary adventure with a range of exquisite restaurants designed to wow the taste buds.

With plenty of activities and groups for kids, as well as a brand-new spray park, kids are well looked after. Adults can relax at the Body and Mind Spa, Turkish bath, sauna or have one of their exquisite massages to simply melt any stress away.

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Restaurants

Villa Borghese

The Villa Borghese restaurant is one of the MSC Orchestras' two very impressive main dining rooms, with delicious Italian and international food on offer. Breakfast is served from 7 AM until 10 AM and lunch is between noon and 2 PM, although this sometimes varies. Dinner offers an early and a late seating at 6:15 PM and 8:30 PM.

L Ibiscus Ristorante

L'Ibiscus, nearly identical in size as the Villa Borghese, serve as ship's second main dining room. There are plenty of culinary delights to choose from. Breakfast is served from 7 AM until 10 AM and lunch is between noon and 2 PM, and dinner has and early and a late seating.

Shanghai

The Shanghai Chinese Restaurant is one of the best places to eat on the MSC Orchestra, serving food from far flung corners of the world. The menu has a large variety of cuisine from the different regions of china, including Sichuan and Cantonese. They also have a selection of Asian beers.

4 Seasons

This select dining venue on deck thirteen offers incredible panoramic sea views. It opens for dinner and have a wide range of delectable options including pasta, steak dishes and sea food.

Piazzetta Restaurant

This fantastic self-service buffet and pizzeria opens daily for early bird breakfast, breakfast, lunch, afternoon pizza, and dinner is available from 7pm until 3.30 am. It's the perfect spot to grab a tantalising slice of pizza on the go.

Bars and Lounges

Amber bar

The Amber Bar on the MSC Orchestra is perfect for people preferring a more relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. There are three shops in this room, an electronics shop and a very thorough duty-free shop. The nice thing about these shops are that they blend into the interior, so the lounge doesn't feel like shopping mall. They have live music at night and have a dance later on.

A La Cantinella Wine bar

The La Cantinella Wine Bar is also a bustling sports bar with tele screens for live matches. The wine bar has an expansive range of Italian wines with more than sixty different wines on offer. It also has a food rep area where the chefs prepare fancy snacks to pair with your wine. A lovely cheese platter or some antipasto is a great way of lining your stomach if you're planning to do some serious wine tasting. They have a resident sommelier which can guide you in terms of excellent wine choices.

La Cubana Cigar room

La Cubana on deck 7 has a decadent atmosphere with some great leather chairs and sofas to relax on while enjoying a cigarette, cigar, or simply a great tipple from the bar.

Purple bar

The purple is a great place for you to enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail with live musical entertainment. It is very popular among guests and have a lively atmosphere, perfect to get into the party spirit.

The Savannah

This spectacular 477-seat alternative show room and ballroom is decked out in an African theme with various animal prints. It is one of MSC Orchestra's ornate public rooms, with a grand staircase leading up to the Palm Beach Casino.

The Shaker

The Shaker Lounge on the MSC Orchestra was redesigned and now features an excellent glass wall aft, which allows more daylight in, with great views over the horizon. It is decorated very tastefully and is a great spot to enjoy a coffee in the morning, take part in a dance lesson in the afternoon, or enjoy a cocktail and a dance in the evening.

L'Incontro

The L'Incontro Bar is very popular with guests and features two bar counters on the starboard and port sides, where you can enjoy a cappuccino early on or a Campari before dinner. It is the ship's reception bar and offers a cosy seating area and brilliant live music.

Zaffiro

The MSC Orchestra's Zaffiro Bar is one of two pre-dinner cocktail lounges, seats up to 45 guests, and has live music for entertainment. They are known for some of the best cocktails on board.

Activities

Theatre

The cutting-edge Covent Garden theatre is very big, spanning decks six and seven. It can seat up to 1,240 passengers and houses all the best of MSC Orchestras shows, featuring singers, actors, acrobatic gymnasts, jugglers, and even shadow puppeteers. Two shows are performed each night at around 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM to cater for early and late seatings in the MSC Orchestra's main dining room.

Casino

Palm Beach is the ship's bustling casino, situated on deck 7 and accommodating 222 guests. It is open to over 18's only and perfect if you feel like taking a flutter.

Card Room

This card room on deck 7 is the best place to enjoy some top class Blackjack or Poker in a serene and intimate atmosphere.

Disco

The electrifying R32 disco is situated on deck 14 and served by its own well-stocked bar. It opens from 11:00 pm until the early hours of the morning with a live DJ spinning all the latest tracks.

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