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MSC Orchestra Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Verified Review
MSC Orchestra

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 04, 2009

Ship: MSC Orchestra

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

This was a beautiful ship and the service was outstanding. We heard several complaints while on board but I believe some people just can not be pleased!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I would not say that the food was awful but some dishes were to be desired. I would like to see more of a change up on the menu. The fish and fish meals were dry for the most part and the lobster was different but not in a good way.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
I never got the time to go to any of the shows. It was so relaxing to be in the stateroom and on the balcony.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
There is somewhat of a language barrier but most of the staff really tried to communicate and understand what requests were being made.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was always very clean. The only complaint I had was you never had enough time to get on the elevator and door closed on me several times.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The best sleep I have had in a long time. This trip was the most relaxing ever!

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5
We had already visited Key West, Florida for a week on our own therefore we did not really want to see anything special here.

Samana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
This was the best stop on the trip. The beach was beautiful and the water fantastic. I would definitely return to this port.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Beautiful town and the people were geniuely friendly.

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
I was very disappointed on this port! The city is dirty, the residents are pushy and the beaches are nasty. I would not visit this port again. If the ship would go here again I would op to stay on the ship.

Samana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
This was the best stop on the trip. The beach was beautiful and the water fantastic. I would definitely return to this port.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Beautiful town and the people were geniuely friendly.

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5
We had already visited Key West, Florida for a week on our own therefore we did not really want to see anything special here.

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
I was very disappointed on this port! The city is dirty, the residents are pushy and the beaches are nasty. I would not visit this port again. If the ship would go here again I would op to stay on the ship.

Pros: The balcony and stateroom

Cons: Buffett

Recommends MSC Orchestra? Yes!

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

glomarrone    10 years ago

The shows are excellent.  Sorry that you didn't go to them.  Maybe on your next MSC cruise you will.

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