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Item: MSC Orchestra
Rating: 3.7
Author: delaneyg70

MSC Orchestra Cruise Review

delaneyg70

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

29 Night Msc Grand Voyages (Genoa To Durban)

Sail date: October 18, 2019

Ship: MSC Orchestra

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8075

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Cruise line below average itinerary only reason many travellers took cruise lots said never again MSC

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Took 3 hours showing passport multiple times

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Used cheapest cups and over cooked meat

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Room steward and waiter great frond desk and tours poor understanding of English and front desk condescending tour desk didn’t knw their tours

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Once captain changed in Seychelles big improvement in hygiene. Everyone coughing and colds no enfacement of hands entering food area

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Only if itinerary unavailable else wher or you like getting nickled and domed

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Eilat, Israel

5 out of 5

Durban, South Africa

5 out of 5

Suez Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Genoa, Italy

5 out of 5

Aqaba (Petra), Jordan

5 out of 5

Pointe Des Galets, Reunion Island

5 out of 5

Port Louis, Mauritius

5 out of 5

Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles

5 out of 5

Male, Maldives

2 out of 5

Salalah, Oman

5 out of 5

Chania, Crete

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Confused no organization for people with private tours or flight just handed out top to bottom of ship and a few groups took over 3 hours agin

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3 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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cruisereckoning 5 years ago

Soon it didn’t meet your expectations.

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DerekMire 5 years ago

Then quit cruising

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