MSC Orchestra to Be Christened in May

MSC Cruises’ newest ship, the MSC Orchestra, will be christened in the port of Civitavecchia, Italy, on May 14. The second of the line’s Musica class of ships, the Orchestra will sail Mediterranean itineraries from Venice in the spring and summer and from Genoa in the fall and winter.

Its inaugural sailing on May 16 will be a short cruise from Rome to Venice. Then the Orchestra will depart every Saturday from Venice until October 27, sailing seven-day eastern Mediterranean itineraries. The Orchestra will stop in Bari, Italy; Katakolon, Greece; Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey; and Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The ship will be based out of Genoa in November and alternate 11- and 12-day itineraries. One cruise goes to Katakalon, Heraklion, Rhodes, and Athens, Greece; Alexandria, Egypt; Limassol, Cyprus; Marmaris, Turkey; and Naples, Italy. The other sailing goes to Barcelona, Spain; Casablanca, Morocco; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Funchal, Madeira Islands; Malaga, Spain; and Civitavecchia, Italy.