7 Night Mediterranean Cruise aboard the MSC Orchestra

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Prepare for seven nights of exciting cruising around the Mediterranean when you join the MSC Orchestra from Bari and back.

During this Christmas and New Years trip you will visit common stops like Piraeus in addition to once-in-a-lifetime stops like Izmir. This route is a standard one for the Orchestra, But December is the most popular time of year to sail it.

This is the total price for an outside cabin, including meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes.

Gym
Day 3: Athens

The MSC Orchestra

The Orchestra MSC, based in the Mediterranean and refurbished less than five years ago in 2021, is a Musica class ship that can carry comfortably more than 2,500 passengers.

The Orchestra MSC has a jacuzzi, a ping pong table, a solarium, a gym, a casino, and a spa.

MSC Orchestra
Day 5: Istanbul

Your Itinerary

This cruise spends four days in port and two sea days. Highlights include visits to rare stops like Izmir in addition to a long stop in Istanbul.

Sat25December 25thSaturday
7:00pm
7:00pm
Sun26December 26thSunday
At Sea
Mon27December 27thMonday
7:00am – 5:00pm
Tue28December 28thTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed29December 29thWednesday
9:00am – 8:00pm
9:00am – 8:00pm
Thu30December 30thThursday
At Sea
Fri31December 31stFriday
12:00pm – 7:00pm
12:00pm – 7:00pm
Sat1January 1stSaturday
7:00am
7:00am
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December 25th, 2027  - Mediterranean Cruise on the MSC Orchestra
Your Route
Day 4: Izmir
Casino

Alternate Sailings

The Orchestra sails this route nine times this year plus twenty-three times next year. The Sinfonia and Lirica also sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for an outside cabin.


Book Your Cruise

Since being listed eight months ago, The price of an outside cabin on this itinerary has fluctuated between $1,828 and $1,839 inclusive of taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different types of cabin. Right now this sailing is at its lowest price, so lock in your outside stateroom now before it goes up.

inside
outside
balcony
suite
$1,698
$1,828
$1,998
$4,128
$242.57/day
$261.14/day
$285.43/day
$589.71/day
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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2026

Last Modified: Sep 26, 2026

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