Settle in for seven nights of cultural cruising across the sea when you reserve your cabin on the MSC Orchestra from Istanbul and back again.
While aboard this Christmas cruise you'll experience usual ports like Athens as well as exotic ports like Izmir. This is a standard route for the Orchestra.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in the price, so that you can compare sailings easily. Offered at less than $155 a day, this value is.
Based in Bari and refurbished just five years ago in 2021, over 2,500 people can cruise comfortably on this Musica class vessel.
The Orchestra MSC is home to a casino, a ping pong table, a spa, a jacuzzi, a gym, and a solarium.
This cruise consists of two days at sea and four days in port. Major features include visits to extremely rare ports like Izmir.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 23 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Dec 24 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Dec 25 | Corfu, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Bari, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 27 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 28 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Dec 29 | Izmir, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 30 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am |
The Orchestra sails this route nine times this year in addition to fourteen times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Lirica. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
Since it was first listed on December 1st of last year, The price of this itinerary has fluctuated between $954 and $1,052 for a stateroom, including $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph displays the cost over time for the different types of cabin. Today this itinerary is just $98 more than the all time low of $954 so reserve your room now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026