MSC Orchestra Review

MSC Orchestra - Worse Cruise Ever

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on MSC Orchestra
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Joseph7820
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jan 2009

We arrived to the Port of Fort Lauderdale at 1 PM, the time they told us we could board the ship. When we got the the terminal there were already approx. 500 people in line waiting to get in. When they finally opened the doors at 2:30 PM there were approx. 1,000 people in the check-in line. All of this time no announcement were made advising passengers as to what the delay was. Another hour wait once inside the terminal building to get to the check-in desk. It was a good thing that it was not too hot or raining. We finally got on board the ship at 4:50 PM.

The scheduled 7:00 PM sailing time was delayed until 8:35 PM since it took extra time to process people checking in. People were still checking in at 7:00 PM. They did make up the time lost and arrived in Nassau at the scheduled time. The lifeboat drill was also delayed until 8:30 AM the next morning. Some people managed to escape that since they got off the ship and went shopping.

We had the 8:30 PM, Late Seating, for dinner. We arrived at the dining room at 8:50 PM only to find ourselves waiting in another line to get into the dining room. They had not opened it yet for the late seating. First seating passengers were still in the dining room. The second night was not as bad. They opened the dining room doors at 8:45 PM.

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Cabin 6

The Ocean View Cabin with Balcony was a good size with a king size bed. It was a very nice room. Even the bathroom was bigger than on most other ships I have been on. The hallway was quiet.

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