Cruise Comparison

MSC Orchestra VS Symphony of the Seas

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MSC Orchestra Symphony of the Seas
Year built 2007 2018
Beam 32 m 47 m
Length 294 m 361 m
Tonnage 92409 tn. 228081 tn.
Velocity 23 22
Passenger capacity 3223 6680
Crew capacity 940 2200
Ratio of crew per passenger 3,43 3,04
Decks 16 18
Cabins 1275 2759
Restaurants 4 20
Bars/Pubs 10 18
Lifts 13 24
Nationality Panamá Bahamas
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MSC Orchestra Symphony of the Seas
Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant Incluido
Restaurante Principal (MSC) Incluido
Jamie's Italian de Jamie Oliver De pago
Johnny Rockets De pago
Windjammer Incluido
El Loco Fresh Incluido
Dog House Incluido
Wonderland De pago
Chops Grille De pago
Solarium Bistro Incluido
Hooked SeaFood De pago
Café Promenade Incluido
Coastal Kitchen De pago
Sugar Beach De pago
Park Cafe Incluido
Vitality Café De pago
150 Central Park De pago
Sorrento Pizza Incluido
Restaurante Principal Incluido
Izumi De pago
Playmakers Bar & Arcade De pago
Overview
MSC Orchestra Symphony of the Seas
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The cruise MSC Orchestra was launched at sea in 2007, so it is 11 years older than Symphony of the Seas, which was launched on 2018. The ship MSC Orchestra it has a capacity of 3223 passengers that are distributed in its 1275 cabins (interior, exterior and balcony), on the other hand, the Symphony of the Seas can accommodate up to 6680 passengers in its 2759 cabins. In the same way, the ship MSC Orchestra It has a lower ratio of crew members for each passenger, as it has one crew member for each 3.4 passengers, compared to the ratio of 3 passengers for each crew member of the Symphony of the Seas that offers greater passenger service.

Comparing both cruises, one of the differences of MSC Orchestra is that it has 2 free restaurants (Marketplace Buffet & Restaurant, Restaurante Principal (MSC)) where we won't have to pay any additional payment for the meal and a total of 4 restaurants of different types of gastronomy However, Symphony of the Seas comes with 20 restaurants of different types of gastronomy and includes 8 (Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, Dog House, Solarium Bistro, Café Promenade, Park Cafe, Sorrento Pizza, Restaurante Principal, ) totally free where we can have lunch or dinner at no additional cost.

In the common leisure areas we can see that MSC Orchestra Take a total of 3 pools and 7 jacuzzis to be able to take a bath during your stay on the cruise. However, Symphony of the Seas comes with more pools by having a total of 5 pools and 10 jacuzzis that are also included during the stay on the ship. At the same time, MSC Orchestra has 8, bars and lounges less than cruise ship Symphony of the Seas, which includes a total of 18 instead of 10, both cruise ships having a variety of places to have all kinds of drinks.

The cruise MSC Orchestra it has 294 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 7 Boeing 737 aircraft, 12 tennis courts, 5 Towers of Pisa or 20 buses. Asimismo the ship Symphony of the Seas has 361 meters length (length), therefore it is equal to the length/height of 6 Statues of Liberty, 3 football fields, 3 Big Ben or 11 basketball court.

MSC Orchestra Symphony of the Seas
  • Symphony of the Seas is 11 years newer.
  • It has 15 meters more beam than MSC Orchestra.
  • Symphony of the Seas has a difference of 67 in meters of length.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 2 covered plus.
  • Owns 1484 more cabins than MSC Orchestra.
  • Symphony of the Seas has a difference of 3457 with respect to MSC Orchestra.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 16 restaurants than MSC Orchestra.
  • It has a difference of 8 bares more than MSC Orchestra.
  • Symphony of the Seas has a better crew to passenger ratio than MSC Orchestra.
  • Has 3 restaurants included more than MSC Orchestra.
  • Symphony of the Seas has 3 jacuzzi more.
  • It has 11 elevators more than MSC Orchestra.
MSC Orchestra Symphony of the Seas