The Northern Capitals cruise was operated by MSC. Our ship was the MSC Orchestra which was built in 2007. The ship has 1,275 cabins with beds possible to accommodate 3,200 passengers. The crew compliment is around 990. I saw one guy who was only in charge of polishing all the brass handles and bars. At dinner we had us and just a couple other tables with the same two waiters. A fascinating part about the cruise was the vast number of languages that were spoken. English was the first language listed, thank goodness. Each day we got a daily program that had the day’s schedule including the recommended attire for dinner. ‘Gala’ night was a very big deal that people would totally get decked out in semi-formal attire. Damon and I were definitely under dressed. On our sea days there was a daily set of events including various dance classes and the scheduled times for meals. It felt like geriatric summer camp since the demographic of the ships guests seemed to be 50+ years old. Unfortunately all three of us got sick at some point of the trip, but at least it was short-lived. It was a great trip and we got to see really amazing cities we otherwise have not seen. Our first day we did a ship-wide safety drill and Owen was so cozy in his life jacket that he fell asleep. His other favorite activities were climbing on the stairs and hitting the mini bar in our room.
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