- Sails Sep 30, 2026 · 10 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Genoa (Portofino), Italy · roundtrip
Inside $1,571 · Ocean view $1,663 · Balcony $2,823 per person
Lirica-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia CommonsReviewer read
MSC Opera rates higher overall than 2% of the ships we track. The weak spot is dining — and a small but very consistent signal says it is getting worse.
Why reviewers choose it
No category on this ship rates clearly above the fleet.
The one caution
5.8out of 10 for dining
Higher than only 2% of ships. The typical ship scores 7.76.
Of the 23 reviewers who described dining changing over time, 16 said it got worse.
Consistent, but only 23 people said it.
Eight fall below the fleet: public areas, value, entertainment, embarkation, fitness, service, cabins and dining. They rate higher than 2% to 5% of ships.
Activities and Ship quality fall below the fleet too, on 32 and 49 ratings — too few to lean on.
Family and Disembarkation have too few ratings on this ship to compare with the fleet, so they are shown without a comparison.
First-time cruisers (23 of 27).
Travelers with accessibility needs (7 of 9) described it as a poor fit.
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disembarkation | 7.5 | Too few ratings to compare | 24 ratings · too little |
| Ship quality | 7.4 | Higher than only 1% | 49 ratings · limited |
| Cabins | 7.0 | Higher than only 2% | 361 ratings · useful |
| Embarkation | 6.8 | Higher than only 4% | 321 ratings · useful |
| Service | 6.5 | Higher than only 3% | 344 ratings · useful |
| Activities | 6.4 | Higher than only 5% | 32 ratings · limited |
| Public areas | 6.4 | Higher than only 5% | 297 ratings · useful |
| Entertainment | 6.3 | Higher than only 4% | 339 ratings · useful |
| Fitness | 6.0 | Higher than only 3% | 228 ratings · useful |
| Dining | 5.8 | Higher than only 2% | 348 ratings · useful |
| Value | 5.7 | Higher than only 5% | 265 ratings · useful |
| Family | 5.0 | Too few ratings to compare | 17 ratings · too little |
394 published reviews · 36 from the last three years · 1,971 individual comments read.
On the chart
Inside $1,571 · Ocean view $1,663 · Balcony $2,823 per person
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