Mediterranean
- 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
MSC Opera
Lirica-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 65,591
- Built
- 2,004
- Length
- 251.25 m
- Upcoming
- 65
Reviewer read
One of the lowest-rated ships we track. It falls behind on dining.
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.
Everything else, in one line
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.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (23 of 27).
Travelers with accessibility needs (7 of 9) described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it suits solo travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling alone.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
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
Upcoming sailings on MSC Opera
Mediterranean
- Sails Oct 3, 2026 · 7 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Malaga (Granada), Spain → Genoa (Portofino), Italy
Balcony $1,059 per person
17% vs 4 weeks agoMediterranean
- Sails Oct 29, 2026 · 3 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy → Marseille (Provence), France
Inside $195 · Ocean view $340 · Balcony $451 per person
33% vs 4 weeks agoMediterranean
- Sails Oct 29, 2026 · 4 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy → Barcelona, Spain
Inside $286 · Balcony $918 · Suite $1,263 per person
28% vs 4 weeks agoGrand Voyage
- Sails Oct 29, 2026 · 18 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $669 · Suite $4,841 per person
21% vs 3 weeks agoGrand Voyage
- Sails Oct 29, 2026 · 25 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $1,578 · Ocean view $2,943 · Balcony $4,807 · Suite $7,206 per person
Grand Voyage
- Sails Oct 30, 2026 · 17 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Genoa (Portofino), Italy → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $910 · Ocean view $1,004 · Suite $4,622 per person
16% vs 4 weeks agoGrand Voyage
- Sails Oct 31, 2026 · 16 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Livorno (Florence), Italy → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $969 · Ocean view $1,729 · Balcony $4,073 · Suite $4,393 per person
9% vs 4 weeks agoGrand Voyage
- Sails Nov 1, 2026 · 15 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Marseille (Provence), France → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $598 · Balcony $2,787 · Suite $4,190 per person
Grand Voyage
- Sails Nov 1, 2026 · 19 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Marseille (Provence), France → Fort de France, Martinique
Inside $1,559 · Ocean view $2,795 per person
35% vs 4 weeks agoGrand Voyage
- Sails Nov 2, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Barcelona, Spain → La Romana, Dominican Republic
Inside $555 · Ocean view $1,637 · Suite $3,965 per person
Caribbean
- Next sails Nov 16, 2026 · 3 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic → Bridgetown, Barbados
Inside $179 · Suite $719 per person
Caribbean
- Next sails Nov 16, 2026 · 4 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic → Fort de France, Martinique
Inside $329 · Balcony $799 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Nov 19, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Bridgetown, Barbados · roundtrip
Inside $1,538 · Ocean view $1,816 · Balcony $4,024 per person
7% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Sails Nov 20, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Fort de France, Martinique · roundtrip
Inside $1,368 · Ocean view $1,925 · Balcony $3,384 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Nov 23, 2026 · 7 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic · roundtrip
Inside $682 · Ocean view $902 · Balcony $1,312 · Suite $1,989 per person
14% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Sails Dec 4, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Fort de France, Martinique · roundtrip
Inside $1,438 · Balcony $4,091 · Suite $4,814 per person
7% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Sails Dec 17, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Bridgetown, Barbados · roundtrip
Inside $1,978 · Suite $5,544 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Dec 18, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Fort de France, Martinique · roundtrip
Inside $2,818 · Balcony $5,384 per person
6% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Sails Dec 31, 2026 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Bridgetown, Barbados · roundtrip
Inside $2,278 · Balcony $4,934 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Jan 1, 2027 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From Fort de France, Martinique · roundtrip
Inside $1,598 · Suite $4,864 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Jan 4, 2027 · 7 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic · roundtrip
Inside $599 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Jan 11, 2027 · 7 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic · roundtrip
Inside $629 · Suite $2,411 per person
Caribbean
- Sails Jan 11, 2027 · 14 nights
- MSC Opera
- From La Romana, Dominican Republic · roundtrip
Inside $1,390 per person