MSC Opera

MSC Cruises · Lirica class · 2004

MSC Opera measures 65,591 gross tons, with room for 2,142 guests. MSC Opera sails 7-night cruises from La Romana.

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MSC Opera sailing at sea under a blue sky, bow three-quarter view
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Built
2004
Tonnage
65,591
Decks
13
Cabins
1,075
Guests
2,142
2,658 at full occupancy
Crew
728

MSC Opera cruise schedule

113 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

    1. Barcelona
      ParkingHotels
      Mon 2 Nov 4:00 pm
      Port crowd
    2. At sea
      Tue 3 Nov
    3. Tangier
      Wed 4 Nov8:00 am5:00 pm
      Port crowd
    4. At sea
      Thu 5 Nov
    5. At sea
      Fri 6 Nov
    6. At sea
      Sat 7 Nov
    7. At sea
      Sun 8 Nov
    8. At sea
      Mon 9 Nov
    9. At sea
      Tue 10 Nov
    10. At sea
      Wed 11 Nov
    11. St John's
      Thu 12 Nov9:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    12. Philipsburg
      Fri 13 Nov9:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    13. Basseterre
      Sat 14 Nov8:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    14. At sea
      Sun 15 Nov
    15. La Romana
      ParkingHotels
      Mon 16 Nov 7:00 am
      Port crowd

Showing 6 of 113 cruises

Where MSC Opera sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

All of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. MSC Opera sails from La Romana (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027), Bridgetown (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027) and Fort-de-France (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027).

La RomanaBridgetownFort-de-FranceNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MSC Opera visits

15 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How MSC Opera sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

112sailings

  • Up to 5 nights33%
  • 7 nights7567%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights3430%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 7 – 16.5 h
Port days
84%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
110
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:30 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights23 cruises
  • 11 ports · 2 sea days14 nights15 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights15 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights14 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights14 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

MSC Opera specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
MSC Cruises
Class
Lirica class
Year built
2004
Status
In service
IMO
9250464
MMSI
357627000

Size

Gross tonnage
65,591 GT
Length
274.9 m
Beam
28.8 m
Decks
13
Cruising speed
20.3 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,142
Guests, full occupancy
2,658
Cabins
1,075
Crew
728
Guests per crew member
2.9
Space per guest
30.6 GT

How it compares

223rd largest of 350 ships in service, shared with MSC Lirica

Gross tonnage

  • MSC Opera65,591
  • MSC Cruises average143,659
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • MSC Opera2,142
  • MSC Cruises average3,740
  • All ships in service2,189

Lirica class sister ships

Same design and size as MSC Opera

See the MSC Cruises fleet

Also from MSC Cruises: MSC World America, MSC World Asia, MSC World Atlantic, MSC World Europa, MSC Euribia, MSC Grandiosa

About MSC Opera

MSC Opera is a Lirica-class MSC Cruises ship of 65,591 gross tons, delivered in 2004 and lengthened in 2015 with a new 24-metre midsection. It has 1,075 cabins for up to 2,658 guests and is built along more classic lines, small enough for ports larger ships can't reach. Its venues include the Teatro dell'Opera, the Aroma Coffee Bar and the Cotton Club.