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 Civitavecchia and moves to La Romana in Nov 2026.

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

MSC Opera cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 106 cruises

Where MSC Opera sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, with more in the Mediterranean, Black Sea. MSC Opera sails from Civitavecchia (Oct 2026), Genoa (Oct 2026) and Livorno (Oct 2026).

CivitavecchiaGenoaLivornoMarseilleBarcelonaLa RomanaBridgetownFort-de-FranceNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MSC Opera visits

20 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 · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

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
81%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
100
after 20:00 · latest 23:30

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights21 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights13 cruises
  • 11 ports · 2 sea days14 nights13 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights12 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights12 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 20:00, 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.