MSC Sinfonia

MSC Cruises · Lirica class · 2002

MSC Sinfonia measures 65,542 gross tons, with room for 1,950 guests. MSC Sinfonia sails 7-night cruises from Bari and moves to Marseille in Nov 2026.

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MSC Sinfonia cruise ship sailing past a rocky coastline
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BuiltYear built
2002
TonnageGross tonnage
65,542
Decks
13
Cabins
980
Guests
1,950
2,658 at full occupancy
Crew
721

MSC Sinfonia cruise schedule

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

    1. Bari
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      Sat 24 Oct 19:00
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    2. At sea
      Sun 25 Oct
    3. Piraeus
      Mon 26 Oct08:0017:00
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    4. Katakolon
      Tue 27 Oct10:0016:00
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    5. At sea
      Wed 28 Oct
    6. Civitavecchia
      Thu 29 Oct08:0018:00
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    7. At sea
      Fri 30 Oct
    8. Valencia
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      Sat 31 Oct 08:00
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    Numbers match the port order

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Where MSC Sinfonia sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

All of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea. MSC Sinfonia sails from Bari (Oct 2026), Piraeus (Oct 2026) and Civitavecchia (Oct 2026 – May 2027).

BariPiraeusCivitavecchiaValenciaTarragonaMarseilleGenoaBarcelonaMálagaAlicanteLisbonNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MSC Sinfonia visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How MSC Sinfonia 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
9 h
median · 6 – 14 h
Port days
80%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
79
after 20:00 · latest 21:00

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights19 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights18 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights17 cruises
  • 7 ports · 2 sea days10 nights16 cruises
  • 7 ports · 2 sea days10 nights16 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 Sinfonia specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
MSC Cruises
Class
Lirica class
Year built
2002
Status
In service
IMO
9210153
MMSI
356716000

Size

Gross tonnage
65,542 GT
Length
274.9 m
Beam
28.8 m
Decks
13
Cruising speed
21.7 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,950
Guests, full occupancy
2,658
Cabins
980
Crew
721
Guests per crew member
2.7
Space per guest
33.6 GT

How it compares

225th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with MSC Armonia

Gross tonnage

  • MSC Sinfonia65,542
  • MSC Cruises average143,659
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • MSC Sinfonia1,950
  • MSC Cruises average3,740
  • All ships in service2,189

Lirica class sister ships

Same design and size as MSC Sinfonia

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 Sinfonia

MSC Sinfonia is a Lirica-class MSC Cruises ship of 65,542 gross tons, built in 2002 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire as Festival Cruises' European Stars. MSC Cruises bought her at auction in Barcelona in 2004. In 2015 Fincantieri's Palermo yard inserted a 24-metre midsection and added a spray park, and she now has 980 cabins for up to 2,658 guests.