Set sail with the MSC Fantasia and settle in for nine nights of cultural cruising through the sea from Bari and back again!
While aboard this cruise you will experience favorite destinations such as Athens as well as once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as Trieste. This route is a rare one for the Fantasia, But this is the lowest price sailing on it.
Coming in at under $140 a day for a balcony cabin, this is a really good bargain. Our price is the total price for a balcony cabin, including all taxes and fees. What makes this cruise amazing if you act now you can get a balcony balcony room for the price of an inside balcony room!
Over 3,200 guests can cruise on the namesake of the Fantasia class, based in Europe and refurbished just three years ago in 2023.
The Fantasia MSC boasts a gym, a spa, an outdoor movie theater, a bowling lane, a casino, a solarium, a jacuzzi, and a waterslide.
This cruise spends six port days and two days at sea. Major features include visits to extremely rare stops like Trieste plus a long stop in Istanbul.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jun 7 | Bari, Italy | 2:00pm | |
| Mon, Jun 8 | Trieste, Italy | 9:00am | 7:00pm |
| Tue, Jun 9 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Jun 10 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 7:00am | 3:00pm |
| Thu, Jun 11 | Athens, Greece | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Jun 12 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 7:00am | 3:00pm |
| Sat, Jun 13 | Istanbul, Turkey | 10:00am | 11:00pm |
| Sun, Jun 14 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Jun 15 | Corfu, Greece | 1:00pm | 9:00pm |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Bari, Italy | 7:00am |
The Fantasia sails this route eleven times this year. The Splendida also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for a balcony cabin.
This graph indicates the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on January 14th of last year, The price of this cruise has ranged between $1,017 and $1,614 for a balcony room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. Now this cruise is just twenty percent more than the all time low of $1,017 so lock in your balcony room now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026