Prepare yourself for seven nights of leisurely sailing through the sea when you book your cabin on the MSC Lirica from Istanbul and back.
While aboard this Valentine's Day trip you'll tour through common stops such as Athens plus exotic stops such as Izmir. This route is a standard one for the Lirica.
With a cost of under $95 per day, this bargain is great. We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.
Over 1,900 cruisers can cruise on the flagship of the Lirica class, based in Venice and refurbished less than five years ago in 2021.
The Lirica MSC offers a jacuzzi, a solarium, a gym, a ping pong table, a casino, and a spa.
This cruise includes four port days and two sea days. Major features include visits to once-in-a-lifetime cities like Izmir.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 10 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thu, Feb 11 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Feb 12 | Corfu, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sat, Feb 13 | Bari, Italy | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Sun, Feb 14 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Feb 15 | Athens, Greece | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Tue, Feb 16 | Izmir, Turkey | 9:00am | 5:00pm |
| Wed, Feb 17 | Istanbul, Turkey | 9:00am |
The Lirica sails this route eight times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Orchestra. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the different classes of cabin. Since it was first listed on February 9th of this year, The cost of a stateroom on this cruise has ranged between $590 and $632 inclusive of $0 in taxes and port charges. Now this cruise is just $42 more than the all time low of $590 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026