Book your outside cabin on the MSC Opera and prepare for twenty-nine nights of leisurely cruising across the globe from Cape Town to Portofino!
Stopping in exotic destinations like Diego Suarez, Mahe, and Sharm El-Sheikh makes this sailing special. This route is an interesting one for the Opera, As it sails it only once.
This price is the total you pay for an outside cabin, no surprises. At under $110 per day for an outside cabin, this deal is very good. This cruise is an especially good deal because if you book now you can book an outside outside cabin for the price of an interior outside cabin!
The Opera MSC, based in the Caribbean and Europe and refurbished just three years ago in 2022, is a Lirica class cruise ship that can house over 2,100 guests.
The Opera MSC offers guests a casino, a gym, a solarium, a spa, and a jacuzzi.
Since it was first listed on February 23rd of this year, The price of an outside stateroom on this cruise has varied between $2,954 and $3,152 including $0 in taxes and port fees. The accompanying graph indicates the price over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this cruise is just $198 more expensive than the all time low of $2,954 so lock in your outside cabin now before it goes up.
This sailing is made up of ten days in port and eighteen sea days. Major features include long stops in Durban, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Aqaba in addition to visits to rare ports like Diego Suarez and Mahe.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 14 | Cape Town, South Africa | 6:00pm | |
| Wed, Apr 15 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Apr 16 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Apr 17 | Durban, South Africa | 6:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 18 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Apr 19 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Apr 20 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Apr 21 | La Possession, Reunion Island | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Apr 22 | Mauritius | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Apr 23 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, Apr 24 | Diego Suarez, Madagascar | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Sat, Apr 25 | Nosy Be, Madagascar | 7:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sun, Apr 26 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Apr 27 | Mahe, Seychelles | 10:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, Apr 28 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Apr 29 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Apr 30 | At Sea | ||
| Fri, May 1 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, May 2 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, May 3 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, May 4 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, May 5 | Aqaba, Jordan | 7:00am | 9:00pm |
| Wed, May 6 | Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt | 8:00am | 7:00pm |
| Thu, May 7 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Fri, May 8 | |||
| Sat, May 9 | Rhodes, Greece | 2:00pm | 10:00pm |
| Sun, May 10 | Crete, Greece | 9:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, May 11 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, May 12 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, May 13 | Portofino, Italy | 8:00am |
The Opera sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for an outside cabin.
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Last Updated: Jul 8, 2025
Last Modified: Jul 8, 2025