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- 10:00 PM
7 nights · 5 ports
round-trip · La Romana
MSCMSC Opera
MSC Opera Dec 21, 2026
7-Night Eastern Caribbean
3.3 out of 5, Gangwaze Score™
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The Gangwaze Score blends how cruisers rate this ship, how they rate this sailing, the ship’s latest CDC health inspection, the safety of its ports, and how today’s fare compares with its recent average.
- Cruiser satisfaction
- Fair
- Port safety
- Fair
- Value
- Excellent
Aboard MSC Opera · Departing December 21, 2026 from the Port of La Romana, Dominican Republic.
You'll depart La Romana on Monday, December 21, 2026 for your 7-Night Eastern Caribbean round-trip cruise vacation aboard MSC's MSC Opera.
Your itinerary includes two domestic stops in Samana and Catalina Island as well as visits to British Virgin Islands, where you'll explore Spanish Town, St Kitts And Nevis, where you'll explore Basseterre, and Netherlands Antilles, where you'll explore Philipsburg. Your trip has one sea day to enjoy everything the MSC Opera has to offer.
Your ship ranks tied for #20 among MSC's 23 ships by size and is older than the fleet average, having launched in 2004.
Current pricing for this sailing starts at $89 per passenger, per night, down 40% vs. our tracked average.
// 01 · About the ship
MSC Opera
Ship OverviewMSC
MSC · Lirica class
CHRISTENED
2004
STATEROOMS
1,068
TONNAGE
65,591GT
▼ 51.9% BELOWvs avg 136,380
YEAR BUILT
2004
▼ 9 YRS OLDERvs avg 2013
LENGTH
902ft
▼ 12.4% BELOWvs avg 1,030 ft
PASSENGERS
2,679cruisers
▼ 40.4% BELOWvs avg 4,494
MSC Opera is a Lirica-class ship built in 2004, tied for #20 in the MSC fleet by size. It measures 65,591 gross tons and 902 feet long, carrying 2,679 passengers and 728 crew across 9 passenger decks. A technical and cosmetic dry dock in early 2024 enhanced the pool deck, gave the theater new sound and lighting systems, and added mechanical optimizations to reduce its environmental footprint during its Canary Islands seasons.
// 02 · Port by Port
Your Itinerary
MSC OperaDecember 21 to December 28, 2026Round-trip La Romana
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- 11:00 AM
- DEPARTS
- 7:00 PM
- DAY 3 · WED, DEC 23
Spanish Town
B.v.i.- ARRIVES
- 1:00 PM
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- 9:00 PM
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- 8:00 AM
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- 6:00 PM
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- 8:00 AM
- DEPARTS
- 6:00 PM
- DAY 6 · SAT, DEC 26
At sea
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- DAY 7 · SUN, DEC 27
Catalina Island
Dominican Republic- ARRIVES
- 8:00 AM
- DEPARTS
- 6:00 PM
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- 7:00 AM
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// 03 · Cruise price
Cruise Price & Tracking
MSC OperaDecember 21, 2026
The most recent price for this sailing starts at $623 ($89 per night) for an Inside cabin. Compared to the average price of $1,031 ($148 per night), this represents a 40% decrease. That's $50 more than the lowest of the 13 dates on this route (Feb 1, 2027).
// Price history · inside
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This cabinAvg $1,031
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// 04 · Cruise resources
Cruise Resources
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// 05 · Other sailings
This itinerary - other options
Same ports, more choices. Compare other MSC Opera dates for the 7-Night Eastern Caribbean route, or see which other ships sail a similar trip.
More MSC Opera options - 7-Night Eastern Caribbean
Below, you'll find any available dates for this same Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the MSC Opera.
- MSC OperaNov 23,2026$742 $106/n$119 more
- MSC OperaDec 7,2026$771 $111/n$148 more
- MSC OperaDec 21,2026$623 $89/nThis sailing
- MSC OperaDec 28,2026$1,185 $170/n$562 more
- MSC OperaJan 4,2027$593 $85/n$30 less
- MSC OperaJan 11,2027$623 $89/nSame price
- MSC OperaJan 18,2027$583 $84/n$40 less
- MSC OperaJan 25,2027$623 $89/nSame price
- MSC OperaFeb 1,2027$573 $82/n$50 less
- MSC OperaFeb 15,2027$573 $82/n$50 less
- MSC OperaFeb 22,2027$662 $95/n$39 more
- MSC OperaMar 1,2027$593 $85/n$30 less
- MSC OperaMar 8,2027$593 $85/n$30 less
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