MSC Opera Cruise Reviews

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Perfect winter get away.
"Food good, but not the choice or quality of royal Caribbean or celebrity.The private island would have been lovely if the weather was good, but sadly it was cool and windy - but the staff put in great effort with the food on land...."Read More
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10+ Cruises

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Philip Flo
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Trying to escape the winter for a while we booked this cruise. Having been on many excellent MSC cruises before we were pretty disappointed this time. Food at the buffet restaurant: cold, not much choice Food at the restaurant: mixed, usually hot but sometimes not good, fellow passengers even got different meals (not what they had ordered and the waiters insisted that it was correct ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Great experience for a first timer, at aged 30 i felt bored, its for older people.

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K Tav
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Booked by family, they were 11 of us. Great experience for a first time. Staff are welcoming and are always willing to help, but some struggled with English. Stop in Khasaab from Dubai then Muscat, gives you a chance to see Oman, although its very empty and boring. I wish is the cruise stopped at 6am and leaves next day 6am because, a 6am to 6pm is not enough time to see a city. Prices need to be ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Service is wonderful, ship is tired/old, food is abysmal, pre-cruise communication is impossible.

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HaoleOverboard
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

I've cruised on numerous cruise lines and would likely never choose MSC again. Crew is friendly and works so hard - I honestly felt bad for them! They are understaffed, their managers are rude to them (yelling, snapping -- in front of customers?! Appalling.) Staff aren't given streamlined processes and it shows. (Mostly at the bars - unnecessarily crazy for servers and bartenders) Ship ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Junior Balcony


Second home in the Middle East

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Monica Petrosian
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

Everything was great. I’m very excited. Best place for holiday. I recommend everyone to visit there for holidays. The ship, the cabin, the staff, the food etc EVERYTHING was great. It’s really worthy to spend your money there. I was travelling with my friend for 1 week. Every night we had unforgettable parties near the pool.The pool was small but anyway very comfortable.Every evening we had dinner ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


THEY LEFT THE CHEF BEHIND.

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johnblogg
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Entertainment was great with the shows where a stand out, but in general the entertainment team did a great job working hard all day . service was good the staff in the restaurant they done a great job . The food was a disgrace on this ship. corporate cost cutting to the max.low quality.tasteless.cold.i think they left the chef in port. this was a very bad image of italian food.the owners need a ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Very good ship and crew

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Eeriebo
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

In May we spent a week in the Mediterranean on MSC Opera and we had a fabulous time. The ship is considered small and a bit old for the modern standards, but it was faultless! Extremely well kept, shiny clean and all the crew was amazing, hard-working people. We stayed in internal cabin on deck 9 in the middle of the ship, we felt almost no motion. Cabin was kept immaculate by our cabin steward. ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Junior Interior


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donnamd
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

we chose this cruise at last minute - the ship itself was clean and well run however the meals at the buffet wasnt hot and not a lot of choice. the restaurant meals were ok but nothing exciting as the menu was a bit much the same most nights. we booked an outside cabin with restricted view OMG we couldn't see outside the window at all, not even the sky as a life boat was hard up against the ...
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Sail Date: March 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View (obstructed view)


So much better than the reviews here

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cailin3
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We have been on several cruises in the Caribbean,Middle East and Asia. We chose this Cruise because we were going to Dubai anyway. We have sailed with MSC before. The choices out of Dubai are limited so having booked this and having read the reviews I was honestly not expecting much. However we have been so pleasantly surprised. The food has been excellent and the staff among the ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Junior Balcony


Perfect winter get away.

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k,m,d&m
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Chose due the location- winter sun, price and itinerary. Older ship but very well maintained. Staff lovely, hard working and attentive. Food good, but not the choice or quality of royal Caribbean or celebrity. Quality drinks package choice of premium spirits and European beers. Ports of call were interesting and we had plenty of time in port to explore. The private island would ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Suite Aurea


Average ship

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evertonian12
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise as my daughter is based in Dubai. Although we enjoyed the various stops I would not consider the itinerary worthwhile enough to fly all the way from Europe for. In fairness to MSC we found the ship itself to be much better than many of the reviews on here. The cabin was clean, clearly refurbished fairly recently and the same could be said of the ship as a whole. Very clean ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


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