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1st01 | AugAug | 202424 | Bodrum, Turkey, embark on the MSC Opera | 17:00 | |||
2nd02 | AugAug | 202424 | At Sea | ||||
3rd03 | AugAug | 202424 | Bari, Italy | 07:00 | 19:00 | ||
Bari, capital of the province of Apulia, lies on southern Italy's Adriatic coast. Its busy port is a leading commercial and industrial centre as well as a transit point for travellers catching ferries across the Adriatic to Greece. Bari comprises a new and an old town. To the north, on a promontory between the old and new harbours, lies the picturesque old town, or Citta Vecchia, with a maze of narrow, crooked streets. To the south is the spacious and regularly planned new town, which has developed considerably since 1930, when the Levant Fair was first held here. The heart of the modern town is Piazza della Liberta. The busy thoroughfare, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, separates the new town from the old. At the eastern end of the Corso begins the Lungomare Nazario Sauro, a magnificent seafront promenade that runs along the old harbour. Bari and the Apulian region were long recognized for their strategic location, attracting a succession of colonizers such as the Normans, Moors and Spaniards, each leaving their mark. | |||||||
4th04 | AugAug | 202424 | At Sea | ||||
5th05 | AugAug | 202424 | Piraeus, Greece | 07:00 | 20:00 | ||
It's no wonder that all roads lead to the fascinating and maddening metropolis of Athens. Lift your eyes 200 feet above the city to the Parthenon, its honey-color marble columns rising from a massive limestone base, and you behold architectural perfection that has not been surpassed in 2,500 years. But, today, this shrine of classical form dominates a 21st-century boomtown. To experience Athens—Athína in Greek—fully is to understand the essence of Greece: ancient monuments surviving in a sea of cement, startling beauty amid the squalor, tradition juxtaposed with modernity. Locals depend on humor and flexibility to deal with the chaos; you should do the same. The rewards are immense. Although Athens covers a huge area, the major landmarks of the ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods are close to the modern city center. You can easily walk from the Acropolis to many other key sites, taking time to browse in shops and relax in cafés and tavernas along the way. From many quarters of the city you can glimpse "the glory that was Greece" in the form of the Acropolis looming above the horizon, but only by actually climbing that rocky precipice can you feel the impact of the ancient settlement. The Acropolis and Filopappou, two craggy hills sitting side by side; the ancient Agora (marketplace); and Kerameikos, the first cemetery, form the core of ancient and Roman Athens. Along the Unification of Archaeological Sites promenade, you can follow stone-paved, tree-lined walkways from site to site, undisturbed by traffic. Cars have also been banned or reduced in other streets in the historical center. In the National Archaeological Museum, vast numbers of artifacts illustrate the many millennia of Greek civilization; smaller museums such as the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art Museum and the Byzantine and Christian Museum illuminate the history of particular regions or periods. Athens may seem like one huge city, but it is really a conglomeration of neighborhoods with distinctive characters. The Eastern influences that prevailed during the 400-year rule of the Ottoman Empire are still evident in Monastiraki, the bazaar area near the foot of the Acropolis. On the northern slope of the Acropolis, stroll through Plaka (if possible by moonlight), an area of tranquil streets lined with renovated mansions, to get the flavor of the 19th-century's gracious lifestyle. The narrow lanes of Anafiotika, a section of Plaka, thread past tiny churches and small, color-washed houses with wooden upper stories, recalling a Cycladic island village. In this maze of winding streets, vestiges of the older city are everywhere: crumbling stairways lined with festive tavernas; dank cellars filled with wine vats; occasionally a court or diminutive garden, enclosed within high walls and filled with magnolia trees and the flaming trumpet-shaped flowers of hibiscus bushes. Formerly run-down old quarters, such as Thission, Gazi and Psirri, popular nightlife areas filled with bars and mezedopoleia (similar to tapas bars), are now in the process of gentrification, although they still retain much of their original charm, as does the colorful produce and meat market on Athinas. The area around Syntagma Square, the tourist hub, and Omonia Square, the commercial heart of the city about 1 km (½ mi) northwest, is distinctly European, having been designed by the court architects of King Otho, a Bavarian, in the 19th century. The chic shops and bistros of ritzy Kolonaki nestle at the foot of Mt. Lycabettus, Athens's highest hill (909 feet). Each of Athens's outlying suburbs has a distinctive character: in the north is wealthy, tree-lined Kifissia, once a summer resort for aristocratic Athenians, and in the south and southeast lie Glyfada, Voula, and Vouliagmeni, with their sandy beaches, seaside bars, and lively summer nightlife. Just beyond the city's southern fringes is Piraeus, a bustling port city of waterside fish tavernas and Saronic Gulf views. | |||||||
6th06 | AugAug | 202424 | Kos, Greece | 09:00 | 19:00 | ||
7th07 | AugAug | 202424 | Rhodes, Greece | 08:00 | 22:00 | ||
Early travelers described Rhodes as a town of two parts: a castle or high town (Collachium) and a lower city. Today Rhodes town—sometimes referred to as Ródos town—is still a city of two parts: the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site that incorporates the high town and lower city, and the modern metropolis, or New Town, spreading away from the walls that encircle the Old Town. The narrow streets of the Old Town are for the most part closed to cars and are lined with Orthodox and Catholic churches, Turkish houses (some of which follow the ancient orthogonal plan), and medieval public buildings with exterior staircases and facades elegantly constructed of well-cut limestone from Lindos. Careful reconstruction in recent years has enhanced the harmonious effect. | |||||||
8th08 | AugAug | 202424 | Bodrum, Turkey, disembark the MSC Opera | 07:00 |
The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of what you find on the ship.
The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of what you find on the ship.
MSC Cruises is proud to bring the very best in artisanal gelato to our travellers. Venchi has been making superlative desserts since 1878 and owes much of its success to the use of 100% natural ingredients and exclusive recipes, from its intense extra dark chocolate to luscious gianduja and refreshing fruit sorbets.
Freshly made daily on board
Bar with vitamin drinks made from fresh fruits and juice such as Orange Delight and Carrot Fantasy.
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Show lounge, with piano and bar and 193 square foot dance floor.
The ship's card room is located on deck 7 and seats 28 guests.
Late-night bar and nightclub with a 450 square foot dance floor.
713 seat theatre, and the main show lounge onboard. Offers tiered seating, and features small-scale production shows and cabaret performances.
The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of what you find on the ship.
The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of what you find on the ship.
7 nights aboard the MSC Opera | |||
Drinks packages available. | |||
Evening entertainment & Broadway style shows | |||
Speciality Restaurants (charges may apply) | |||
Award winning MSC Aurea Spa (charges apply) | |||
Gratuities Included | |||
Port Taxes and Fees | |||
ABTA and ATOL Protection* |
Date 1st Aug 2024 |
Nts 7 |
Please Call for Availability |
Date 1st Aug 2024 |
Nts 7 |
Please Call for Availability |
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Thu 15th May 202515 May 25 | 759 | 889 | 1,189 | 1,669 |
Thu 22nd May 202522 May 25 | 759 | 909 | 1,189 | 1,669 |
Thu 29th May 202529 May 25 | 759 | 889 | 1,189 | 1,669 |
Thu 5th Jun 202505 Jun 25 | 759 | 889 | 1,189 | 1,669 |
Thu 12th Jun 202512 Jun 25 | 789 | 919 | 1,219 | 1,699 |
Thu 19th Jun 202519 Jun 25 | 799 | 929 | 1,229 | 1,709 |
Thu 26th Jun 202526 Jun 25 | 829 | 959 | 1,259 | 1,739 |
Thu 3rd Jul 202503 Jul 25 | 889 | 999 | 1,279 | 1,759 |
Thu 10th Jul 202510 Jul 25 | 909 | 1,019 | 1,299 | 1,779 |
Thu 17th Jul 202517 Jul 25 | 939 | 1,049 | 1,329 | 1,809 |
Thu 24th Jul 202524 Jul 25 | Please call for availability | |||
Thu 31st Jul 202531 Jul 25 | Please call for availability | |||
Thu 7th Aug 202507 Aug 25 | 1,009 | 1,119 | 1,399 | 1,879 |
Thu 14th Aug 202514 Aug 25 | 1,089 | 1,199 | 1,479 | 1,959 |
Thu 21st Aug 202521 Aug 25 | 1,089 | 1,199 | 1,479 | 1,959 |
Thu 28th Aug 202528 Aug 25 | 1,089 | 1,199 | 1,479 | 1,959 |
Thu 4th Sep 202504 Sep 25 | 989 | 1,119 | 1,419 | 1,899 |
Thu 11th Sep 202511 Sep 25 | 949 | 1,079 | 1,379 | 1,859 |
Thu 18th Sep 202518 Sep 25 | 899 | 1,029 | 1,329 | 1,809 |
Thu 25th Sep 202525 Sep 25 | 799 | 929 | 1,229 | 1,709 |
Thu 2nd Oct 202502 Oct 25 | 749 | 879 | 1,179 | 1,659 |
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