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MSC Cruises

7-Night Mediterranean from Piraeus

Europe

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Trip Details

Departs: January 18, 2027

Returns: January 25, 2027

Departure Port: Piraeus

Ship: MSC Lirica

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MSC Lirica

MSC's first newbuild, last of the four to be lengthened, and the one that still sails to Alexandria

Aboard

  • The first ship MSC Cruises ordered new rather than bought secondhand, delivered March 2003
  • Lead ship of the Lirica class and namesake of the four
  • Lengthened by Fincantieri at Palermo between August 31 and November 4, 2015, the last of the four
  • A 24-meter midsection took her from 59,058 to 65,591 gross tons
  • Mykonos on more of her weeks than either of her own homeports
  • Eleven-night runs from Venice-Marghera to Alexandria, Port Said and Limassol
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Ashore

Where You Stop

Piraeus

Istanbul

Corfu

Bari

Europe

The Greek Isles

Whitewashed villages spilling down volcanic cliffs, harbors the color of a swimming pool, and ruins you walk through rather than past; the Aegean is small enough that a week reaches a genuine cross-section of it.

Best Time to Go
May, June, September and October; July and August are hot and crowded
Typical Length
7 to 10 nights
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Porto, Portugal

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