Philipsburg
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MSC Cruises
7-Night Southern Caribbean from La Romana
Caribbean
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Your Ship
MSC Opera
The ship that hit a river boat in Venice, and the reason MSC's Venice ships now sail from Marghera
Aboard
- Built at Saint-Nazaire as hull L32, in service June 2004
- Christened at Genoa on June 26, 2004 by Sophia Loren
- Lengthened to 275 meters by Fincantieri at Palermo between May 2 and July 4, 2015
- Collided with the quay and the river ship River Countess in Venice on June 2, 2019
- Now a year-round Caribbean ship based at La Romana, Fort-de-France and Bridgetown
- Among the cheapest weeks anyone sells in the Caribbean
Ashore
Where You Stop
Philipsburg
Basseterre
Catalina Island
Caribbean
The Caribbean
The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, outside hurricane season
- Typical Length
- 5 to 8 nights
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The Same Trip, Other Weeks
The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.
| Departs | Inside | Oceanview | Balcony | Suite | From |
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| December 7, 2026This sailing | |||||
| February 1, 2027 | |||||
| February 15, 2027 | |||||
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| March 15, 2027 |
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