7-Night Mediterranean
Athens (Piraeus) · 7n · $293/n · Aug 11, 2026
From $2,053 inside · Balcony $2,053
Live · sailing at 13 kn · Santorini Island
Guests
1,950 – 2,340
Crew
721
Cabins
975
Length
275 m
Space ratio
28
Homeport pattern
Genoa
Where she is right now
En route · Santorini Island· 8/3/2026, 3:49:12 AM· Course 66°
Position
36.37°N, 25.36°E
Heading
66° · COG 68°
Speed
13 kn
Destination
Santorini Island
Our take · opinion
Stretched Lirica, Italian value
We experience MSC Sinfonia as MSC’s affordable Lirica-class workhorse: a Festival-era hull stretched in the Renaissance Program, now sailing Med and Baltic weeks with Italian dining and family-friendly spray-park energy—not megaship theater.
We feel Sinfonia as midsize MSC with composer-named decks and a warmer, older Italian vibe than Meraviglia-class ships. Days orbit Le Piscine, the Doremi Spray Park, and easy lounges like Shelagh’s House Pub and Buddha Bar—lively without resort-ship scale. Kids clubs with LEGO and Chicco branding matter if you are sailing with little ones; adults claim the top-deck solarium when they need a quieter pocket away from the spray park energy.
Cabins still read early-2000s MSC: most rooms are compact, oceanviews outnumber true balconies, and we would prioritize a Balcony or Balcony Suite on the stretch-era decks when outdoor space is non-negotiable. Inside inventory is deep, so ask us before locking a category under the Lido or next to elevators—noise traps are real on a stretched hull with lively public rooms.
Dining is the honest trade: there are no specialty restaurants and no cover charges, so evenings live in Il Galeone, Il Covo, and the La Terrazza / Caffe Del Mare buffets. Shows at Teatro San Carlo plus the Irish pub and disco keep nights moving without megaship production budgets. We would book her for value Mediterranean or Baltic weeks when you want MSC flavor without complexity; confirm the homeport below and we will match category to who is traveling.
She's for
- Value-minded couples and families on Med or Baltic weeks
- First-timers who want Italian MSC vibe without megaship scale
- Shoppers who prefer inclusive main dining over specialty covers
- Groups who like kids clubs and a spray park without theme-park chaos
She's not for
- Guests chasing Edge-class cabin tech or infinite verandas
- Foodies who want a deep specialty-restaurant circuit
- Travellers who need hush, yacht-feel evenings
Honest caveat
She’s a Festival-built hull stretched in 2015—comfortable after Renaissance, but not newbuild MSC. Ask us about quieter cabin banks before you lock a category.
The record · ship backgroundMSC Sinfonia, on paper
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The record · ship background
MSC Sinfonia, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundMSC Sinfonia was built in 2002 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique as MS European Stars for Festival Cruises, then joined MSC in 2005 as the second Lirica-class ship beside Armonia, Lirica, and Opera. Gross tonnage, berths, and deck counts live on the fact sheet on this page. Decks carry composer names from Beethoven through Bizet, a leftover identity detail that still shapes how guests navigate the ship.
In 2015 she was cut and stretched at Fincantieri Palermo under MSC’s Renaissance Program, gaining roughly 193 staterooms, balcony inventory, upgraded kids’ spaces, and the Doremi Spray Park. A 2024 Palumbo Malta drydock covered maintenance and class work rather than another structural rebuild of the midship section.
Deployment typically mixes Baltic summers from Copenhagen or Warnemünde with Eastern Mediterranean seasons from Genoa and Civitavecchia, plus occasional Canary Island stretches when the program calls for it. Confirm the sailing below—homeports and region rotate with the season, and itineraries have shifted around regional events in recent years.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2000 – 2002
- Inaugural
- 2002 as European Stars; MSC from 2005
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSCOpera
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 319 sail dates on MSC Sinfonia. Fares are live and change daily.
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Night MediterraneanPiraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Cefalonia/Argostoli Greece | Corfu Greece | Bari Italy | Santorini Greece | Piraeus (Athens) Greece · 10 dates | Aug 11, 2026 | Athens (Piraeus) | 7 | $293 | $2,053 | $2,053 | $2,227 |
| 7-Night MediterraneanBari Italy | Santorini Greece | Piraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Cefalonia/Argostoli Greece | Corfu Greece | Bari Italy · 10 dates | Aug 15, 2026 | Bari | 7 | $276 | $1,929 | — | $2,673 |
| 6-Night MediterraneanPiraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Cefalonia/Argostoli Greece | Corfu Greece | Bari Italy | Piraeus (Athens) Greece | Oct 20, 2026 | Athens (Piraeus) | 6 | $144 | $863 | $1,403 | $1,623 |
| 7-Night MediterraneanBari Italy | Piraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Civitavecchia (Rome) Italy | Valencia Spain | Oct 24, 2026 | Bari | 7 | $96 | $671 | $1,241 | $1,531 |
| 5-Night MediterraneanBari Italy | Piraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Civitavecchia (Rome) Italy | Oct 24, 2026 | Bari | 5 | $103 | $515 | $885 | $1,095 |
| 5-Night MediterraneanPiraeus (Athens) Greece | Katakolon (Olympia) Greece | Civitavecchia (Rome) Italy | Valencia Spain | Oct 26, 2026 | Athens (Piraeus) | 5 | $129 | $644 | $984 | $1,184 |
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