History
| LOI | ||
| Building contract | ||
| Building started | ||
| 12/12/2002 | Keel laid | |
| 11/9/2003 | Launch | |
| Sea trial | ||
| Second sea trial | ||
| 23/5/2004 | Delivered to Burnous Investment Corp. ( MSC Crociere) , Panama. | |
| 26/6/2004
27/6/2004 |
Christened by Sophia Loren in Genova.
Maiden voyage. |
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| 7/2004 | Registered owner Lycoper holdings Inc. | |
| 21/7/2010 | REgistered owner Newco Opera S.A. | |
| 14/5/2011
17/5/2011 |
Suffered engine failure in Baltic. Ship towed to Nynäshamn, Sweden.
Voyage to Gdynia for repairing. |
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| 22/5/2011
27/5/2011 |
Vouage to Southampton
Back in service. |
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| 2015 | Lengthened and refurbished | |
| 4/7/2015 | Delivered back to MSC Cruises. | |
| winter 2017/18 | 7 days cruises in Mediterranean | |
| 3/11/2018 | Transatlantic from Genova to Havana | |
| 20/11/2018 | Cruises from Havana | |
| 12/3/2019 | Transatlantic from Havana to Venice | |
| 19/4/2019 | Cruises from Venice | |
| 4/11/2019 | Transatlantic from Venice to Havana | |
| 26/11/2019 | Cruises from Havana. | |