We recently had the misfortune to sail on a cruise with the MSC Opera. We’ve sailed on several different cruise lines, in many different regions, but this was our first to Northern Europe. We selected the cruise based on itinerary and departure port.  We selected the ship based on reviews we read online about the various lines and ships which met our itinerary/departure port criteria.  Because we used the internet as a resource, we felt we should contribute to the data available there, thus this review.

The ship is beautiful, with a lovely art deco décor, and our room – a category 10 ocean...