Bari (Italy) to Durban (South Africa) All Inc.

28 nights sailing from Bari (Italy) on cruise ship MSC Opera

Itinerary: Sailing from Bari (Italy), visiting Zadar (Croatia), Venice, Split (Croatia), Heraklion (Crete), Rhodes, Suez Canal, Suez Canal, Aqaba (Jordan), Sharm El Sheik (Egypt), Safaga (Egypt), Victoria (Seychelles), A
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28 nights sailing from Bari (Italy) on cruise ship MSC Opera

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`Bella` Experience

Bella Experience

The impressive experience of Bella is an excellent value option to enjoy the comforts of life on board in a modern and elegant style, designed to ensure a pleasant stay on board. Includes: ...

`Fantastica` Experience

Fantastica Experience

Fantastica´ experience offers a superior level of comfort and service. Fantasia experience will give you all Bella benefits plus some extra ones too such as one free cruise change, the opportunity to choose the cabin and its location, breakfast in c...

`Aurea´ Experience

Aurea´ Experience

Aurea experience offers a series of relaxing benefits for body and soul. Suites and Balcony in the best locations These cabins include Priority boarding, 24-hour room service (free delivery), Welcome package, the option to dine any time you choose, F...

`MSC Yacht Club` Experience

MSC Yacht Club Experience

A unique experience that combines the comfort and service of a private yacht with access to the extensive leisure facilities of a modern cruise ship. What’s included? Access to the panoramic Top Sail Lounge with bar, afternoon tea service, light food...

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Cruise Itinerary

Full Itinerary
Day 1 Bari (Italy) Embarkation | Departure: 17:00H
Day 2 Zadar (Croatia) Arrival time: 09:30H | Departure: 18:00H 9 hours in destination
Day 3 Venice Arrival time: 07:00H | Departure: 17:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 4 Split (Croatia) Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 16:00H 7 hours in destination
Day 5 at sea
Day 6 Heraklion (Crete) Arrival time: 12:00H | Departure: 20:00H 8 hours in destination
Day 7 Rhodes Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 18:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 8 Suez Canal Arrival time: 19:00H | Departure: 19:15H
Day 9 Suez Canal Arrival time: 15:00H | Departure: 15:15H
Day 10 Aqaba (Jordan) Arrival time: 10:00H | Departure: 23:00H 13 hours in destination
Day 11 Sharm El Sheik (Egypt) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 19:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 12 Safaga (Egypt) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 18:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 13-14-15-16-17-18-19 at sea
Day 20 Victoria (Seychelles) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 18:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 21 at sea
Day 22 Antisiranana (Madagascar) Arrival time: 07:00H | Departure: 17:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 23 at sea
Day 24 Port Louis (Mauritius) Arrival time: 09:00H | Departure: 20:00H 11 hours in destination
Day 25 La Possession (Reunion) Arrival time: 08:00H | Departure: 18:00H 10 hours in destination
Day 26-27-28 at sea
Day 29 Durban (South Africa) Arrival time: 06:00H
Bari (Italy) to Durban (South Africa) All Inc. Cruise itinerary  - MSC Cruises

Bari (Italy) to Durban (South Africa) All Inc.

28 nights Cruise on MSC Opera. Sailing from Bari (Italy), visiting Zadar (Croatia), Venice, Split (Croatia), Heraklion (Crete), Rhodes, Suez Canal, Suez Canal, Aqaba (Jordan), Sharm El Sheik (Egypt), Safaga (Egypt), Victoria (Seychelles), Antisiranana (Madagascar), Port Louis (Mauritius), La Possession (Reunion), ending in Durban (South Africa).

Bari (Italy) to Durban (South Africa) All Inc. Cruise itinerary  - MSC Cruises
Bari (Italy) to Durban (South Africa) All Inc. Cruise itinerary  - MSC Cruises

Bari (Italy)

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland It is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the splendid Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino and the Swabian Castle built for Frederick II, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter, the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district

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Zadar (Croatia)

Is a city in the Dalmatian Region, in the modern Croatia, capital of the county of Zadar, in the centre of the country and infront of the islands od Uglian and Pasman, from which it is separated by the Zadar Strait. The different layers of the walls of the city, are the renaissance, baroque and gothic monuments, that prove the turbulent past of the city.

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Venice

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. On both sides of the Grand Canal you will find historical palaces and bridges. The city along with its lagoon is listed as a World Heritage Site. Places of interest: St. Mark's Square and visit the Ducal's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Bordering the islands via Della Giudecca canal you will find the Lido Island, famous for hosting the Venice Film Festival. Of course do not forget to take a gondola ride through the tiny channels.

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Split (Croatia)

Split is a popular destination located in the Mediterranean Basin on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, on the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its bay and port. Split is the largest Dalmatian city, and the second largest city of Croatia. Spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings, Split's greater area includes the neighboring seaside towns as well. The historic center of Split was included into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites (1979). Split is said to be one of the centre of Croatian culture. This city of history, culture, and tradition it is also a city of fun parties and great night life. It is also known for the summer season festivals, dramas, operas, and concerts. There is also a variety of restaurants and wine cellars, where you can taste the local specials.

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Heraklion (Crete)

Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is one of the largest cities in Greece. The ruins of Knossos, which were excavated and restored by Arthur Evans, are nearby. Top places to visit include the Minoan Palaces of Knossos and Phaistos and the Venetian structures in Heraklion Town, like the Koules Fortress and the Morosini Lions Fountain. Heraklion is a beautiful island and is loved by cruise passengers. There are pristine beaches to enjoy, including Matala, Agia Pelagia, and Malia. Delicious local cuisines also await, and you can’t visit Greece without trying some delicacies such as Dakos, Dolma and Kalitsounia. In short, Heraklion is an island that offers it all and we’re sure one visit won’t be enough.

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Rhodes

Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. From there you can access Lindos and its famous Acropolis which can be accessed on foot or by donkey.

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Suez Canal

The Suez canal is an artificial sea level waterway that joins the Mediteranean Sea with the red sea. It allows navigation between Asia and Europe without surrounding Africa.

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Suez Canal

The Suez canal is an artificial sea level waterway that joins the Mediteranean Sea with the red sea. It allows navigation between Asia and Europe without surrounding Africa.

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Aqaba (Jordan)

Aqaba is a Jordanian coastal city situated at the northeastern tip of the Red Sea. Aqaba is the largest city on the Gulf of Aqaba and Jordan's only coastal city. Aqaba is well known for its beach resorts and luxury hotels, which service those who come for diving, fun in the sand as well as watersports like windsurfing and Scuba diving. It also offers activities which take advantage of its desert location. Its many coffee shops offer mansaf and knafeh, and baqlawa desserts. Another very popular venue is the Turkish Bath (Hamam) built in 306AD, in which locals and visitors alike come to relax after a hot day. Aqaba and Wadi Rum are the sites of the annual Jordan – Middle East Distant Heat Festival, an annual electronic dance festival. It takes place on 31 July and 1 August. DJs from Jordan, the Middle East and around the world participate in this unique dance festival..

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Sharm El Sheik (Egypt)

Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai. It is a part of Egypt's Asian land, as Egypt is a transcontinental country. Sharm el-Sheikh has also become a favourite spot for scuba divers from around the world. Being situated near the Red Sea, it provides some of the most stunning underwater scenery and warm water making this an ideal place to dive. Visitors to Sharm el-Sheikh can experience a variety of water and activities. Beach seekers find many activities such as diving, snorkelling, windsurfing,kitesurfing, para-sailing, boating, and canoeing. Ras Mohammed is the national park of South Sinai, located on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Along with Nabq, it has famous dive sites in the Red Sea, with 2,600 ft deep reef walls, pounding current and coral gardens.

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Safaga (Egypt)

Safaga is a small coastal location in the Red Sea, located south of Hughada, very touristic. In this little paradise the prefered activities for those that chose to spend their holidays here, are windsurf and snorkeling. To visit this exotic and hidden place it is necessary to book an excursion with transfers, accommodation in hotels and internal visits. This way, a guide will wait for us at the airport to take us to the hotel while he advises us on everything that is necessary for our stay. The main attraction of this paradise and the first place that we are going to visit is the beach. The coral reef that exists on the beach on the Read Sea is one of the most amazing in the world and any snorkelling or diving lover must get to know. Only entering the water a few steps we will see in the crystalline water an infinite number of coloured fish with unique shapes simming around.

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Victoria (Seychelles)

The largest of the Seychelles and home to approximately 90% its population, Mahe is the cultural and economic centre of the inner islands. The capital of Victoria plays host to the shops, bars and restaurants and is the Hub for transportation between the islands. Boasting a towering landscape of 1000m high granite peaks, Stunning plam tree laden white sand beaches and extraordinary plant life sush as the Jellyfish Tree, the carnivorous Seychelles Pitcher Plant and the Seychelles Vanilla Orchid that have evolved over centuries of splendid isolation.

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Antisiranana (Madagascar)

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Port Louis (Mauritius)

Capital and principal port of mauritius, Port Louis was founded by the french governor Francois Mahe de La Bourdonnais in 1735. The land extends up to the foot of the mountains that protect the city forming arround it a circumference. The city, nowadays city centre of the financial activities, is very attractive and the historical monuments are the proove of the past. The city of the artists has to be discovered.

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La Possession (Reunion)

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Durban (South Africa)

Durban is a city in South Africa, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, offshore from the Indian Ocean. It is the third biggest city of the country, after Johannesburg and Cape Town. The city has important touristic resorts, many of them with an Artedeco style as a principal claim, as it is the artistic movement of Durban. The hotels have their own private beaches, where tourists enjoy of all type of water sports, but specially surf, due to the big waves in the region. The maritim activity is completed with the Ushaka marine, the aquarium in Durban and one of the biggest in the world. Other of the great attractions is the great offer in natural parks. One of them Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, located two hours away from Durban on the way to Swaziland and Mozambique, is one of the main parks to visit, and it includes a estuary with hippopotamus.

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The ship: MSC Opera

MSC Opera Cruises in the Canaries

MSC Opera offers new facilities for adults and children and being better equipped, she will surely surprise everyone

MSC Opera has much more to offer now! Including a wide range of new features and facilities that will make all age guests happy. Check its new cabins with balconies that will give you a beautiful panoramic view wherever you sail to. MSC Opera also has now an enlarged restaurant and buffet area offering more culinary delicacies.MSC is partner with Chicco, LEGO® and Namco® to  help children enjoy their play time and adults be able to relax. Children will also enjoy the water spray park that includes fun water features. And adults will surely be grateful to use the MSC Aurea Spa, now enhanced and extended to give you more space relax and enjoy your well deserved time. Plus you will also like the new shopping area that you will find on deck 6

Year renovated 2015
Beam 28,8 m.
Length 274,9 m.
Tonnage 65591 tn.
Occupancy 2679
Crew 742
Ratio passenger / crew Standard 4:1
Ratio tonnage/passengers Standard 24:1
Number of decks 13
Number of staterooms 1075
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What's included onboard?

Meals at the main restaurants or at the buffett restaurants are included (fees are applied for speciality restaurants)

Port taxes are included in the price

Daily service charges/gratuities are included as part of the cruise fare at no extra cost.

Accommodation in well appointed cabins 

All on-board activities such as group games, competitions, quizzes, crafts classes are included.

Water, coffee and some juices are included in certain areas of the ship.

Children and Teens Clubs are included with outstanding programme activities and services

Future Cruise benefits when booking your next cruise on board

Free entry to the casino; There is no admission charge for any of the nightclubs or discos on MSC's ships; Most evening shows are also free to enjoy 

Access to the gym is free of charge

What's not included?

A 15% Bar Service Charge is automatically added to all food and beverage purchases, except for passengers who have booked the All Inclusive Fare or who have pre-booked and paid a Beverage or  Dining Package.

Shore excursions and purchases at the onboard shops are not included; treatments or massages at the beauty salon or the MSC Aurea Spa are also not included.

Drinks are only included if you have booked the All Inclusive Fare or if you have booked the Standard Fare but added a Drinks Package (in this case, the drinks that are included on board correspond to the package booked); If you have not booked any of these options, the drinks will not be included and must be paid on board Plus a 15% Bar Service Charge that will be automatically added to your onboard account; Prepaid All-inclusive drinks packages or the All-inclusive fares that also include this bar service charge) 

Spa access and services (charges apply, except access to the thermal area for Aurea and Yacht Club cabins and suites).

Speaciality restaurants (fees apply).

There is a fee to use the facilities in the Internet café.  

Travel and/or Health Insurance is not included; Passengers are strongly recommended to have comprehensive travel health insurance covering medical treatment and repatriation costs and expenses. 

Your benefits & more

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  • All inclusive
  • Tips included!

    Service Charges (Gratuities) are included in the cruise fare.

    Service Charges (Gratuities) are included in the cruise fare. MSC Cruises does not recommend tipping individual members of staff.

  • Family Comfort Offer 2 cabins!

    Family Comfort promotion. Book two cabins of your choice, including connected cabins, with one adult and one child in each, and receive a 30% discount on the second person's fare in each cabin. You need to Call us on +44 (0)20 3636 9656 to book this offer.

What you need to know

Travel documents and visas

It is the sole responsibility of the Guest to identify and obtain all required travel documents for the entire cruise vacation and have them available when necessary. Please check with your travel agent, government agency, Embassy or Consulate to ensure that you have all the proper documentation to board the ship and enter each of the countries on your cruise. Guests without proper traveling documentation will be denied boarding. Travel restrictions for each destination country may vary according to a Guest's citizenship. No refunds will be given to individuals who fail to bring proper documentation. Make sure you check all the information here: https://logi.travel/0DD7979

Important! MSC MINORS POLICY

1. MSC will only be able to accommodate children younger than 12 months old on sailings that do not exceed 10 nights in duration. 2. Guests under 18yrs old or 21yrs for guests embarking from a US port must travel accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian. Otherwise, a signed authorization letter from the absent parent must be provided when booking, along with the name of a designated individual in charge of the minor. 3- Minors can be assigned to a cabin without the presence of an adult subject to the following conditions: A- The parents expressly request the minors to be assigned in a cabin without an adult upon signature of a waiver of liability. B- The parents and the minors stay in connected cabins or in adjacent cabins (minors alone never in a balcony cabin). C- Parents are given a double key of the cabin occupied by the minors. D- The cabin is occupied at least by 2 minors with the oldest minor being at least 12 years old and the youngest at least 8 years old

Adjacent cabin means cabins whose door are close each other in the same assembly station and corridor. Connecting cabins are cabins that are connected by an internal door.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RUSSIAN TOURIST PASSPORT HOLDERS ENTERING NORWAY

Please do note that, as per Official instructions received from the Norwegian relevant Ministry, all Russian Tourist passport holders cannot enter Norway from 29th of May. After merging with Local Authorities, relating all cruises arriving in Norway through a Schengen Port (MSC Euribia, MSC Poesia and MSC Preziosa), all Russian Touristic passport holders in possession of a Schengen Visa issued ONLY by Norway after the 30th of May 2022 or with a valid Schengen Residence Permit (under renewal not accepted) and ONLY transiting Norway (not embarking/disembarking) will be exceptionally accepted onboard. Holders of Diplomatic, Service, Special Passports need to receive pre-approval before showing up for the embarkation. For all other cruises calling extra-Schengen Ports before Norway (MSC Virtuosa), mentioned guests will not be allowed to embark.

Future Cruise Programme

Guests who book their next MSC Cruises sailing while onboard will be rewarded with a reduced deposit starting from £100 per person, a shipboard credit of up to £200, a greater flexibility valid up until final payment is done and the best price guarantee, now applicable up to 90 days prior to sailing date

Daily visitors

Daily visitors entering Venice between 8:30 and 16:00 are required to pay €5 before entering – guests travelling to and from the Stazione Marittima cruise terminal to complete the embarkation or disembarkation procedures are not required to pay, as long as they do not enter Venice. Please visit the map: https://cda.ve.it/ . The new payment system requires visitors to obtain a QR code showing proof of payment of the access fee or their exemption (check https://cda.ve.it/en/faq#persons-exempt for info). To obtain your QR code ahead of your arrival, please visit https://cda.ve.it/ and follow the instructions. While there are no physical barriers to enter Venice, the local police may approach you and ask you to show your QR code or any other proof of payment/exemption at any time during your stay. Failure to provide this could result in a fine ranging from €50 to €300. Please note that MSC Cruises and Logitravel cannot be held liable for non-compliance with the above.

Please note that the following categories are exempt from paying the fee: Embarking/Disembarking cruise lines guests travelling to Venice just to join the cruise terminal on embarkation and disembarkation day, do not have to register (if they do not enter the Ancient City); Tourists spending the night in Venice, Marghera, or Mestre (already subject to the tourist tax that applies to overnight visitors) and MSC Stay&Cruise guests; Guests going from Venice Santa Lucia Train Station directly to Maritime Station, do not have to register (if they do not enter the Ancient City); People born in Venice, for instance, must show only their identity card (or other document showing the place of birth); Under 14 years old must show only their identity card; People resident in Veneto Region; Holders of the European Disability Card and their accompanying person; People accessing Venice for school, work, or medical care.

Travelling with children

Do you have children travelling? Please Read: All minors travelling without their parent or legal guardian must arrive with written consent that those in the party they are with have consent of their parent/legal guardian for them to travel, and also that they will assume responsibility for the minors on-board and in the case of an emergency. Guests may be required to provide a signed letter of consent from the absent parent/legal guardian providing authorisation to travel with the minor, along with a copy of the child’s birth certificate showing both parents and a copy of photographic identification of the missing parent/legal guardian. If the legal guardian or parent has remarried and has a different surname to the minor they must bring proof such as copies of the birth, marriage, divorce certificates.

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