Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is Europe's most populous city (the world's 4th largest city proper and 20th largest urban area) and Turkey's cultural and financial center. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country.

Part of Istanbul’s great attraction is its unique position on two continents, divided by the Bosphorus. Most of the population live on the European side; the Asian sector is reached via the high-level Bosphorus Bridge, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge or by ferry. With 13 million inhabitants Istanbul offers all the excitement of a cosmopolitan city. Its numerous monuments, mosques and museums, plus the famous Grand Bazaar, make it one of the world’s great destinations.

Things to See & Do

* Okapi Palace
* Hagia Sophia
* Yerebatan Sarayi
* Sulemanye Mosque
* Sultanahmet Square

General information

Cruise Season – Feb to Dec
Currency - New Turkish Lira (YTL)
Language – Turkish
Land Area – 98.2 sq km.
Population – 13,000,000
Electricity – 2 round pins European style
Time - GMT/UTC plus two hours
International Country Telephone Code – European side + 212 Asian side +216

Port Location - Istanbul is the principal port of Turkey, located at the mouth of the Bosphorus on the Sea of Marmara and comprising several ports. Passengers disembark at Karakoy piers.

Transport Links – Istanbul can be reached by air, bus and train from most major European countries.

Cruises from Istanbul, Turkey

Cruise	Date	Nights
Le Dumont D'Urville, 7 Night Cruising the Aegean: Turkey and the Greek Isles – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Pira	2025-04-15	7
Grandeur, 12 Nights Travel Through Time ex Istanbul to Venice (Fusina)	2025-04-16	12
Splendor, 24 Nights Ancient Legends & Holy Lands ex Istanbul to Rome (Civitavecchia)	2025-05-07	24
Splendor, 13 Nights Sojourn Through History ex Istanbul to Trieste	2025-05-07	13
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-05-07	9
Navigator, 12 Nights Mythical Places, Magical Nights ex Istanbul to Rome (Civitavecchia)	2025-05-13	12
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-05-16	9
Norwegian Sky, 11 Night Greek Isles: Santorini, Athens & Florence ex Istanbul, Turkey to Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	2025-05-16	11
Norwegian Viva, 9 Night Mediterranean: Greece, Turkey & Egypt ex Istanbul, Turkey to Haifa, Israel	2025-05-18	9
Queen Victoria, 21 Nights Istanbul ex Istanbul, Turkey to Rome, Italy	2025-05-19	21
Queen Victoria, 7 Nights Istanbul And Greek Islands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Rome, Italy	2025-05-19	7
Queen Victoria, 14 Nights Istanbul ex Istanbul, Turkey to Trieste, Italy	2025-05-19	14
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-05-25	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-06-03	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-06-12	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-06-21	9
Norwegian Pearl, 11 Night Greek Isles: Santorini, Athens & Croatia ex Istanbul, Turkey to Venice, Italy	2025-06-21	11
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-06-30	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-07-09	9
L'Austral, 8 Night Antique wonders of the Aegean ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2025-07-17	8
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-07-18	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-07-27	9
Nautica, Echoes of Antiquity ex Istanbul, Turkey to Haifa, Israel	2025-07-27	12
Azamara Pursuit, 10 Night Greece Intensive Voyage ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2025-08-02	10
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-08-05	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-08-14	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-08-23	9
Norwegian Pearl, 11 Night Greek Isles: Santorini, Athens & Croatia ex Istanbul, Turkey to Venice, Italy	2025-08-23	11
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-09-01	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-09-10	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-09-19	9
Vista, Hellenic Inspiration ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2025-09-26	7
Sky Princess, 17 Night Mediterranean with Greece, Italy & Turkey ex Istanbul, Turkey to Southampton, England	2025-09-27	17
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-09-28	9
Norwegian Sky, 12 Night Greek Isles & Italy: Santorini, Athens & Florence ex Istanbul, Turkey to Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	2025-10-02	12
Queen Victoria, 7 Nights Spain And Greek Islands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2025-10-06	7
Queen Victoria, 18 Nights Istanbul To Southampton ex Istanbul, Turkey to Southampton, England, UK	2025-10-06	18
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-10-07	9
Azamara Onward, 10 Night Greece Intensive Voyage ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2025-10-08	10
Norwegian Viva, 10 Night Greek Isles: Santorini, Rhodes & Israel ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2025-10-09	10
Mariner, 9 Nights Heritage Sites & Greek Isles ex Istanbul to Trieste	2025-10-13	9
MSC Fantasia, 9 Nights ex Istanbul, Turkey Return	2025-10-16	9
Marina, Havens & Holy Lands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Haifa, Israel	2025-10-16	11
Marina, Ottomans & Idyllic Isles ex Istanbul, Turkey to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	2025-10-16	32
Marina, Hallowed & Historic Lands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2025-10-16	22
Voyager, 14 Nights Aria Of The Aegean ex Istanbul to Venice (Fusina)	2025-10-17	14
Navigator, 12 Nights The Best Of The Med ex Istanbul to Barcelona	2025-10-19	12
Vista, Mediterranean Seafarer ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2025-11-09	10
Vista, Transatlantic Odyssey ex Istanbul, Turkey to Miami, Florida USA	2025-11-09	24
Grandeur, 12 Nights Historic Lands ex Istanbul to Trieste	2026-05-05	12
Queen Victoria, 7 Nights Istanbul And Greek Islands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2026-05-11	7
Queen Victoria, 14 Nights Istanbul ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2026-05-11	14
Queen Victoria, 21 Nights Istanbul ex Istanbul, Turkey to Civitavecchia (tours to Rome), Italy	2026-05-11	21
Allura, Aegean to Adriatic Passage ex Istanbul, Turkey to Trieste, Italy	2026-05-17	10
Splendor, 12 Nights Spring In The Aegean ex Istanbul Return	2026-05-22	12
Splendor, 10 Nights Marvels Of Antiquity ex Istanbul to Athens (Piraeus)	2026-06-03	10
Voyager, 22 Nights Byzantine, Barcelona & Belem ex Istanbul to Lisbon	2026-06-28	22
Voyager, 12 Nights Knights & Emperors ex Istanbul to Rome (Civitavecchia)	2026-06-28	12
Le Boreal, 8 Night Antique wonders of the Aegean ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2026-07-02	8
Azamara Onward, Greece Cruise: Thessaloniki, Mykonos & Athens ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2026-07-18	7
Allura, Legendary Turkey & Greece ex Istanbul, Turkey to Athens (Piraeus) Greece	2026-07-21	7
Allura, Aegean & Adriatic Treasures ex Istanbul, Turkey to Trieste, Italy	2026-09-26	7
Queen Victoria, 18 Nights Istanbul ex Istanbul, Turkey to Southampton, England, UK	2026-09-28	18
Queen Victoria, 7 Nights Istanbul And Greek Islands ex Istanbul, Turkey to Civitavecchia (tours to Rome), Italy	2026-09-28	7
Navigator, 12 Nights A Mythical Sojourn ex Istanbul to Alexandria	2026-10-02	12
Allura, Mediterranean Classics ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2026-10-17	14
Voyager, 7 Nights Cultural Crossroads ex Istanbul to Trieste	2026-11-03	7
Nautica, Mediterranean East to West ex Istanbul, Turkey to Barcelona, Spain	2026-11-12	27
Nautica, Revered & Romantic Shores ex Istanbul, Turkey to Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	2026-11-12	20
Nautica, Hellenic & Dalmatian Gems ex Istanbul, Turkey to Venice, Italy	2026-11-12	10
Nautica, Southern Mediterranean Gems ex Istanbul, Turkey to Lisbon, Portugal	2026-11-12	39
Voyager, 10 Nights Turkish Treasures ex Istanbul to Athens (Piraeus)	2026-11-27	10

Port Overview

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FR Batumi, Georgia Bay of Kotor Bay Of Roses, Turkey Beirut, Lebanon Bejaia, Algeria Belle Ile, France Benidorm, Spain Biarritz, France Bigovo, Montenegro Bilbao, Spain Bodrum, Turkey Bol, Brac Island, Croatia Bonifacio, Corsica. FR Bosphorus, Turkey Bourgas, Bulgaria Bozburun, Turkey Bozcaada (Tenedos), Turkey Bozukkale, Turkey Brijuni, Croatia Brindisi, Italy Budva, Montenegro Butrint, Albania Cabo Girão, Madeira Cadaques, Spain Cadiz, Spain Cagliari, Sardinia. IT Calvi, Corsica Camlimani, Turkey Canakkale (Kepez), Turkey Cannes, France Cape Finisterre, Spain Cape Sounio, Greece Capri, Italy Cargese, Corsica Carloforte, San Pietro Carrara, Italy Cartagena, Spain Cassis, France Castellammare Castellon de la Plana, Spain Catania, Sicily. IT Caunos, Turkey Cavalaire-sur-Mer Cavtat, Croatia Cefalu, Sicily Cephalonia, Greece Cesme, Turkey Chania, Crete Chios, Greece Cinque Terre, Italy Ciudadela, Spain Collioure, France Comino, Malta Corfu, Greece Corigliano Calabro Corinth Canal, Greece Corinth, Greece Costa Smeralda, Italy Cres Island, Croatia Crete Island, Greece Cristo Rei, Portugal Crotone, Italy Cyprus Dalyan River, Turkey Dardanelles, Turkey Darnah (Derna), Libya Datca, Turkey Delos, Greece Delphi, Greece Demre (Myra), Turkey Denia, Spain Despotiko Island, Greece Diafani, Greece Didim, Turkey Dieppe, France Dikili, Turkey Domaine de Murtoli, Corsica Dubrovnik, Croatia Durres, Albania. Egadi Islands Ekincik, Turkey El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain Elafonisos, Greece Elba, Italy Ermoupolis, Greece Faial Island, Portugal Famagusta, Cyprus Fethiye, Turkey Figuera da Foz, Portugal Finike, Turkey Fiskardho, Greece Florence, Italy Folegandros Fontvieille, Monaco Formentera, Spain Fourni, Greece Frejus, France Fusina, Italy Gaeta, Italy Galaxidhi, Greece Gallipoli, Italy Gallipoli, Turkey Gemlik, Turkey Genoa, Italy Getxo, Spain Giannutri, Italy Giglio, Italy Girolata, (Corsica), France Gocek, Turkey Gökçeadais (Imbros), Turkey Golfe de Porto, Corte Golfo Stella, Italy Gorinchem, Netherlands Gozo Island, Malta Granada, Spain Grand Harbour, Malta Gulluk, Turkey Gythion, Greece Haifa, Israel Halki, Greece Hammamet, Tunisia Hendaye, France Heraklion, Greece Herceg Novi, Montenegro Hoedic, France Huelva, Spain Hvar, Croatia Hydra, Greece Hyeres, France Ibiza, Spain Icaria, Greece Igumenitsa, Greece Ile d'Aix, France Ile de Glenan, Glenan Islands Ilovik, Croatia Imperia, Italy Ios, Greece Iraklia, Greece Iraklion, Crete, Gr Ischia, Italy Iskenderun, Turkey Isla Cies (Spain) Islas Cies, Spain Istanbul, Turkey Isthmia, Greece Istria, Croatia Itea, Greece Ithaca, Greece Izmir, Turkey Jelsa, Croatia Juan Les Pins, France Kalamata, Greece Kalkan, Turkey Kalymnos, Greece Karpathos, Greece Kas, Turkey Kastelorizo, Greece Katakolon, Greece Kavala, Greece Kea Island, Greece Kefalonia, Greece Kekova, Turkey Kemer, Turkey Kerch, Ukraine Kiato, Greece Knidos, Turkey Komiza, Vis Island Koper, Slovenia Korcula, Croatia Kornati National Park, Croatia Kos, Greece Kotor, Montenegro Koufonisia, Greece Krk Island, Croatia Ksamili, Albania Kucisce, Croatia Kusadasi, Turkey Kythira, Greece Kythnos, Greece L'Ile-Rousse, France La Ciotat, France La Coruna, Spain La Maddalena, Italy La Spezia, Italy Lampedusa, Italy Larnaca, Cyprus Latakia, Syria Latsovo Island, Croatia Lavrion, Greece Le Lavandou, France Lecce, Italy Lefkada Island (Lefkas), Greece Lemnos (Greece) Lerici, Italy Leros, Greece Lesvos (Mitilini), Greece Levanzo, Sicily Levitha, Greece Licata, Sicily Limassol, Cyprus Limni, Greece Limnos (Myrina), Greece Lindos, Greece Lipari, Italy Lipsi, Greece Livadi, Nisos Serifos, Greece Livorno, (Florence, Pisa) Italy Lopud Island, Croatia Losinj, Croatia Loutraki, Greece Ludwigsburg, Germany Maddalena Islands, Sardinia Madrid, Spain Magdalena, Spain Mahon, Menorca. SP Makarska, Croatia Malaga, Spain Mali Losinj, Croatia Mallorca, Spain Marbella, Spain Marettimo, Sicily Marina De Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Marina Di Carrara, Italy Marina Di Riposto, Sicily Marina Grande, Italy Marmaris, Turkey Marsa Matruh, Egypt Marsala, Sicily Marseilles, France Mazara del Vallo, Sicily. IT Meganisi, Greece Menorca, Spain Menton, France Merida, Spain Mersin, Turkey Messina Strait, Italy Messina, Sicily. IT Metkovic, Croatia Mijet Island, Croatia Milan, Italy Milazzo, (Sicily) Italy Milos, Greece Mljet, Croatia Molat, Croatia Molfetta, Italy Molyvos, Greece Monastir, Tunisia Monemvasia, Greece Monfalcone, Italy Monopoli - Italy Monte Carlo, Monaco Montenegro Motril, Spain Mt Athos, Greece Mudanya, Turkey Mykonos, Greece Mythemna, Greece Nafpaktos, Greece Nafplion, Greece Nantes, France Naousa, Nisos Paros, Greece Naples, Italy Nauplie (Greece) Navagio Beach, Greece Naxos Di Giardini, Sicily. IT Naxos, Greece Neapoli Vion, Greece Nessebur, Bulgaria Neum, Bosnia & Herzegovina Nevsehir, Turkey New Corinth, Greece Nice, France Nicosia, Cyprus Nisyros, Greece Novalja, Croatia Novi Vinodolski, Croatia Novigrad, Croatia Odessa, Ukraine Olbia, Sardinia. IT Omis, Croatia Opatija, Croatia Opuzen, Croatia Oristano, Sardinia Ortona, Italy Otranto, Italy Oviedo, Spain Paestum, Italy Pag Island, Croatia Palamos, Spain Palau, Sardinia Palea Epidauros, Greece Palermo's Bay, Albania Palermo, Sicily. IT Palma, Majorca. SP Palmarola, Italy Palombaggia, Corsica Pantelleria, Italy Paphos, Cyprus Parata Peninsula, Parga, Greece Paroikia, Greece Paros, Greece Passing Gibraltar Patmos, Greece Patras, Greece Paxi Island Greece Peljasac Peninsula, Croatia Peniscola, Spain Pergamon, Turkey Pesaro, Italy Pescara, Italy Petra (Lesbos), Greece Piana, Corsica Piombino, Italy Piran, Slovenia Pithagorio, Greece Plage D'Arone, Corsica Plage Saint Antoine, Corsica, France Platamonas, Greece Ploce, Croatia Poliegos, Greece Pollensa, Majorca, Spain Poltu Quatu, Italy Polyaigos, Greece Ponza, Italy Ponziane Islands, Italy Porec, Croatia Poros, Greece Porquerolles, France Port La Nouvelle, France Port Mahon, Menorca Port Navalo, France Port Tewfik, Egypt Port Vendres, France Port-Saint-Louis-Du-Rhone, France Porticcio Beach, Corsica FR Portimao, Portugal Porto Carras, Greece Porto Cervo, Sardinia. IT Porto de Banus, Spain Porto Empedocle, Italy Porto Ercole, Italy Porto Rotondo, Italy Porto Santo Stefano, Italy Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy Porto Vecchio, Corsica. FR Portoferraio, Italy Portofino, Italy Portoroz, Yugoslavia Portovenere, Italy Positano, Italy Poti, Georgia Pozzallo, Italy Pozzuoli, Italy Preveza, Greece Primosten, Croatia Procida, Italy Propriano, Corsica. FR Pucisca, Brac Island Puerto Banus, Costa del Sol, Spain Puerto de Alcudia, Spain Puerto del Rosario Pula, Croatia Punta Ala, Italy Pylos, Greece Qasr Ahmad, Libya Rab Island, Croatia Rabac, Croatia Rabat, Morocco Ragusa, Sicily Rapallo, Italy Ravenna, Italy Reggio, Italy Rethymnon, Greece Rhodes, Greece Ribadeo, Spain Rijeka, Croatia Rimini, Italy Roccapina Beach, Corsica Roccella Ionica, Italy Rogoznica, Croatia Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy Rondinara, Corsica Roscoff, France Roses, Spain Rovinj, Croatia Salerno,Italy Sali, Kornati Islands Salina, Sicily, Italy Samos, Greece Samothrace, Greece Samsun, Turkey San Antonio, Spain San Pietro Island, Sardinia San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily Sanary-Sur-Mer, France Sanguinaires Islands Sanremo, Italy Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain Santa Amanza, Corsica Santa Ana Castle Santa Margherita, Italy Santa Maria Di Leuca, Italy Santander, Spain Santorini, Greece Sarande, Albania Sardinia, Italy Sarti, Greece Sassnitz, Germany Savona, Italy Sazan Island, Albania Scandola, Corsica Sciacca, Sicily Serifos, Greece Sete, France Setubal, Portugal Sevastopol, Ukraine Seville, Spain Sfax, Tunisia Sibenik, Croatia Sifnos, Greece Sines, Portugal Sinop, Turkey Sintra, Portugal Sipan Island, Croatia Siracusa, Italy Sitia, Crete Skiathos, Greece Skopelos, Greece Skorpios, Greece Skyros, Greece Slano, Croatia Soller, Mallorca Sorrento, Italy Souda Bay, Greece Spetses, Greece Split, Croatia St Cyr sur Mer St Florent, France St Jean de Luz, France St Raphael, France St Tropez, France St. Anthony Channel, Croatia Stari Grad, Hvar Island Stintino, Sardinia Stresa, Italy Stromboli. Italy Stylidia Sylt, Germany Symi, Greece Syracuse, Sicily. IT Syros, Greece Syvota, Greece Taba, Egypt Taesch, Switzerland Tagus River Taormina, Sicily Taragonna, Spain Taranto, Italy Tarifa, Spain Tarragona, Spain Tartous, Syria Tasucu,Turkey Telascica, Croatia Tersane Adasi, Turkey Thasos, Greece The Alboran Sea The Calanques of Marseille Thessaloniki, Greece Tilos, Greece Tinos, Greece Tivat, Montenegro Toledo, Spain Toulon, France Tower Of Hercules, Spain Trabzon, Turkey Tralicetu, Corsica Trapani, Sicily, Italy Tremiti Islands, Italy Trieste, Italy Triluke Bay, Croatia Trogir, Croatia Tropea, Italy Trstenik, Croatia Tubruq, Libya Umag, Croatia Umbria, Italy Urbino, Italy Ust-Dunajsk, Ukraine Ustica, Italy Valencia, Spain Valletta, Malta Varna, Bulgaria Venice, Italy Ventotene, Italy Viareggio, Italy Vibo Marina, Italy Vibo Valentia, Italy Victoria, Malta Vieste, Foggia, Italy Villagarcia, Spain Villefranche (Nice), France Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France Vis Croatia Vlore, Albania Vodice, Croatia Volos, Greece Vulcano, Sicily Yalta, Ukraine Yevpatoria, Ukraine Zadar, Croatia Zakinthos, Greece Zante, Greece Zlarin, Croatia

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