How many cruises from Istanbul are listed on Cruise Center?

Cruise Center lists 240 cruises departing from Istanbul. The starting price is €939 for 7 nights on Costa Fortuna with calls at Izmir, Mykonos, Santorini and Volos. The MSC Yacht Club Fantasia premium segment costs from €4,009 for 9 nights. All itineraries refresh through a direct API integration with the cruise lines.

Which destinations are available from Istanbul?

The main destinations are the Eastern Mediterranean (Kuşadası, Izmir, Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Mykonos), the Greek Islands (Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, Crete), the Adriatic and Italy (Corfu, Bari, Trieste, Venice), repositioning sailings into the Black Sea, Israel (Haifa) and Egypt (Alexandria). Typical itineraries last 7-10 nights.

Which is the main cruise port in Istanbul?

The main cruise port is Galataport in the Karaköy district on the European side, opened in 2021. It hosts all large ships from MSC, Costa, NCL and MSC Yacht Club. Galataport sits 1 km from Taksim and 50 km from Istanbul IST airport, a 1-hour taxi ride. Alternative terminals: Sarayburnu in Eminönü for luxury yachts and Kadıköy on the Asian side.

When is the best time to sail from Istanbul?

The peak season is May-September: maximum routes, all lines, higher prices. The low season is November-March: limited choice, mainly MSC and Costa, but prices 30-40% below summer. April and October are shoulder months — comfortable weather and average prices, the best price-to-quality balance.

Do I need a visa for a cruise from Istanbul?

Ukrainian, Polish, Moldovan, Romanian, Hungarian and Israeli nationals do not need a visa for Türkiye — visa-free entry for 90 days. For most cruises calling at Greek ports Ukrainian nationals need a Schengen C visa; EU nationals including Poles do not. Passport validity must be at least 6 months on the date of entry.

How do I get to Istanbul for a cruise from Ukraine?

There are no direct flights from Kyiv in 2026. Alternatives — connecting flights via Chișinău (FlyOne), Bucharest (Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines) or Warsaw (LOT). By bus from Odesa — 24 hours via Chișinău (Metro Turizm, Truva Tourism), from Lviv — 30 hours via Bulgaria. By car from Lviv — 1,800 km, 24-28 hours with two overnight stops.

How much does a 7-night Istanbul cruise cost?

The starting price for a 7-night cruise from Istanbul is €939 per person, double occupancy, inside cabin (Costa Fortuna). A balcony cabin typically costs €200-€400 more. 9-night MSC Fantasia routes start from €1,189. The MSC Yacht Club Fantasia premium segment runs from €4,009 for 9 nights with premium service.

What's the difference between a Bosphorus cruise and a cruise from Istanbul aboard a ship?

These are two distinct products. A Bosphorus cruise is a 1.5-3 hour sightseeing trip on a local boat along the European and Asian shores of Istanbul, priced at €15-€50. A multi-day cruise from Istanbul is 7-10 nights on an MSC, Costa or NCL ship with calls at 4-7 ports across the Eastern Mediterranean, priced from €939. Cruise Center lists the multi-day ocean cruises.

Sea cruises from Istanbul, page: 4: prices, schedule, promotions, reservation for 2026/2027/2028 year

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Everything / Italy

MSC Orchestra

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Cruise itinerary

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 04 Nov - Wed 11 Nov

7 nights

From 599€ per 1 person in DBL

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Kusadasi (Ephesus) / Turkey

MSC Fantasia

Trieste / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Katakolo / Greece

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

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Everything / Italy

Corfu / Greece

9 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste, Katakolon, Piraeus, Kusadasi, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Wed 04 Nov - Fri 13 Nov

9 nights

From 1 199€ per 1 person in DBL

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Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

MSC Yacht Club Fantasia

Everything / Italy

Kusadasi (Ephesus) / Turkey

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Katakolo / Greece

Trieste / Italy

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

9 nights Turkey, Greece, Italy

Liner: MSC Yacht Club Fantasia MSC Yacht Club

Wed 04 Nov - Fri 13 Nov

9 nights

From 3 319€ per 1 person in DBL

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Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

MSC Orchestra

Everything / Italy

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Istanbul / Turkey

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 11 Nov - Wed 18 Nov

7 nights

From 559€ per 1 person in DBL

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Mykonos / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Kotor / Montenegro

Venice / Italy

Zadar / Croatia

Sirena

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Katakolo / Greece

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Sun 22 Nov

10 nights

From 2 638€ per 1 person in DBL

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Istanbul / Turkey

Split / Croatia

Naples / Italy

Mykonos / Greece

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Bar / Montenegro

Venice / Italy

Katakolo / Greece

River / Croatia

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Valletta / Malta

Dill / Slovenia

Zadar / Croatia

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Sirena

Corfu / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Revered & romantic shores

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

20 nights

From 8 703€ per 1 person in DBL

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Bar / Montenegro

Corfu / Greece

Zadar / Croatia

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Split / Croatia

Valletta / Malta

Toulon / France

Kotor / Montenegro

Palamos / Spain

Venice / Italy

Dill / Slovenia

Mykonos / Greece

Barcelona / Spain

Katakolo / Greece

Dubrovnik / Croatia

River / Croatia

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Naples / Italy

Sirena

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Mediterranean east to west

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 09 Dec

27 nights

From 11 634€ per 1 person in DBL

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Alicante / Spain

Sirena

Mykonos / Greece

Gibraltar / Great Britain

Casablanca / Morocco

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Dill / Slovenia

Bar / Montenegro

Split / Croatia

Naples / Italy

Lisbon / Portugal

Zadar / Croatia

Valletta / Malta

Corfu / Greece

Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) / Spain

Venice / Italy

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Toulon / France

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Madeira / Portugal

Arrecife / Spain

River / Croatia

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Barcelona / Spain

Katakolo / Greece

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Istanbul / Turkey

Kotor / Montenegro

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Palamos / Spain

Agadir / Morocco

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Southern mediterranean gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Mon 21 Dec

39 nights

From 16 519€ per 1 person in DBL

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MSC Fantasia

Trieste / Italy

Corfu / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

From 479€ per 1 person in DBL

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MSC Yacht Club Fantasia

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Trieste / Italy

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Yacht Club Fantasia MSC Yacht Club

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL

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Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

MSC Orchestra

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

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Corfu / Greece

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 04 Nov - Wed 11 Nov

7 nights

From 599€ per 1 person in DBL

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MSC Fantasia

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Trieste / Italy

Kusadasi (Ephesus) / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

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Everything / Italy

Katakolo / Greece

9 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste, Katakolon, Piraeus, Kusadasi, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Wed 04 Nov - Fri 13 Nov

9 nights

From 1 199€ per 1 person in DBL

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Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Corfu / Greece

Trieste / Italy

Kusadasi (Ephesus) / Turkey

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Cruise itinerary

MSC Yacht Club Fantasia

Istanbul / Turkey

Katakolo / Greece

9 nights Turkey, Greece, Italy

Liner: MSC Yacht Club Fantasia MSC Yacht Club

Wed 04 Nov - Fri 13 Nov

9 nights

From 3 319€ per 1 person in DBL

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Istanbul / Turkey

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Istanbul / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Everything / Italy

MSC Orchestra

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 11 Nov - Wed 18 Nov

7 nights

From 559€ per 1 person in DBL

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Sirena

Zadar / Croatia

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Mykonos / Greece

Katakolo / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

Istanbul / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Venice / Italy

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Sun 22 Nov

10 nights

From 2 638€ per 1 person in DBL

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Dill / Slovenia

Venice / Italy

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Kotor / Montenegro

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Bar / Montenegro

Corfu / Greece

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

River / Croatia

Katakolo / Greece

Zadar / Croatia

Mykonos / Greece

Split / Croatia

Naples / Italy

Sirena

Valletta / Malta

Istanbul / Turkey

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Revered & romantic shores

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

20 nights

From 8 703€ per 1 person in DBL

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Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Barcelona / Spain

Corfu / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

River / Croatia

Valletta / Malta

Zadar / Croatia

Istanbul / Turkey

Mykonos / Greece

Palamos / Spain

Venice / Italy

Toulon / France

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Katakolo / Greece

Split / Croatia

Sirena

Dill / Slovenia

Bar / Montenegro

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Naples / Italy

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Mediterranean east to west

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 09 Dec

27 nights

From 11 634€ per 1 person in DBL

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Barcelona / Spain

Zadar / Croatia

Naples / Italy

Venice / Italy

Lisbon / Portugal

Split / Croatia

Katakolo / Greece

Sirena

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Palamos / Spain

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Toulon / France

Gibraltar / Great Britain

Arrecife / Spain

River / Croatia

Istanbul / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Bar / Montenegro

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Valletta / Malta

Kotor / Montenegro

Dill / Slovenia

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Casablanca / Morocco

Agadir / Morocco

Alicante / Spain

Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) / Spain

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Madeira / Portugal

Mykonos / Greece

Southern mediterranean gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Mon 21 Dec

39 nights

From 16 519€ per 1 person in DBL

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Corfu / Greece

MSC Fantasia

Everything / Italy

Trieste / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Cruise itinerary

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

From 479€ per 1 person in DBL

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Istanbul / Turkey

Trieste / Italy

Cruise itinerary

Corfu / Greece

Everything / Italy

MSC Yacht Club Fantasia

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Yacht Club Fantasia MSC Yacht Club

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

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7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

From 599€ per 1 person in DBL

9 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste, Katakolon, Piraeus, Kusadasi, Istanbul

From 1 199€ per 1 person in DBL

9 nights Turkey, Greece, Italy

From 3 319€ per 1 person in DBL

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

From 559€ per 1 person in DBL

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

From 2 638€ per 1 person in DBL

Revered & romantic shores

From 8 703€ per 1 person in DBL

Mediterranean east to west

From 11 634€ per 1 person in DBL

Southern mediterranean gems

From 16 519€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 479€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

From 599€ per 1 person in DBL

9 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste, Katakolon, Piraeus, Kusadasi, Istanbul

From 1 199€ per 1 person in DBL

9 nights Turkey, Greece, Italy

From 3 319€ per 1 person in DBL

7 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Piraeus, Izmir, Istanbul

From 559€ per 1 person in DBL

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

From 2 638€ per 1 person in DBL

Revered & romantic shores

From 8 703€ per 1 person in DBL

Mediterranean east to west

From 11 634€ per 1 person in DBL

Southern mediterranean gems

From 16 519€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 479€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL

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