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: 2: prices, schedule, promotions, reservation for 2026/2027/2028 year

Search Cruise

Region

Class of company

Company

Liners

Departure

Nights

Port

Visited cities

Language Service

Other options

Cruise is loop

Rivers

Class of company

Company

Liners

Departure

Nights

Port

Visited cities

Language Service

Showing 11 to 20 of 251 entries (Page 2)

Date Start Price

Everything / Italy

MSC Orchestra

Cruise itinerary

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 11 Nov - Wed 18 Nov

7 nights

From 579€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Istanbul / Turkey

Zadar / Croatia

Kotor / Montenegro

Sirena

Venice / Italy

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Katakolo / Greece

Mykonos / Greece

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Sun 22 Nov

10 nights

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Kotor / Montenegro

Agadir / Morocco

Venice / Italy

Dill / Slovenia

Mykonos / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Palamos / Spain

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Corfu / Greece

Katakolo / Greece

Toulon / France

Bar / Montenegro

Split / Croatia

Barcelona / Spain

Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) / Spain

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

River / Croatia

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Madeira / Portugal

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Casablanca / Morocco

Lisbon / Portugal

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Naples / Italy

Gibraltar / Great Britain

Valletta / Malta

Sirena

Arrecife / Spain

Zadar / Croatia

Alicante / Spain

Southern mediterranean gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Mon 21 Dec

39 nights

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Dill / Slovenia

Corfu / Greece

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Sirena

Katakolo / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

Zadar / Croatia

Bar / Montenegro

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Naples / Italy

Venice / Italy

River / Croatia

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Istanbul / Turkey

Mykonos / Greece

Split / Croatia

Valletta / Malta

Revered & romantic shores

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

20 nights

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Venice / Italy

Bar / Montenegro

Palamos / Spain

Kotor / Montenegro

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Sirena

Zadar / Croatia

Naples / Italy

River / Croatia

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Dill / Slovenia

Corfu / Greece

Split / Croatia

Barcelona / Spain

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Mykonos / Greece

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Toulon / France

Valletta / Malta

Katakolo / Greece

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Mediterranean east to west

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 09 Dec

27 nights

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Everything / Italy

Cruise itinerary

Corfu / Greece

MSC Fantasia

Trieste / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

From 539€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Everything / Italy

Trieste / Italy

MSC Yacht Club Fantasia

Cruise itinerary

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

Find more

MSC Orchestra

Corfu / Greece

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Istanbul / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 18 Nov - Wed 25 Nov

7 nights

From 589€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Istanbul / Turkey

Everything / Italy

MSC Orchestra

Istanbul / Turkey

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 25 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

7 nights

From 729€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Istanbul / Turkey

MSC Orchestra

Istanbul / Turkey

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Everything / Italy

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Corfu / Greece

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 02 Dec - Wed 09 Dec

7 nights

From 379€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Everything / Italy

MSC Orchestra

Cruise itinerary

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 11 Nov - Wed 18 Nov

7 nights

From 579€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Kotor / Montenegro

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Katakolo / Greece

Venice / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Zadar / Croatia

Sirena

Mykonos / Greece

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Sun 22 Nov

10 nights

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Mykonos / Greece

Bar / Montenegro

Istanbul / Turkey

Zadar / Croatia

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Gibraltar / Great Britain

Palamos / Spain

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Agadir / Morocco

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Lisbon / Portugal

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Madeira / Portugal

Alicante / Spain

River / Croatia

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(Canary Islands) / Spain

Venice / Italy

Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) / Spain

Sirena

Barcelona / Spain

Toulon / France

Dill / Slovenia

Katakolo / Greece

Naples / Italy

Corfu / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

Valletta / Malta

Arrecife / Spain

Split / Croatia

Casablanca / Morocco

Southern mediterranean gems

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Mon 21 Dec

39 nights

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Istanbul / Turkey

Split / Croatia

Dill / Slovenia

Sirena

Bar / Montenegro

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Corfu / Greece

Kotor / Montenegro

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Valletta / Malta

Venice / Italy

Mykonos / Greece

River / Croatia

Zadar / Croatia

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Katakolo / Greece

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Naples / Italy

Revered & romantic shores

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

20 nights

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Naples / Italy

Palamos / Spain

Corfu / Greece

Toulon / France

River / Croatia

Katakolo / Greece

Dill / Slovenia

Dubrovnik / Croatia

Split / Croatia

Istanbul / Turkey

Valletta / Malta

Kotor / Montenegro

Sirena

Zadar / Croatia

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Rome (Civitavecchia) / Italy

Venice / Italy

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

Bar / Montenegro

Mykonos / Greece

Messina, o. Sicily / Italy

Barcelona / Spain

Mediterranean east to west

Liner: Sirena Oceania Cruises

Thu 12 Nov - Wed 09 Dec

27 nights

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Everything / Italy

Trieste / Italy

Cruise itinerary

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

MSC Fantasia

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

Liner: MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises

Fri 13 Nov - Tue 17 Nov

4 nights

From 539€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Cruise itinerary

Everything / Italy

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Trieste / 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

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Everything / Italy

Corfu / Greece

Cruise itinerary

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Istanbul / Turkey

MSC Orchestra

Istanbul / Turkey

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 18 Nov - Wed 25 Nov

7 nights

From 589€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Cruise itinerary

Istanbul / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

MSC Orchestra

Everything / Italy

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 25 Nov - Wed 02 Dec

7 nights

From 729€ per 1 person in DBL

Find more

MSC Orchestra

Cruise itinerary

Izmir (Smyrna) / Turkey

Corfu / Greece

Istanbul / Turkey

Piraeus (Athens) / Greece

Everything / Italy

Istanbul / Turkey

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

Liner: MSC Orchestra MSC Cruises

Wed 02 Dec - Wed 09 Dec

7 nights

Sea cruises from Istanbul, page: 2

251 Cruises available

Search Cruise

Showing 11 to 20 of 251 entries (Page 2)

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

From 579€ per 1 person in DBL

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

Southern mediterranean gems

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

Revered & romantic shores

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

Mediterranean east to west

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 539€ 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 589€ per 1 person in DBL

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

From 729€ per 1 person in DBL

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

From 379€ per 1 person in DBL

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

From 579€ per 1 person in DBL

Hellenic & dalmatian gems

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

Southern mediterranean gems

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

Revered & romantic shores

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

Mediterranean east to west

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

4 nights Istanbul, Corfu, Bari, Trieste

From 539€ 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 589€ per 1 person in DBL

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

From 729€ per 1 person in DBL

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

From 379€ per 1 person in DBL

Showing 11 to 20 of 251 entries (Page 2)

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL

From 8 792€ per 1 person in DBL

From 16 963€ per 1 person in DBL

From 22 114€ per 1 person in DBL

From 29 663€ per 1 person in DBL

From 1 279€ per 1 person in DBL