Turkey

Wake up to a new destination every morning - and explore the cultural gems along the shores of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Adriatic, North Africa & Red Sea. Below are the places we will be taking you to when our ship sails around Turkey.

We have included shore excursions in all major ports as part of our cruise itineraries. In certain places additional visits are available at a supplementary cost.

Aspendos & Perge - Half Day AM ANTALYA, Turkey A few miles outside Antalya lie the isolated sites of Aspendos and Perge, once part of the ancient kingdom of Pergamon.	Included
Bosphorus Boat Ride - 2.5 hours ISTANBUL, Turkey Enjoy an afternoon sail on the Bosphorus, the winding waterway that separates two continents, Asia and Europe.	Optional $45
Istanbul Highlights - Half Day ISTANBUL, Turkey Byzantium. Constantinople. Istanbul. With its strategic location between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been at the center of things for centuries.	Included
Süleymaniye & Chora - Half Day ISTANBUL, Turkey Visit two city landmarks, the Byzantine Chora Church, now a museum, and the grand Süleymaniye Mosque, built between 1550 and 1557 during the Classical period of Ottoman architecture.	Optional $48
Underground Cisterns & Archaeological Museums - Half Day ISTANBUL, Turkey Trace the path of Anatolian civilization at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, where an inviting array of exhibits include the world's first legal code, first love poem and first peace treaty.	Optional $45
Ancient Ephesus - Half Day IZMIR, Turkey The cosmopolitan city of Ephesus was, in its heyday, on a par with Athens and Rome. *Note: Passengers can choose one of the excursions available on this day in Izmir.	Included
City Highlights of Izmir - Half Day IZMIR, Turkey Discover Turkey's third largest city, called Smyrna until 1923, named after a deity worshipped before the Aeolians built their settlement here in 10BC. *Note: Passengers have a choice of excursions available on this day in Izmir.	Included
Pergamon: Acropolis & Asclepion - Full Day IZMIR, Turkey Ride a cable car to the spectacular hill-top capital of Pergamon and visit the city's ancient healing center on this adventure. *Note: Passengers can choose one of the available excursions on this day in Izmir.	Included
Aphrodisias - Full Day IZMIR, Turkey Two and a half times the size of Pompeii, Aphrodisias is named after the Greek goddess of love and was the center for Greek and Hellenistic sculpture for nearly seven centuries. *Note: Passengers can choose one of the available excursions on this day	Included
Miletus & Didyma - Half Day KUSADASI, Turkey Stand in the great theater at Miletus where St Paul once preached, then visit the majestic Temple of Apollo at Didyma, an oracle that rivaled Delphi.	Optional $48
Sumela Monastery - Half Day AM TRABZON, Turkey With its eerie mist and forested back- ground the mountainside monastery of Sumela is one of Turkey's most magical destinations and is being considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.	Included