Cruise news (Istanbul Turkey-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises unveils ~500 departures for season 2024-2025
Celebrity Cruises announced its most ambitious season of sailings with ~500 departures for the 2024-2025 cruise season. The new sailings feature the...
November 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Russia's Astoria Grande ship (ex AIDAcara) operates Black Sea cruises from Sochi to Istanbul...
Russia is preparing to launch voyages to Turkey this month with the Astoria Grande ship operating in the Black Sea roundtrips from Sochi Russia to...
July 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Galataport Istanbul (Turkey) expected to boost cruise tourism
The new state-of-the-art Galataport in Istanbul Turkey features an underground cruise terminal, a shopping mall, and a celebrity chef's restaurant...
June 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Venezia sets sail from Istanbul with new Turkey & Greece itineraries
The new voyages of the Costa Cruises' ship Costa Venezia to Turkey and Greece made their debut from Istanbul on Sunday, May 1. This is a novelty in...
May 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Azamara Cruises to introduce its newest ship Azamara Onward in May
Azamara Cruises will introduce its newest ship, Azamara Onward, next month with an official christening ceremony and a maiden voyage from Monte Carlo...
April 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn announces Encore's Eastern Mediterranean cruises (April-November 2022)
Seabourn announced Encore ship's Eastern Mediterranean cruises between April and November 2022. Highlights include voyages to Croatia, Greece...
April 11, 2022 - Accidents
Windstar Cruises cancels Black Sea sailings, replaces St. Petersburg with a non-Russian port
Windstar Cruises also made adjustments to its itineraries due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The cruise line cancelled all sailings and cruise tours...
February 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts sailings with its entire fleet in 2022
Costa Cruises continues the line's gradual restart plan for the year. From March 5, the date on which the newbuild Costa Toscana will set sail for...
February 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2 more seasons of cruising from Limassol (Cyprus)
After a successful summer 2021 season from Limassol (Cyprus Greece), RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that 2 more seasons from the Greek island were...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
Cruise ship itinerary changes due to 48-hour general strike at all major ports in Greece
A number of cruise liners had to adjust their itineraries after PNO-Panhellenic Maritime Federation announced a 48-hour general strike beginning on...
November 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises opens bookings for World Cruise 2022 “Caribbean Idylls & Mediterranean Masterpieces”
Crystal Cruises opened bookings for its 2022 Grand Voyage, “Caribbean Idylls & Mediterranean Masterpieces”, on Crystal Serenity...
September 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' updates related to the 2022-2023 programs
The Carnival Corporation-owned subsidiary and travel brand Costa Cruises announced important updates of its 2022-2023 ship deployment and itinerary...
September 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Crystal Cruises announces 132-night "World Cruise 2022" on Serenity ship
The ultra-premium travel brand Crystal Cruises introduced its Grand Voyage 2022 - the 132-night "Caribbean Idylls and Mediterranean Masterpieces...
September 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Kusadası Turkey welcomes first cruise ship after 16-month closure
The Aegean Sea resort town Kusadasi (port to Ephesus, Turkey) welcomed on Thursday, September 2, its first cruise ship following a 16-month pause due...
September 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises restarts with Marina ship from Copenhagen, Denmark
More major cruise companies restarted service in Europe over the weekend, with the premium brand Oceania setting sail for the first time since March...
August 31, 2021