Ancient Empires: Istanbul to Athens Cruise

Day 1 - Istanbul

Arrive: Sat 12 August 2028

Day 2 - Istanbul

Depart: Sun 13 August 2028

Day 3 - Cruising the Dardanelles

Day 3 - Canakkale, Turkey

Arrive: Mon 14 August 2028 / Depart: Mon 14 August 2028

Çanakkale is a city in northwestern Turkey in the Marmara region, on the Dardanelles Strait. It’s a gateway to the Gallipoli WWI battlefields, north of the narrow strait. On the grounds of the 15th-century Çimenlik Castle, Çanakkale Naval Museum Command contains historical artillery. The archaeological site at Troy, including an ancient theater, is southwest of the city.

Day 4 - At sea

Day 5 - Dikili

Arrive: Wed 16 August 2028 / Depart: Wed 16 August 2028

Day 6 - Kusadasi

Arrive: Thu 17 August 2028 / Depart: Thu 17 August 2028

Ku?adas? is a beach resort town on Turkey’s western Aegean coast. A jumping-off point for visiting the classical ruins at nearby Ephesus (or Efes), it’s also a major cruise ship destination. Its seafront promenade, marina, and harbor are lined with hotels and restaurants. Just offshore on Pigeon Island is a walled Byzantine castle that once guarded the town, connected to the mainland via causeway

Day 7 - Naxos Town, Greece

Arrive: Fri 18 August 2028 / Depart: Fri 18 August 2028

Naxos is a Greek island in the South Aegean, the largest of the Cyclades island group. Its fertile landscape spans mountain villages, ancient ruins and long stretches of beach. The namesake capital (also called Hora or Chora) is a port town filled with whitewashed, cube-shaped houses and medieval Venetian mansions. Kastro, a hilltop castle dating to the 13th century, houses an archaeological museum.

Day 8 - Santorini

Arrive: Sat 19 August 2028 / Depart: Sat 19 August 2028

Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.

Day 9 - Heraklion

Arrive: Sun 20 August 2028 / Depart: Sun 20 August 2028

Day 10 - Milos, Greece

Arrive: Mon 21 August 2028 / Depart: Mon 21 August 2028

Milos or Melos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group. The Venus de Milo and the Asclepius of Milos were both found on the island, as were a Poseidon and an archaic Apollo now in Athens.

Day 11 - Hydra

Arrive: Tue 22 August 2028 / Depart: Tue 22 August 2028

Day 12 - Athens

Arrive: Wed 23 August 2028 / Depart: Wed 23 August 2028

Piraeus, is a port city within the Athens urban area, in the Attica region of Greece. It is located in the Athens Riviera, 8 kilometres southwest of Athens’ city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.