Today’s batch of worldwide cruises adds up to 19 departures, including three cruises with an Istanbul flavor…
- Celebrity Constellation begins an unusual 12-night “Mediterranean” round-trip cruise from Istanbul that is actually a tour of the Black and Aegean Seas, with rare visits to three cities in Ukraine;
- Costa Fascinosa leaves Bari, Italy on a 7-day round trip cruise around the eastern Mediterranean – with a stop in Istanbul;
- Luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner leaves Istanbul on a 10-night Mediterranean cruise that ends in Civitavecchia, Italy.
Looking ahead five months, there are 24 cruises scheduled to begin on Friday March 7, 2014, including a 13-day South America cruise on the unusually small Celebrity Xpedition (with space for only 96 guests, it’s more of a large yacht than a cruise ship) that features several days around the Galapagos Islands.