Istanbul Cruise Reviews

Viking and their entire staff, from booking, to choosing excursions far exceeded our expectations. ‘My Viking’ app creates a nearly seamless way to handle all of our details. The cruise itself was a joy from start to finish with every detail handled. I am thrilled to highly recommend Viking to everyone. Our cabin was spacious and provided everything you could possibly want. One of the ...

TLDR: This cruise was amazing and we're so glad we did it! My husband and I had never really traveled internationally together, and never on a cruise. However, we really liked the idea of seeing a lot of places without having to deal with making all the arrangements ourselves, so we thought we'd give cruising a try. We are a little younger than the usual Viking cruiser (39/43), but we decided ...

This was our first trip on Norwegian Gem, but not first on NCL. We booked for the itinerary which originally included Turkey, Israel, Greece, Egypt, Sicily and Italy (Naples and Rome). Sadly, we were unable to visit Israel due to war with Hamas. We were pleased with the substitutions of Crete and Cyprus, having never visited either island before. Ship and crew: We've been on several ...

Our cruise started with a pre- extension to Cappadocia- which was amazing- the only complaint I have is that I wish we had it at the end of our trip- we were sleep deprived from our 3 flights from Orlando to Istanbul- after we were picked up by Viking we went to a lovely hotel- The Conrad Hilton- but we never had time to enjoy the hotel- we had to go right to sleep in order to meet back at the ...

We have done 2 Viking river cruises and wanted to experience an ocean cruise with them. The Istanbul to Athens with a 4-day post extension allowed us to see the areas we were interest in visiting. Included and paid tours were excellent. We did a private tour through Viator in Istanbul because we only had one day there. Ephesus Tours and our licensed guide Tayfun Yalcin were amazing. The Viking ...

We were to have taken this cruise in 2020, so we finally got to see Istanbul and the Dalmatian Coast! Firstly, the ship and crew were excellent! This was our 3rd ocean cruise with Viking, and we enjoyed the ship, food and amenities in different ways than before. Maybe we’re older, I don’t know, but we danced, went on excursions and just had a very “relaxing” and fun time! There was no ...

We have been on a Viking river cruise. We were very impressed. This time we chose the sea cruise because we were very interested in the Ancient Treasures. It didn't disappoint. We liked the splendid scenery of Montenegro the best. The ship is tasteful, elegant and beautiful. The restaurants are the same with the addition of the more casual World Cafe, although excellent selection of food; ...

Just disembarked the Quest after 11 nights from Istanbul to Athens. The experience was top notch and rest assured that the crew is getting more and more up to excellent standards . The boarding process in Istanbul was seemless and we were on board by 1:15. The itinerary was changed just a few days before to switch date of ports in Santorini and Patmos. As a result we had Santorini with a portload ...

We cruised on the Azamara Quest sailing out of Istanbul down the west coast of Turkey and through the Greek Islands. This is probably the best cruise we have taken and the Quest is in excellent shape for an older ship. Quest is said to have been overhauled in 2021. Everything was perfect. Check-in was seamless and the required orientation went quickly on 5. We had a balcony room on the 7th floor. ...

Just spectacular. Our first cruise and how fantastic was this! Without question the service was so good, so authentic, personal and kind. Everyone remembered your name. Everyone was engaging and not in a hurry. The table service was so excellent .. never rushed, never slow. The somilier quickly figured our wine preferences out ... and was always able to find something that was ...