---
title: "Ancient Crossroads – Istanbul & Athens"
url: https://cruisello.com/cruises/ancient-crossroads-istanbul-athens~COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11
description: "11-night Costa Cruises cruise on Costa Favolosa"
image: https://cruisello.com/api/og/cruise/f809665b4b688665.jpg
---

# Ancient Crossroads – Istanbul & Athens

![Route map: 11 nights one way from Civitavecchia (Rome) on Costa Favolosa](https://cruisello.com/api/og/cruise/f809665b4b688665.jpg)

An 11-night cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Barcelona, sailing on the evening of 30 October. It calls at Messina, Izmir, Istanbul (until 22:00), Piraeus (Athens), Katakolon and La Goulette (Tunis), with four days at sea along the way. The stops are in Italy, Türkiye, Greece, Tunisia and Spain, and calls last 6 to 11 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 16°C in Istanbul to 23°C in Messina (61 to 73°F). The cruise ends in Barcelona on the morning of 10 November. Costa Favolosa (2011) carries up to 3,016 guests on 13 decks.

## Overview

- **Cruise Line:** [Costa Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises.md)
- **Ship:** [Costa Favolosa](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises/costa-favolosa.md)
- **Duration:** 11 nights
- **Departure:** 2027-10-30
- **Return:** 2027-11-10
- **From:** [Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/civitavecchia-rome.md)
- **To:** [Barcelona, Spain](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/barcelona.md)

## Itinerary

| Day | Port | Country | Arrival | Departure | Weather |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 | [Civitavecchia (Rome)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/civitavecchia-rome.md) | IT |  | 19:00 | 17–22°C |
| 2 | [Messina](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/messina.md) | IT | 12:00 | 18:00 | 18–23°C |
| 4 | [Izmir](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/izmir.md) | TR | 12:00 | 18:00 | 10–20°C |
| 5 | [Istanbul](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/istanbul.md) | TR | 13:30 | 22:00 | 11–16°C |
| 7 | [Piraeus (Athens)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/piraeus-athens.md) | GR | 06:00 | 17:00 | 12–19°C |
| 8 | [Katakolon](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/katakolon.md) | GR | 09:00 | 18:00 | 13–19°C |
| 10 | [La Goulette (Tunis)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/la-goulette-tunis.md) | TN | 08:00 | 18:00 | 14–21°C |
| 12 | [Barcelona](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/barcelona.md) | ES | 09:00 |  | 11–17°C |

## Cabin Prices

Every fare includes your cabin, all your meals, and the ship's entertainment and facilities.

### EUR

#### 1 Guest

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | €1,826 | €1,826 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=d19fb53b-9d05-497d-85a8-48682b13f055) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 2 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | €2,342 | €1,171 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=363de2c7-e1b7-4a2e-b5e1-2bcc09db5e87) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 3 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | €3,104 | €1,035 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=9fdfc309-1143-4229-a9f5-e5db5472618c) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 4 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | €3,866 | €967 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=4313fdb8-037f-4145-bc93-650a6a79f447) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

### USD

#### 1 Guest

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | $2,572 | $2,572 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=386e9dbf-67fe-49d4-a11d-dd616f1bd06d) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 2 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | $3,034 | $1,517 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=16687433-2d09-4d89-876f-bcd69a160a99) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 3 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | $4,222 | $1,407 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=91ad22d7-cf8c-4739-80ee-5ce257da9ce3) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

#### 4 Guests

| Cabin Type | Category | Total | Per Person | Included | Not included | Book |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Inside | Interior | $5,409 | $1,352 | Tips, Tap water (partly) | – | [Book →](https://cruisello.com/go/COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271030-11.md?pid=fe8f8319-a533-4f50-9497-e8b390c5c65a) |

Also available to buy on board: Alcohol, Soft drinks, Wi-Fi, Specialty restaurants, Excursions.

**Tips:** Costa charges a mandatory hotel service charge (servizio alberghiero) to your onboard account and it can't be removed. The price shown here already includes it, so it compares like for like with Costa's site plus the charge.

**Tap water:** Without a drinks package, free tap water is only at the buffet and at breakfast. At lunch and dinner the main restaurant serves only paid bottled water, and bars sell water by the glass.

## Price History (2 guests)

### USD

| Date | Inside |
|------|------|
| 2026-07-21 | $3,972 |
| 2026-07-22 | $3,972 |
| 2026-07-23 | $3,972 |
| 2026-07-24 | $3,972 |
| 2026-07-25 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-26 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-27 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-28 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-29 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-30 | $3,032 |
| 2026-07-31 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-01 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-02 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-03 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-04 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-05 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-06 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-07 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-08 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-09 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-10 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-11 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-12 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-13 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-14 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-15 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-16 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-17 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-18 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-19 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-20 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-21 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-22 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-23 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-24 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-25 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-26 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-27 | $3,054 |
| 2026-08-28 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-29 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-30 | $3,032 |
| 2026-08-31 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-01 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-02 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-03 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-04 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-05 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-06 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-07 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-08 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-09 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-10 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-11 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-12 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-13 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-14 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-15 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-16 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-17 | $3,032 |
| 2026-09-18 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-19 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-20 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-21 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-22 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-23 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-24 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-25 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-26 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-27 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-28 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-29 | $3,034 |
| 2026-09-30 | $3,034 |
| 2026-10-01 | $3,034 |
| 2026-10-02 | $3,034 |
| 2026-10-03 | $3,034 |
| 2026-10-04 | $3,034 |
| 2026-10-05 | $3,034 |

### EUR

| Date | Inside |
|------|------|
| 2026-09-28 | €2,342 |
| 2026-09-29 | €2,342 |
| 2026-09-30 | €2,342 |
| 2026-10-01 | €2,342 |
| 2026-10-02 | €2,342 |
| 2026-10-03 | €2,342 |
| 2026-10-04 | €2,342 |
| 2026-10-05 | €2,342 |

## Ship Details

- **Year Built:** 2011
- **Passengers:** 3,016
- **Crew:** 1,110
- **Gross Tonnage:** 113,216 GT
- **Decks:** 13
- **Length:** 290.2m
- **Beam:** 35.5m

## Port Details

### [Civitavecchia (Rome)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/civitavecchia-rome.md)

*Italy*

> The Eternal City is just an hour away

Avg dock time: 11.5h · Weather: 17–22°C

- Currency: Euro
- Languages: fr, de, it
- Timezone: Europe/Rome

### [Messina](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/messina.md)

*Italy*

> Sicily's gateway to Mount Etna and Taormina

Avg dock time: 9.4h · Weather: 18–23°C

- Currency: Euro
- Languages: fr, de, it
- Timezone: Europe/Rome

### [Izmir](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/izmir.md)

*Turkey*

> Turkey's laid-back Aegean metropolis

Avg dock time: 8.3h · Weather: 10–20°C

- Currency: Turkish Lira
- Languages: tr
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul

### [Istanbul](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/istanbul.md)

*Turkey*

> Where two continents embrace across the Bosphorus

Avg dock time: 12.4h · Weather: 11–16°C

- Currency: Turkish Lira
- Languages: tr
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul

### [Piraeus (Athens)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/piraeus-athens.md)

*Greece*

> The Acropolis beckons from the harbour

Avg dock time: 11.8h · Weather: 12–19°C

- Currency: Euro
- Languages: el
- Timezone: Europe/Athens

### [Katakolon](https://cruisello.com/destinations/eastern-mediterranean/katakolon.md)

*Greece*

> Gateway to ancient Olympia

Avg dock time: 8.9h · Weather: 13–19°C

- Currency: Euro
- Languages: el
- Timezone: Europe/Athens

### [La Goulette (Tunis)](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/la-goulette-tunis.md)

*Tunisia*

> Gateway to Carthage and the Tunis medina

Avg dock time: 9.4h · Weather: 14–21°C

- Currency: Tunisian Dinar
- Languages: ar
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis

### [Barcelona](https://cruisello.com/destinations/western-mediterranean/barcelona.md)

*Spain*

> Where Gothic grandeur meets avant-garde genius

Avg dock time: 10h · Weather: 11–17°C

- Currency: Euro
- Languages: es
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid

## Before & After on This Ship

Prices are per person for 2 guests, in each fare's own currency.

|  | Cruise | Departure | Return | Nights | From |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| Previous | [Sunlit Antiquities – Athens, Tunis & Barcelona](https://cruisello.com/cruises/sunlit-antiquities-athens-tunis-barcelona~COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271016-14.md) | 2027-10-16 | 2027-10-30 | 14 | €1,717 / $2,220 |
| Next | [Riviera Sprint – Marseille & Savona](https://cruisello.com/cruises/riviera-sprint-marseille-savona~COSTA-FAVOLOSA-20271110-4.md) | 2027-11-10 | 2027-11-14 | 4 | €447 / $593 |

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