Sapphire Waters – Athens, Istanbul & Corfu

About this cruise

By May 12, 2026 you'll be ready for this. 9 nights out of Trieste, visiting Katakolon, Piraeus (Athens), Kusadasi, Istanbul, Corfu and Bari, and nothing on the agenda except showing up. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. The route threads through 3 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Greece, Türkiye and Italy. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, MSC Fantasia has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. A May departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. 9 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.