Timeless Mediterranean – Athens & Istanbul

About this cruise

This one leaves Bari on July 13, 2026 and spends 9 nights visiting Trieste, Katakolon, Piraeus (Athens), Kusadasi, Istanbul and Corfu at a pace where every day has something going on but there's always time to just sit and watch the water too. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. The route threads through 3 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Italy, Greece and Türkiye. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC Fantasia has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. 9 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.