Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

53-Night Hong Kong to Istanbul Cruise Adventure

Oceania · Oceania Nautica · from Hong Kong

$18,149 per person · next sails Apr 24, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Hong Kong (HKG)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into HKG, home from IST · $3,866 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Hong Kong

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Hong Kong

Peak Tram

2 mi from Hong Kong

Victoria Peak Lookout

Your voyage · 53 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Hong Kong Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 3–4
Hanoi Hidden Gems by Vintage Jeep · $240 for two with Maika Tours Vietnamhow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–6
Hue Imperial Citadel & Forbidden Purple City · $98 for two with Withlocals Hue Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Bai Dai · $105 for two with Little Vietnam Tours (private full-day, Cam Ranh)how to make it yours → ·
Days 8–9
Cu Chi Tunnels · $170 for two with Saigon Private Tour Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 11–12
★ Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha — how to make it yours →
Day 13
Samui Elephant Sanctuary · $160 for two with Samui Elephant Sanctuaryhow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 15
★ Gardens by the Bay — how to make it yours →
Day 16
Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur)port guide →
Batu Caves · $158 for two with Shore Excursions Asia (local specialist, Port Klang)how to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Kek Lok Si Temple · $160 for two with Kek Lok Si Temple (official) + Penang Hill Corporation (official funicular)how to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Telaga Tujuh · $170 for two with Wendy C. — ToursByLocals Langkawi Private Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 19
★ Phang Nga Bay — how to make it yours →
Days 20–22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 23
Galle Fort Sunset Rampart Walk & Private Heritage… · $130 for two with Withlocals Galle Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Sigiriya Rock Fortress & Dambulla Cave Temple Day… · $258 for two with Shore Excursions Asiahow to make it yours → ·
Day 25
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 26
★ Kochi Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licens… — how to make it yours →
Day 27
Private Full-Day Mangaluru Guided City Tour with L… · $290 for two with Viator – Mangaluru Shore Excursion (local operator: Mangalore Private Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Old Goa UNESCO Churches · $190 for two with Withlocals Goa (private local guide, English-speaking)how to make it yours →
Day 29
Mumbai (Bombay)port guide →
Elephanta Caves · $240 for two with ToursByLocals – Mumbai Private Guide (Priya P.)how to make it yours → ·
Days 30–31
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 32
Al Bidya Mosque & East Coast Heritage · $180 for two with ToursByLocals — Fujairah Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 33
★ Burj Khalifa — how to make it yours →
Day 34
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque · $110 for two with Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (official)how to make it yours → ·
14 more days at sea and ashore
Days 53–54
Istanbul Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Istanbul

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

2 mi from Istanbul

Topkapi Palace Secret Rooms + Palace Historian Guide

Private or small-group tour accessing restricted palace rooms and harem quarters with a specialist guide who reveals the political intrigue, architect…

6 mi from Istanbul

Sumahan on the Water - Architectural Residency & Dinner

Ottoman-era indigo factory converted into a luxury hotel on the Asian side of the Bosphorus; the restaurant serves chef-designed multi-course dinners…

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Istanbul

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

21 mi from Istanbul · fly IST

Bosphorus Currents: Fortresses, Kebab Masters and Island Ferries

Bosphorus Culture Escape

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Home

Fly home from Istanbul (IST)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into HKG, home from IST · 2 travelers $3,866 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Hong Kong · Luxury~$290
Cruise fare53 nights · Oceania · 2 guests$36,298
Shore excursions24 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,945
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$45,579
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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