Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Dubai to Istanbul Cruise Adventure

Oceania · Oceania Nautica · from Dubai

$6,849 per person · next sails May 26, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Dubai (DXB)

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

Open-jaw · fly into DXB, home from IST · $4,422 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Dubai

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.

66 mi from Dubai

Louvre Abu Dhabi

70 mi from Dubai

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

The voyage · 21 nights

The unforgettable thing at every port

We’ve found the single bucket-list experience at 3 of your 13 ports — the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach. The rest are being curated now — check back shortly.

Luxor/Karnak (Safaga)
⚙ Curating Luxor/Karnak (Safaga)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Jeddah
⚙ Curating Jeddah’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Salalah
⚙ Curating Salalah’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Antalya
⚙ Curating Antalya’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Dubai
⚙ Curating Dubai’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Aqaba
⚙ Curating Aqaba’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Limassol
⚙ Curating Limassol’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Cairo
⚙ Curating Cairo’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Rhodes
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Abu Dhabi
⚙ Curating Abu Dhabi’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Istanbul
Hagia Sophia + the upper gallery mosaics with a li… · $54 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Suez Canal
⚙ Curating Suez Canal’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Kusadasi (Ephesus)
Ephesus + the Terrace Houses with a licensed archa… · $32 for twohow to make it yours → ·
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

Hagia Sophia

21 mi from Istanbul

Whirling Dervish Ceremony

Home

Fly home from Istanbul (IST)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into DXB, home from IST · 2 travelers $4,422 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Dubai · Luxury~$350
Cruise fare21 nights · Oceania · 2 guests$13,698
Shore excursions3 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$870
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$19,520
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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