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 · $3,998 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

Your voyage · 21 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
Dubai Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque · $110 for two with Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (official)how to make it yours → ·
Days 3–4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Wadi Darbat, Jabal Samhan & Sinkhole · $346 for two with Beautiful Salalah Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Days 6–8
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 9
Al-Balad UNESCO Old Town · $550 for two with GetYourGuide – Private Jeddah Old City Tour (local expert guide)how 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.
Day 11
Aqaba Walking Tour · $50 for two with TripAdvisor Experiences – Aqaba Walking Tour: History, Culture & Foodhow to make it yours →
Days 12–13
Luxor/Karnak (Safaga)port guide →
Karnak Temple Complex · $90 for two with Cairo Top Tours (Safaga Shore Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Suez Canalport guide →
Private Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Valley Temple Day… · $170 for two with Happy Egypt Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar · $110 for two with Egypt Adventures Travel (Private Cairo Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Ancient Kourion & Apollo Sanctuary · $200 for two with Tours by Locals – Cyprus Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Kaleiçi Old Town · $70 for two with Antalya Local Guide (TripAdvisor Experiences – Licensed Official Guide)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Kusadasi (Ephesus)port guide →
The Ephesus Experience Museum · $86 for two with Ephesus Archaeological Site (official, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Days 21–22
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 DXB, home from IST · 2 travelers $3,998 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Dubai · Luxury~$400
Cruise fare21 nights · Oceania · 2 guests$13,698
Shore excursions11 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,566
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$20,842
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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