Cruise regions

Turkey & Black Sea

Coastal guides for Turkey and the Black Sea. A published guide does not confirm that a sailing operates; check current travel advice and your itinerary.

Countries & island groups

Ports in this region

Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Alanya
Alanya offers a useful choice between a harbour day and a visit to the fortified peninsula above it. For a short call, make the waterfront monuments the…
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Amasra
Amasra suits passengers who want to spend their available hours in one small Black Sea town. Its museum and linked castle districts give a local day a…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Antalya
Antalya needs a transfer plan before a sightseeing plan. Cruise passengers arrive at QTerminals Antalya on the western edge of the city, while Kaleiçi is…
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Georgia · Turkey & Black Sea
Batumi
Batumi's central passenger terminal makes a waterfront and old-town visit a practical short-call option. The Botanical Garden is a separate journey…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Bodrum
Bodrum works well with one substantial visit and time left for the waterfront. The castle contains the Museum of Underwater Archaeology; the separate…
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Bozcaada
Bozcaada is an island call where staying in the harbour town can be a complete outing. A beach visit adds a second transport decision after the tender…
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Bulgaria · Turkey & Black Sea
Burgas
Burgas suits a day that starts with the city itself: Aleksandrovska Street, the Sea Garden and the waterfront. This keeps the return relatively…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Canakkale
For a Çanakkale call, first choose between time in the city, archaeology at Troy and a Gallipoli excursion. The cruise port at Kepez is separate from the…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Cesme
A Çeşme port day can be centred on the castle museum or on a road excursion to ancient Erythrai at Ildırı. Keeping one main focus leaves room for a town…
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Romania · Turkey & Black Sea
Constanța
Constanța’s cruise facilities are within the commercial port. For a short visit, the Casino on Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta provides a specific…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Dalyan
Dalyan is a destination reached through coastal and river-boat arrangements. The main planning choice is whether to spend the outing exploring Kaunos on…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Didim
Didim offers a straightforward choice between Altınkum's seafront and the Temple of Apollo inland at Didyma. A visit to Miletus extends the…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Dikili
Dikili gives access to Pergamon at modern Bergama, but “visit Pergamon” can mean several separate sites. Before choosing an excursion, decide whether you…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Fethiye
Fethiye's bay is a base for exploring the nearby coast and the abandoned settlement of Kayaköy. Plan for a boat transfer ashore: tendering is supported…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Istanbul
Istanbul rewards a focused shore visit. Choose between the imperial monuments around Sultanahmet and a shorter outing through the waterfront…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
İzmir
İzmir offers an urban Aegean port day: a waterfront walk, the trading streets of Kemeraltı and the remains of ancient Smyrna. Staying in the city is a…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Kaş
Kaş is a compact coastal town built over ancient Antiphellos. Its harbour, shopping streets and surviving Lycian monuments make a worthwhile short outing…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Kuşadası (Ephesus)
Cruise port for Ephesus
Kuşadası offers a straightforward choice: stay near the waterfront and old shopping streets, or devote the main part of your call to Ephesus. The central…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Marmaris
Marmaris is a convenient place to spend a few hours near the water. The cruise port adjoins the yacht-marina area, with the old town, castle and bazaar…
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Bulgaria · Turkey & Black Sea
Nessebar
Nessebar's ancient city occupies a peninsula on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. Its UNESCO World Heritage designation dates from 1983. For a cruise visit, a…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Sinop
Sinop's central harbour makes it a useful Black Sea port for an independent walk. The town occupies the narrow land connecting the Boztepe promontory to…
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Romania · Turkey & Black Sea
Sulina
Sulina can be approached as a town visit or as the starting point for a separate Delta boat outing. These need different return plans. The local Old…
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Turkey · Turkey & Black Sea
Trabzon
Trabzon offers two distinct shore days: exploring the city around its Black Sea waterfront, or heading into the mountains to Sümela Monastery. For a…
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Bulgaria · Turkey & Black Sea
Varna
Varna offers two distinct ways to spend a limited call: stay near the waterfront for maritime history and the Sea Garden, or make the Archaeological…
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