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10 night adriatic allure croatia greek isles and istanbul

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Length of cruise: 10 nights
Ship: Oosterdam (details)
Cruise line: Holland America Line

Departure port: Trieste
Ports of call: Rijeka, Split, Santorini, Bodrum, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Istanbul, Cruising The Dardanelles
Return port: Athens (Piraeus)

Day Location

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Trieste
2
Trieste
3
Rijeka
4
Split
5
Santorini
6
Bodrum
7
Kusadasi (Ephesus)
8
Istanbul
9
Cruising The Dardanelles
10
Athens (Piraeus)
11
Athens (Piraeus)

Walk on the narrow paths ringing the caldera of Santorini and you'll come across outcroppings of pumice — light and porous volcanic rock — that betrays the island's eruptive past.

The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul.

An interior view of the Sultanahmet Camii, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.

JD Lasica: "I still fondly recall the best lunch I ever had, from several years ago: fresh hand-picked grilled fish, horta, Greek salad and spectacularly awful homemade wine prepared by two lovely sister-owners of a taverna on the southeast side of Santorini who spoke not a word of English."

A shop selling Turkish carpets and clothing along the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

The caldera of Santorini with a view of the whitewashed houses of Fira perched atop sheer cliffs that plunge a thousand feet to the sea. An ocean-filled volcanic ring was left behind by a titanic eruption 3,500 years ago that devastated the region. It's one of the most stunning views in the world.

The interior of Hagia Sophia, built in 360 AD. It's now a museum called Ayasofya Müzesi, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Ortaköy Mosque at night in Istanbul.

A view of the interior cupola of Hagia Sophia, now a museum called Ayasofya Müzesi, in Istanbul, Turkey.

A shop selling colorful ceramics and decorative items in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

The sugar cube houses of Oia perch atop red rock cliffs that loom over the Aegean Sea on the magical island of Santorini.

The iconic Sultanahmet Camii, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish pastries in Istanbul, Turkey.

An assortment of colorful, intricately designed lamps at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

Colorful lamps along a side walkway at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.

The fortress Rumelihisarı in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish coffee — hope you like your coffee strong!

The Gate of Salutation that leads to the Topaki Palace in Istanbul.

A warrior statuette, marked Biblo Zirh, along one of the main walkways in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.

Decorative ornaments in a shop window at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

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