21 Night Mediterranean - Western Cruise

Oosterdam

This 21-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the Oosterdam by Holland America Line departs Athens (Piraeus) on October 3, 2026, calling at Nafplio, Istanbul, Ephesus (Kusadasi), and 6 more ports, and returns October 24, 2026. Cabin prices start from $2,444 per person.

Days
21 nights
Departs
Oct 3, 2026
Ports
9
Returns
Oct 24, 2026
Sea days
6
Distance
2,131nm
Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Oct 3
Embark
Athens (Piraeus), Greece
dep 17:00

Athens cruise port is in Piraeus, a busy port city about 10 kilometers southwest of central Athens. Piraeus is its own city, not just a terminal, and it handles cruise ships, island ferries, and commercial traffic all at once.

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Day 2
Oct 4
Nafplio, Mycenae, Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00
Day 3
Oct 5
At Sea
Day 4
Oct 6
Istanbul, Turkey
arr 08:00

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Day 5
Oct 7
Istanbul, Turkey
dep 17:00

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Day 6
Oct 8
At Sea
Day 7
Oct 9
Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Kusadasi cruise port is Turkey's busiest and the primary gateway to Ephesus, one of the most significant ancient Greek and Roman cities in the world. The port sits on Turkey's central Aegean coast, about 95 kilometers south of Izmir, with ships docking at the Ege Ports cruise terminal right in the middle of town.

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Day 8
Oct 10
Santorini (Thira), Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Santorini cruise port is one of the most visually striking arrivals in cruising. Ships anchor in the flooded caldera of a volcanic crater, with the whitewashed villages of Fira and Oia perched dramatically 1,000 feet above on the cliff edge.

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Day 9
Oct 11
Rhodes Island, Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 23:00

Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, sitting in the far southeastern Aegean Sea just 18 kilometers from the Turkish coast. The Rhodes cruise port is in the city of Rhodes on the island's northern tip, where ships dock right next to one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe.

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Day 10
Oct 12
At Sea
Day 11
Oct 13
Souda-Chania, Crete Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Souda Bay is the deep-water port serving Chania, the second-largest city on Crete and arguably the most beautiful town in all of Greece. Cruise ships dock at Souda, a small port town about 7 km east of Chania's historic center.

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Day 12
Oct 14
Athens (Piraeus), Greece
arr 05:30 · dep 17:00

Athens cruise port is in Piraeus, a busy port city about 10 kilometers southwest of central Athens. Piraeus is its own city, not just a terminal, and it handles cruise ships, island ferries, and commercial traffic all at once.

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Day 13
Oct 15
Mykonos, Greece
arr 07:00 · dep 20:00

Mykonos cruise port is one of the most instantly recognizable stops in the Greek islands. Whitewashed cube buildings cascade down hills to the Aegean Sea, blue-domed churches punctuate the skyline, and windmills stand sentinel on the ridge above Mykonos Town (Chora).

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Day 14
Oct 16
At Sea
Day 15
Oct 17
Istanbul, Turkey
arr 07:00

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Day 16
Oct 18
Istanbul, Turkey
dep 23:00

Istanbul cruise port is one of the most extraordinary arrivals in the world. Ships sail up the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia, past Ottoman palaces and Byzantine ruins, and dock at Galataport, the underground cruise terminal in the Karaköy neighborhood right in the center of the city.

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Day 17
Oct 19
At Sea
Day 18
Oct 20
Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey
arr 07:00 · dep 19:00

Kusadasi cruise port is Turkey's busiest and the primary gateway to Ephesus, one of the most significant ancient Greek and Roman cities in the world. The port sits on Turkey's central Aegean coast, about 95 kilometers south of Izmir, with ships docking at the Ege Ports cruise terminal right in the middle of town.

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Day 19
Oct 21
Kos Island, Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 18:00
Day 20
Oct 22
Rhodes Island, Greece
arr 08:00 · dep 21:00

Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, sitting in the far southeastern Aegean Sea just 18 kilometers from the Turkish coast. The Rhodes cruise port is in the city of Rhodes on the island's northern tip, where ships dock right next to one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe.

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Day 21
Oct 23
At Sea
Day 22
Oct 24
Disembark
Athens (Piraeus), Greece
arr 05:30
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Distance
≈ 2,131nm
At sea
6 of 21 nights
Type
Round-trip
Price history

Interior cabin

$2,444▼ $2,050 (45.6%) vs Mar 9
Low
$2,444
High
$4,594
Average
$3,324
Vs avg
−26%
$2,229$2,874$3,519$4,164$4,809Mar 9May 26Aug 12$4,494 · Mar 9$4,594 · Mar 21$4,244 · Mar 29$4,294 · Apr 4$3,744 · Apr 5$3,144 · Apr 11$2,944 · May 9$2,594 · May 31$2,444 · Jun 19$2,504 · Jul 25$2,444 · Jul 29$2,444 · Aug 12

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Starting from
$2,444/person
Incl. taxes & port fees
Checked 47 days ago · Aug 12
Last change Jul 29: $2,504 → $2,444 (−$60)
Interior
$116/night
$2,444
Ocean View
$141/night
$2,964
Balcony
Last seen Aug 6
$4,184
Suite
Last seen Aug 4
$6,144

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Oosterdam
Your ship
Oosterdam
Holland America Line · Vista class · Built 2003
Passengers
1,964
Tonnage
82,820
Length
285m
Crew
812
Onboard
PoolHot TubCasinoTheaterPiano BarSports BarWine BarNight ClubJazz LoungeBasketball CourtJogging TrackPickleball
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