Istanbul Cruise Port: Things to Do and Places to See Nearby
With roughly 7,200 kilometers of coastline, it is no surprise that Turkey is a major cruising and sailing destination. Sitting on the edge of Europe, it taps into the continents popularity as the second most visited cruise destination in the world. Indeed, an official report by the Cruise Lines International Association stated that in 2013, 683,598 cruise passengers docked into Istanbul and further down the Aegean coast, 580, 000 passengers docked into the cosmopolitan resort of Kusadasi.
This is impressive for a country in the infancy stages of building cruise ship tourism. With that in mind, we have prepared this helpful guide for the Istanbul cruise port and what to see and do nearby. We speak as experts because we have enjoyed helping many passengers over the years to enjoy their time in the country, through shore excursions.