Our exploration of Istanbul, Türkiye, before our Istanbul-to-Venice cruise aboard the NCL Pearl in the Greek Isles.
As you may have seen, our Istanbul-to-Venice cruise started with a few days exploring Istanbul, Türkiye. When we travel, we always try to eat as much local food as possible. With just a few days in Istanbul and knowing the cruise ship would offer much more Western fare, we dove in headfirst. Here’s everything we ate…
We had four full days to explore Istanbul on our own before boarding the Norwegian Pearl for our cruise from Istanbul to Trieste, Italy, with stops in Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia. This adventure would be a marathon, not a sprint. We enjoyed leisurely breakfasts, didn’t rush to see everything, ate wonderful food, and took…
We always fly in a few days before our cruises or group tours because air travel has become so unpredictable. We also knew Istanbul had a lot to explore. So we arrived four days early to really dive into the city. Where We Chose To Stay We looked for a hotel close to major…
Now that we’ve finished our Spring 2025 blog series on our Tulip Time River Cruise and Disneyland Paris trip, it is time to move on to our Fall 2025 vacation. We choose many of our vacations to experience countries we haven’t traveled to before. So, this Eastern Mediterranean Cruise checked off quite a few new…