Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Turkey
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Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Turkey

15 nights · Budapest to Istanbul · Scenic Opal

Departure
20 April 2027
From
$9,815 per person
Traveling solo
$19,247 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Danube

15 nights11 portsBudapest to IstanbulScenic Opal

The Journey

Day by Day

15 nights · 11 ports

Day 1Budapest
Day 2Mohács
Day 3Vukovar
Day 4Belgrade
Day 5Cruising Day
Day 6Svishtov
Day 7Silistra
Day 8Giurgiu
Day 9Bucharest
Day 10Istanbul
Day 11Istanbul
Day 12Çanakkale
Day 13Çanakkale
Day 14Istanbul
Day 15Istanbul
Budapest
Day 1
Budapest
Buda on its hill, Pest on the flat, and the Chain Bridge lit between them. The finest arrival on any European river.
Embark
Mohács
Day 2
Mohács
A Hungarian town on the Danube, known for its masked Busojaras carnival and the great 1526 battlefield nearby.
Ashore
Vukovar
Day 3
Vukovar
A Croatian town on the Danube, its water tower kept as a memorial to the 1991 siege.
Ashore
Belgrade
Day 4
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
Ashore
Svishtov
Day 6
Svishtov
A Bulgarian Danube town, the southernmost point on the river.
Ashore
Silistra
Day 7
Silistra
A Bulgarian town on the Danube at the Romanian border, with Roman remains and a riverside park.
Ashore
Giurgiu
Day 8
Giurgiu
The Romanian Danube port facing Ruse across the Friendship Bridge, and the usual gateway to Bucharest.
Ashore
Bucharest
Day 9
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 10–11
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Ashore
Çanakkale
Day 12–13
Çanakkale
A Turkish town on the Dardanelles, close to the site of ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefields.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 14–15
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Disembark

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Suites

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Per person, cruise only, for the departure selected above. Suites are held with the line, so we confirm the grade and the final cost with you before anything is booked.

The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · 9 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Opal

Scenic Opal

Scenic Opal

Scenic · 15 nights · Budapest to Istanbul

Full deck plans, cabin grades and current availability are live in the pricing link above.

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Sail Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Turkey.

From $9,815 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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